1. North Dakota leaders plead for vaccination, masking as COVID-19 surge looms
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and top hospital officials assembled at a news conference on Wednesday, Sept. 1, to deliver a uniform message: If residents don’t seek COVID-19 vaccines, wear masks and resume social distancing at greater rates, the state’s health care system could become overwhelmed in the weeks ahead.
States like Mississippi, where hospitals have reached their breaking point, should provide North Dakotans with a cautionary tale, Burgum said.
Read more from Forum News Service’s Jeremy Turley and The Forum’s Michelle Griffith
2. West Fargo assistant police chief on paid leave amid investigation
Jerry Boyer. Contributed / City of West Fargo
A longtime West Fargo assistant police chief is under an internal investigation “unrelated to criminal matters,” city officials said.
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1. North Dakota leaders plead for vaccination, masking as COVID-19 surge looms
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and top hospital officials assembled at a news conference on Wednesday, Sept. 1, to deliver a uniform message: If residents don’t seek COVID-19 vaccines, wear masks and resume social distancing at greater rates, the state’s health care system could become overwhelmed in the weeks ahead.
States like Mississippi, where hospitals have reached their breaking point, should provide North Dakotans with a cautionary tale, Burgum said.
Read more from Forum News Service’s Jeremy Turley and The Forum’s Michelle Griffith
2. West Fargo assistant police chief on paid leave amid investigation
Jerry Boyer. Contributed / City of West Fargo
A longtime West Fargo assistant police chief is under an internal investigation “unrelated to criminal matters,” city officials said.
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