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COVID Relief bill approved by congress, sent to Biden

COVID Relief bill approved by congress, sent to Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has sent President Joe Biden the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The House approved the bill Wednesday over solid Republican opposition in a vote that gives the new president and Democrats a victory...

 

Rural Fire Dept fights 14 acre grass fire, Tues.

Rural Fire Dept fights 14 acre grass fire, Tues.

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was called to a grass fire blaze around a small farmstead Tuesday afternoon, March 9, 2021, southwest of Jamestown, near Eldridge.  20 rural firefighters were on the scene about four...

 

Burgum, First Lady get 1st Moderna Vaccine Shot

Burgum, First Lady get 1st Moderna Vaccine Shot

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum has received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. He and his wife, first lady Kathryn Burgum, drove through the Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health vaccination clinic with dozens of others to get their first...

 

ND shifts decisions to local, basic care, other facilities

Bismarck  (CSi) With over 85 percent of North Dakota’s long-term care residents now fully vaccinated for COVID-19, Gov. Doug Burgum announced Tuesday that the state will shift from state-driven guidance to locally driven decisions in basic...

 

Seasonal Load Restrictions Start Mar 9, So. Cent. SW. ND

Seasonal Load Restrictions Start Mar 9, So. Cent. SW. ND

Bismarck  (NDDOT)  Seasonal load restrictions will be placed on North Dakota state highways in the south central and southwestern regions of the state Tuesday, March 9, at 7 a.m. CST. The load restrictions are south of Interstate 94 from Jamestown...

 

ND Legislature relaxes mask requirement in chambers

ND Legislature relaxes mask requirement in chambers

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — ND’s Republican led Legislature has relaxed a requirement for lawmakers to wear masks in House and Senate chambers. The Senate on Monday endorsed the rule change with the needed two thirds vote. The House met the...

 

FEMA with additional funds ND COVID response

FEMA with additional funds ND COVID response

(FEMA) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided $24 million in additional funding for COVID-19 response efforts in North Dakota. To date, FEMA has provided more than $32 million in Public Assistance funding for COVID-19 response...

 

Burgum appoints Dr. Wehbi, ND Health Officer

Burgum appoints Dr. Wehbi, ND Health Officer

Bismarck (CSi)  Gov. Doug Burgum Monday appointed Dr. Nizar Wehbi (Nee-zar Wee-bee) to serve as North Dakota’s State Health Officer, effective May 1. Wehbi currently serves as deputy director of the Center for Health Policy and assistant...

 

Glennburn FD loses building trucks, Sat. Fire

Glennburn FD loses building trucks, Sat. Fire

GLENBURN, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a small-town North Dakota fire department lost is building and likely six trucks in a fire. The blaze at the Glenburn Fire Department was reported about 5 a.m. Saturday. Fire crews from Lansford, Maxbass...

 

Older North Dakotans, kick start COVID-19 vaccines

Older North Dakotans, kick start COVID-19 vaccines

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Older residents and health care workers have kick-started the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in North Dakota. But many health officials worry that turning out younger and healthier adults will be a more difficult chore. The state...

 
 
 
 

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