WASHINGTON, DC – An attorney and former Grand Forks County prosecutor has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as a federal judge in North Dakota. The Senate voted 68-22 Tuesday to select Peter Welte to fill the vacancy left by former U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Erickson, who was confirmed last year to serve on the 8th U.S….
The people down at West Acres Shopping Center say the next couple months will be as busy as any point in the mall’s history. Multiple stores are moving. Multiple new stores are opening. Three retailers are expanding, including Halberstadt’s, That’s just for shopping. The new Crave restaurant should be open within a couple months, along with Foss Swim School…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Fargo city leaders have taken another step for the first phase of the new Fargo Civic Plaza, approving the hiring of a design manager for the project and the design of what’s called the “Sodbuster Landscape.” The Sodbuster is a famous sculpture that stood for nearly 40-years at Broadway and Main in downtown Fargo and is…
AUGUSTA, Ga. – North Dakota State’s Garret Wegner is on the preseason watch list for the inaugural FCS Punter of the Year award. The nominees were announced by the Augusta Sports Council, which has been the home of the Ray Guy Award since 2000 honoring the nation’s best punters at the FBS level. Wegner, a fourth-year junior from Lodi, Wis., was a…
ST. LOUIS – (NDSU Athletics) North Dakota State has been tabbed as the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason favorite in a poll conducted by league coaches, media and sports information directors released Monday, July 29. NDSU has been picked first in the preseason poll for eight straight seasons. North Dakota State has earned at least a share of the league…
FARGO, N.D. — The Fargodome parking lot is a little more crowded than usual, but it’s not filled with cars; it’s filled with dancers. Anytime Fitness, Courts Plus, Family Wellness and the YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties are pairing with Live United to host a night of dancing alongside local Zumba instructors. The participants’ ticket into the class is…
MINNESOTA – The Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act protects the public from the health hazards of secondhand smoke. A new law prohibits using e–cigarettes and vaping devices in most indoor spaces. The law is an extension of the Freedom to Breathe Act, which forbids the smoking of traditional cigarettes in restaurants, offices, schools and nearly all indoor spaces. The Act…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MN – Bertha Wood, 47 years old, of Fargo was identified as the woman dragged by a horse and killed in Otter Tail County. Deputies responded to the 38000 block of Beaver Dam Road near Star Lake around 11:00 last Friday morning. The sheriff’s office says Wood was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say it appears…
FARGO, N.D. — Just days before his seventh birthday, Grantley Johnson learned that his cancer had returned. His story has reached many but resonated strongly with Mara Dokukin. Being a type I diabetic herself, Mara says she spent a lot of time in and out of the hospital as a child. She says she knows how lonely it can feel…
FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota Horse Park is closing its doors as the final races come to an end. “I mean, it’s bittersweet. It’s been a long couple months getting things ready to come up to four days of racing,” said North Dakota Horse Park president Mike Schmitz. The final day is all about the ladies and their hats….
