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1 killed, 3 injured in car-motorcycle crash in Fargo
According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, a motorcycle driven by a 47-year-old Fargo man went through a red light at the intersection of 25th Street South and 13th Avenue South and crashed into a car driven by a 21-year-old Fargo woman.
Walker Braaten talks commitment to NDSU Football
WESTHOPE, N.D. (KMOT) - One of the region’s best athletes will be making the move from nine-man football to a Division I-FCS powerhouse. After helping bring a state basketball championship, Westhope-Newburg multi-sport star Walker Braaten spent the next three months going to football camps and visits before finally deciding on his football commitment to North Dakota State.
5th Bomb Wing welcomes new commander
U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse Lamarand, incoming 5th Bomb Wing (BW) commander (right), accepts the guidon from U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost, 8th Air Force commander (left), during the 5th BW change of command ceremony at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, June 28, 2024. Armagost passed the guidon to Lamarand during the ceremony, symbolically giving him command of the 5th BW. See more on page A2. U.S. Air Force photo l Airman 1st Class Luis Gomez.
ER doctors urge the public to use caution while celebrating
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - You might be planning on popping open a cold one to celebrate America’s birthday, but doctors want you to think twice about what you do after. Sanford Health Emergency Room Physician Dr. Matthew Zimny said it’s not uncommon for them to see an increase in visitors to the ER on the Fourth of July.
‘Where’s Waldo?’ returns to downtown Minot
MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - Once again, downtown Minot is being turned into one big ‘Where’s Waldo?’ for July. It’s a giant scavenger hunt across local businesses, hosted by Main Street Books. It’s a simple challenge—you are tasked to find Waldo in about 25 businesses.
Grand Forks City Council Awards Bid For Flood Protection Project
(KNOX) -Grand Forks City Council recently approved awarding a bid for flood outfall repairs. Council member Rebecca Osowski is in favor of the project. “I really appreciate us using our flood protection money for flood protections,” said Osowski. Four companies bid on the project. The low bidder came...
MN Senator Klobuchar, Rep. Craig introduce bill to crack down on fentanyl trafficking
HASTINS, MINN. — Despite what big tech says, social media can be deadly. Just ask Devin Norring's parents. Devin died in 2020 after he took a fentanyl-laced pill he purchased over messaging app Snapchat, thinking it was Percocet. The 19-year-old was suffering from migraines and was unable to get access to doctor's appointments at the height of the pandemic.
Fergus Falls City Council Selling Pebble Lake Golf Course for $1? Not Exactly
Fergus Falls, MN – The talk of Monday night’s (July 1st) Fergus Falls City Council Meeting was the Letter of Intent for the Pebble Lake Golf Club (PLGC) to purchase the Pebble Lake Golf Course from the City. While the official purchase agreement has just been put in...
Family confirms missing man has been found dead in the Red River
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Early Friday morning, a family member of Arthur Wiebe confirmed that his body had been pulled from the Red River. On Wednesday, the Moorhead Police Department pushed out that they needed the public’s help in finding Arthur. Police said that Arthur was last seen in the 4100 block of 34th Ave. S. in Moorhead on July 1st.
North Dakota tribe goes back to its roots with a massive greenhouse operation
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Native American tribe in North Dakota will soon grow lettuce in a giant greenhouse complex that when fully completed will be among the country's largest, enabling the tribe to grow much of its own food decades after a federal dam flooded the land where they had cultivated corn, beans and other crops for millennia. Work is ongoing on the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation's 3.3-acre (1.3-hectare) greenhouse that will make up most of the Native Green Grow operation's initial phase....
Osgood Elementary Administrator Cleared to Return to Work
A West Fargo area elementary school administrator is returning to his job after an investigation into physical altercations with students. Osgood Elementary Assistant Principal Joshua Dahl was placed on administrative leave after accusations of touching and aggressive grabbing of students. The West Fargo School District and state authorities performed an investigation. The report released this week says they found those accusations mostly valid and that Dahl violated policy, but that no abuse or negligence towards students was committed. In one incident, Dahl bruised a student who the district says was biting and punching him. The report also notes many students, faculty, and staff who are opposed to Dahl’s actions. He will be placed on an improvement plan and will return to Osgood Elementary this fall.
4th of July Fun Fact & Fireworks Schedule Tonight
Today is America’s birthday, but you may not know that the 4th of July isn’t when the colonies declared independence from Britain. That happened two days earlier, in a vote by the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. The Declaration of Independence document was then adopted on July 4. The celebrations tonight in Jamestown are capped off by the Fireworks Spectacular at the Speedway. The show begins around 10:30 after the races end. We hope you are having a very fun and safe Independence Day! Enjoy our special 4th of July music all day long, and an Independence Day Themed ‘Country Collection’ show with Kaye Frisky Hier tonight from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
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