Author: TJ Nelson

Body of Man Found In Vehicle At NDSCS Fargo Campus Identified

Police say no foul play is suspected in the death

FARGO, N.D. — Police in Fargo release the identity of a man found dead in a vehicle on the N-D-S-C-S Fargo campus. He is 84-year-old Wayne Blanchard. They say no foul play is suspected in Blanchard’s death. Police were called to the parking lot Tuesday morning and asked to check on an elderly man sitting in his vehicle. That is…

Movie Music Concert To Raise Funds To Maintain The Mighty Wurlitzer

Saturday, March 28 at Fargo Theatre

FARGO, N.D. — You can help maintain the last remaining theatre pipe organ in North Dakota. Red River Theatre Organ Society is presenting “The Evolution of Movie Music” featuring the Mighty Wurlitzer at Fargo Theatre. The Saturday, March 28 show is being performed by local award-winning organist Ryan Hardy. Proceeds will be used to keep the Mighty Wurlitzer in playing…

DGF School Board and Teachers Fail To Reach Contract Agreement

Talks will resume on Monday, March 16th

GLYNDON, Minn. — Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton school board and the teachers union did not reach a settlement agreement on contract negotiations. Talks will resume on Monday, March 16th. There has been a dispute between the school board and teachers over pay for around a year. A special meeting of the school board was held at the high school Monday night. The DGF…

Body Found Near Red River Last Thursday Identified

Results of an autopsy have not been released

FARGO, N.D. — Police in Fargo release the identity of a man found dead last Thursday along the Red River. He is 44-year-old John Ross. Police say he had no permanent address. Ross’ body was found on the banks of the river Thursday afternoon in the 3100 block of South University Drive. Results of an autopsy have not been released….

Pete Buttigieg Ends Presidential Campaign

It further narrows the field of Democrats less than a month after he declared victory in the contested Iowa caucuses.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Pete Buttigieg, who rose from relative obscurity as an Indiana mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, ended his campaign on Sunday. The decision came just a day after one of Buttigieg’s leading rivals, Joe Biden, scored a resounding victory in South Carolina that sparked new pressure on the party’s moderate wing to…

$25,000 Reward Offered After Pizza Delivery Driver Shot Dead In Sioux Falls

The suspect, wearing a light-colored hoodie sweatshirt and light-colored pants, fled the scene

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the shooting death of a pizza delivery driver in Sioux Falls. Thirty-year-old Casey Bonhorst was making the delivery to an east side home Wednesday night when he was killed. The suspect, wearing a light-colored hoodie sweatshirt and light-colored pants, fled the scene. The…

Elevations On Lake Ashtabula And Reservation Dam Being Lowered

Preparing for potential spring snowmelt

ST. PAUL, Minn. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is lowering reservoir elevations within the Red River Basin based on recent snow measurements, in order to prepare for potential spring snowmelt. The Corps is currently lowering the elevation of Lake Ashtabula, located near Valley City. It will be drawn down nearly 2 feet in time for spring runoff. Reservation Dam,…

St. Cloud Bar Owner Accused Of Setting Fire

Andrew Welsh of St. Joseph is being held in the Stearns County Jail on suspicion of arson

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The owner of a historic St. Cloud bar has been arrested on suspicion of intentionally setting fire to the business. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says 40-year-old Andrew Welsh, of St. Joseph, is being held in the Stearns County Jail on suspicion of arson. Welsh is accused of setting the February 17 blaze…

Vehicle Crashes Into Hallmark Store In South Fargo

The person behind the while confused their drive and reverse gears

FARGO, N.D. — Workers spent the day cleaning up a mess after a vehicle crashed into Amy’s Hallmark in south Fargo. It happened around 10 Wednesday morning. The person behind the wheel confused their drive and reverse gears and accidentally crashed into the store front. Two windows were broken and emergency crews were called to get the person out of…

UPDATE: Molson Coors Employee Kills 5 People On Campus in Milwaukee

Mayor Tom Barrett called it “a horrible, horrible day for the employees here.”

**UPDATE 2/26/2020 8:30 P.M.** MILWAUKEE (AP) – Police say the gunman who opened fire at one of the nation’s largest breweries in Milwaukee killed five employees before taking his own life. Police identified the assailant who attacked the Molson Coors complex as a 51-year-old Milwaukee man who worked there. The shooting occurred at a sprawling facility that includes a mix…