FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney now says he would like to see a statewide mask mandate. He has been largely supportive of the approach to the pandemic taken by Gov. Doug Burgum, who has left much of the policy making up to local leaders. But Mahoney says it would be difficult to enforce a mask mandate in Fargo…
Derek SweereFERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Police in Fergus Falls say a man charged in the killing of his roommate, committed suicide in the Otter Tail County Jail. 41-year-old Derek Sweere of Perham was found in his cell late Friday night. Sweere was charged with second-degree murder in the March 30th death of his roommate, Brandon Snyder, in Perham. He was…
FARGO, N.D. — A fire October 11 at a 24-unit north Fargo apartment building was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials on a third flood balcony. That is the finding of Fire Marshal Ryan Erickson. He says the fire moved from the balcony into the building and attic space. Damage is estimated at $850,000. Strong winds helped fuel the three…
Minnesota has 17 more COVID-19 deaths and more than 1,700 new cases of the virus. The majority of the deaths are in southern Minnesota with one up north in St. Louis County. The positivity rate remains nearly unchanged at 5.1% due to an increase in testing. These maps show the positive cases by county since the pandemic began. The death…
FARGO, N.D. — A sprinkler system is credited with saving an apartment building from a fire. It was reported just after midnight in a unit at 414 11th Street North in Fargo. Firefighters arrived to find the unit filled with smoke and a burned mattress and coverings. They say the sprinkler system prevented it from spreading to other parts of…
FARGO, N.D. — Three early voting sites open Monday in Fargo and West Fargo with three more opening next Monday. They are available to all Cass County voters. Polling sites at the Ramada Inn in Fargo, DoubleTree Inn in West Fargo and Fargodome will be staffed from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. each day Monday through Saturday through October. Additional…
DUNSEITH, N.D. — A Dunseith, North Dakota woman is dead after losing control of her vehicle on a gravel road near Dunseith. The crash was reported around 9 a.m. Saturday. The state patrol reports 25-year-old Nachae Mims of Dunseith rolled her vehicle. She was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown, dying at the scene. The crash remains under…
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota sports legend has died at 100. According to his son Chad Hartman, sports columnist and radio personality Sid Hartman died peacefully “surrounded by his family.” Hartman’s first newspaper column was published in 1945. He kept up his age-defying pace even after his 100th birthday party on March 15 was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Hartman…
OAKES, N.D. — The title for the Oakes Test Area is now in the hands of local leaders. Senator John Hoeven attending the signing ceremony with Deputy Secretary of the Interior Kate MacGregor and Dickey-Sargent Irrigation District officials. The 5,000 acre irrigation test site near Oakes, North Dakota was designed to demonstrate that a well-managed irrigation system can produce high-value…
BISMARCK, N.D. — Cass County is being moved from “moderate” to “high” risk as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in North Dakota. Gov. Doug Burgum says we are in the middle of a “regional COVID storm” and the guidelines are being changed to reflect that. “The critical or red zone, the highest level. This is the area where if we…
