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...
March 9, 2021 2:31 pm / no comments
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...
March 9, 2021 10:20 am / no comments
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...
March 9, 2021 7:01 am / no comments
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...
March 8, 2021 4:39 pm / no comments
(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...
March 8, 2021 1:56 pm / no comments
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...
March 8, 2021 10:22 am / no comments
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...
March 7, 2021 4:28 pm / no comments
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...
March 6, 2021 6:30 pm / no comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate has narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The vote means that President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies have notched a victory that they say is crucial for hoisting the country out...
March 6, 2021 11:57 am / no comments
Bismarck (NDDoH) North Dakota State Health Department Immunization Director, Molly Howell, explains the advantages of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, and which vaccine is the best to get.
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