CoreCon organizer Michelle Pearson and host Josh Trumbo are inviting you to get your geek on this weekend. CoreCon is taking over the Fargo Ramada for the weekend. They stopped by the morning show to tell us about some of the huge number of festivities. Person says it’s the place for anyone who is a fan of sci-fi, fantasy, anime…
WASHINGTON – The Department of Agriculture announces a plan to provide $16 billion to help farmers impacted by the trade war with China. It gives $14.5 billion in direct payments to producers covering commodities like soybeans, wheat, corn and canola. Nearly $1.5 billion will go toward buying surplus goods like beef, pork and poultry. The plan also gives $100 million toward…
FARGO, ND — Fargo Police were involved in a search on the roof of a local hotel. Eleven squads along with Fargo Fire were on the scene of the Grand Inn on 14th Avenue South. It’s not clear what the man was doing but he apparently went from a sign to the roof. Police used a drone to see on…
We have a Pet Connection success story to share this morning. A bird and a young boy found the perfect match in each other. We met Diego the parrot almost exactly a year ago at C.A.A.R.E. in West Fargo. Shortly after that, the Leopold family adopted him, and he quickly warmed up to the family’s 12-year-old son, Isaac. The…
MINNEAPOLIS – A judge is granting access to most of the exhibits from the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer who shot an unarmed woman in 2017. Mohamed Noor was convicted of murder in the shooting death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia who was killed after she called 911 to report a…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Moorhead Police Sergeant who ran the Fargo Marathon in uniform for charity announces how much money people chipped in. Sergeant Scott Kostohryz says he raised $1,000 while honoring the 163 officers who died on duty in 2018. The money will go to the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association and the Moorhead Police Athletics and Activities League….
FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police have investigated a reported threat of a student bringing a knife to Carl Ben Eielson Middle School. Fargo Public Schools says the school was notified of the possible threat Tuesday night. It was sent in students’ Snapchat conversation. The district says authorities investigated the threat working with each family individually. Administrators and officers met with the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – The University of St. Thomas will no longer be part of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). MIAC announced Wednesday St. Thomas is being “involuntarily removed” from membership in the conference within two years. The MIAC President’s council cited athletic competitive parity across many sports as the primary concern that led to the decision. St. Thomas will be…
WEST FARGO, ND — The City of West Fargo warning sirens are scheduled for testing beginning 10 a.m. Thursday, May 23. During the summer audible warning siren testing, sirens throughout the city are sounded in intermittent, 10-second bursts to test each siren’s audible and visual warning elements. Generally, the testing will start with sirens north of Interstate 94 and move south….
As Communications Director Chelsey Ewen says, The Arts Partnership has its hands in pots around the Metro, promoting art, local artists, and helping make the F/M area more vibrant. The Arts Partnership is raising money all day May 22nd. They goal is to raise $10,000 to help fund operating costs. The Arts Partnership is also hosting a celebration at…
