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Social Distancing: Travel Recommendations

A Viewer Offers And Idea For Social Distance Fun

  We’ve been looking at ways to get out and about while still social distancing so you don’t feel cooped up in your home all the time. It’s the summer, so that leads us outdoors a lot. That could be as simple as buying a little charcoal grill to cook outside or heading to local park that’s a five minute…

Teenager drowns while saving children in Clearwater County, MN

The name of the victim will not be released until later today to allow family time to make notifications.

Sinclair Township, MN — On Monday, August 17th at approximately 3:45 pm, the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a drowning near the Clearwater Dam on Clearwater Lake in Sinclair Township in northern Clearwater County. Deputies from the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office along with the Clearbrook Fire Department and Bagley Sanford Ambulances all responded to the scene….

NDSU Football Seniors “Given Floor” to Say Speeches After Friday’s News of No Fall Season

NDSU reached out to over 100 programs

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State football reached out to over 100 programs in attempts to play this fall. Only one unnamed school agreed in traveling to Fargo. Looking for three opponents ultimately lead to the decision of not playing until what hopes to be the spring. Looking to 2021 presents more questions than answers especially about eligibility, seniors returning …

UND Athletics Pauses Workouts After 29 Positive COVID-19 Tests

29 came back positive after 200 tests

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — (UND Athletics)  Statement from UND Athletic Director Bill Chaves: “Based on results from our weekly test that occurred on Thursday, we have been working through 29 (of over 200 student-athletes tested) positive cases from that test. Given this situation, we have paused workouts this week so that we can hit a reset on a number of…

Social Distancing: Dive-bombed By Butterflies

Beautiful Butterfly Displays Perfect Excuse To Go Exploring In The Metro

  Right now is a great time to get out and do some socially distanced exploring because we’ve got some beautiful guests fluttering their way through the metro. Do you see those things zipping across the road in the video above? Those are all butterflies! Most of them look like monarchs, but they’re likely painted lady butterflies. My girlfriend and…

Kennedy’s Park built in honor of Ada woman who died after farming accident

Katie Brommenschenkel Vilmo died in November of 2018

ADA, Minn. — Laughter filled the air at the Norman County Fairgrounds in Ada, as the community pulled together for a celebration needed after a tragedy. Kennedy’s Park was built from the ground up in honor of Katie Brommenschenkel Vilmo’s memory. It’s been nearly two years since she was killed from injuries sustained after an accident with a tractor while…

Fargo Food Truck Festival wraps up

19 vendors participated in this year's event

FARGO, N.D. — After three days of fair food and drinks, the Fargo Food Truck Festival at the North Dakota Horse Park has wrapped up. This year’s event was unique for more reasons than one. For the first time ever, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile made a stop at the festival. Certain safety protocols were in place all weekend, including limited…

Two, including one police officer, injured in Grafton shooting

UPDATE: Names of the officer and suspect have been released

UPDATE: GRAFTON, N.D. (KFGO) — The Grafton Police Department has released the names of an officer and shooting suspect of a late night shooting that happened Friday. It happened around 11:56 pm when Grafton PD and Walsh County Deputies attempted to apprehend Ruben J. Cruz, 37 of Bottineau, on a outstanding federal warrant. Cruz fled on foot and then opened…