Author: TJ Nelson

Fargo City Commission approves Target liquor license

FARGO, N.D. – You will be able to buy alcohol at Target Wine & Spirits in the near future. The Fargo City Commissioners unanimously approve its liquor license application. The Class-B limited license will cost the corporation $80,000 and it is non-transferable. Target plans to construct the liquor store just north of its current retail location along 13th Avenue South….

Walhalla Newspaper In Operation Since 1896 Is Going Out of Business

Publisher Unable To Find A Buyer

WALHALLA, N.D. — The Walhalla Mountaineer is going out of business after being published for well over 120 years. Editor and publisher Rodney Huffman says he has been unable to find a buyer for the weekly newspaper. Walhalla Mountaineer began publishing in 1896. Huffman has been with the paper for 56 years. The paper only has one other employee who…

Sheyenne High School Principal Named First Principal of Horace High School

Pam Cronin has led Sheyenne since 2017

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Sheyenne High School is looking for a new principal. That’s because current principal Pam Cronin has been named the first principal for Horace High School. Cronin has led Sheyenne since 2017. She first came to West Fargo Public Schools in 2007 as the first assistant principal of the Sheyenne Ninth Grade Center. Construction on the district’s…

Klobuchar Brings Her Presidential Campaign To NDSU

The Democrat Came in 5th in the Nevada Caucuses on Saturday

FARGO, N.D. — Presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar makes a campaign stop in Fargo just hours after the Nevada caucuses, where she came in 5th. The Minnesota Democrat speaking to more than 500 people on the NDSU Campus. She hardly mentioned the other Democrats in the presidential race, choosing instead to focus on President Donald Trump. She did take aim…

Once Popular McDonald’s In Fargo Reduced To Rubble

BNSF Railway Owns The Land And says it has no immediate plans

FARGO, N.D. — McDonald’s on Main Avenue in Fargo is no more. Crews are working to demolish the structure. BNSF Railway, which owns the land, says the franchise owner terminated the lease at the end of 2019. A notice was given to customers on New Year’s Day announcing the closing and inviting people to visit other McDonald’s locations in Fargo,…

Young Man Dead After Farm Accident Near Oakes, North Dakota

Officials responded to a farmstead northwest of Oakes around 9 a.m. Wednesday

DICKEY CO, N.D. — A 25-year-old man is dead after a farm related accident in Dickey County, North Dakota. The sheriff’s office, Oakes Ambulance and police department responded to a farmstead northwest of Oakes around 9 a.m. Wednesday. They responded to a call of a farm accident involving an individual and equipment. The sheriff says the man was run over…

Beloved Bus Driver To Be Buried In School Bus-Themed Casket

Glen Davis spent 55 years as a school bus driver for Grand Meadow Schools

GRAND MEADOW, Minn. — A beloved school bus driver is honored with a special school bus-themed casket after passing away over the weekend in Grand Meadow, Minnesota. That is south of Rochester. 88-year-old Glen Davis was a lifelong resident of Grand Meadow and spent 55 years as a school bus driver for Grand Meadow Schools. His bus kids lovingly called…

Cause of Apartment Fire In Grand Forks Listed As Undetermined

A number of people had to flee the 18-unit apartment building in the early morning hours

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The cause of a fire that sent two people to the hospital in Grand Forks will be classified as undetermined. An investigation into the fire at 321 4th Street North determined that the fire on Sunday started in the kitchen of a lower unit. Structural instability and significant damage prevented officials from finding an exact cause…

Vicki, “Mama” and Piff Are Coming To Fargo

Tickets Go On Sale Friday, February 21 at 10 a.m.

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Theatre is playing host to two very different entertainers. Actress, comedian and singer Vicki Lawrence is bringing her popular “Mama” character to town in a “Two-Woman Show” on Saturday, May 2. Tickets go on sale Friday morning and range from $56.50 to $76.50. Then on October 16, a standout star of “America’s Got Talent” takes the…