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Former St. Senator, Lonnie Laffen, passes

Former St. Senator, Lonnie Laffen, passes

Bismarck  (CSi)  – Gov. Doug Burgum Thursday issued the following statement regarding former state Sen. Lonnie Laffen of Grand Forks, who passed away Wednesday at age 62. Laffen represented District 43 in the Senate from 2011 to 2018 and...

 

Trump vetoes defense policy bill, possible override

Trump vetoes defense policy bill, possible override

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has vetoed the annual defense policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially setting up the first override vote of his presidency....

 

NDDoH resumes contract tracing COVID positive cases

NDDoH resumes contract tracing COVID positive cases

Bismarck  (CSi)   – Starting Tues Dec 22,, the ND Dept of Health is reinstating contact tracing for all individuals who test positive for COVID-19.  Contact tracers notify individuals who have been within 6 feet of someone who tested positive...

 

Otter Tail Power announces Merricourt Energy Cnt Open

Otter Tail Power announces Merricourt Energy Cnt Open

Fergus Falls, Minnesota  (OTPC)  After years of planning and 17 months of construction, Otter Tail Power Company’s Merricourt Wind Energy Center is operational. Located in southeast North Dakota, blades are spinning on this 150-megawatt...

 

ND Farmers Union statement on passage of relief bill

ND Farmers Union statement on passage of relief bill

Jamestown  (NDFU)  The North Dakota Farmers Union, in a statement says,Yesterday evening’s congressional passage of $900 billion in COVID-19 relief aid includes $13 billion for American farmers and ranchers.   North Dakota Farmers Union...

 

Congress passes pandemic relief bill

Congress passes pandemic relief bill

(AP) — Congress has easily passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package. It promises to deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths....

 

Amended Order, bars, restaurants normal hours

Amended Order, bars, restaurants normal hours

Bismarck  (CSi) – Gov. Doug Burgum Monday signed an amended executive order paving the way for restaurants and bars to resume normal hours of operation as active cases and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have decreased in North Dakota.   Bars,...

 

Jamestown man killed in Sun I94 Crash identified.

Jamestown  (NDHP)  The ND Highway Patrol has identified the Jamestown man who died in a pickup trailer crash Sunday afternoon about 1:23pm, on I-94 west of Medina as 61 year old Harlan Vining. The Chevrolet Silverado was traveling west bound...

 

Biden receives COVID -19 vaccine, Mon.

Biden receives COVID -19 vaccine, Mon.

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. The president-elect took a dose of Pfizer...

 

COVID Relief Bill vote on Monday

COVID Relief Bill vote on Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new COVID-19 relief bill shaping up in Congress includes individual payments reaching $600 for most Americans and an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits. Votes on the bill in the House and Senate are expected Monday....

 
 
 
 

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