Author: TJ Nelson

West Fargo Awarded Main Street Excellence Award After Downtown Revitalization

The city has transformed Sheyenne Street from Main Avenue to Seventh Avenue West

BISMARCK, N.D. — West Fargo lands a big award during the 2019 Main Street Summit in Bismarck. Governor Doug Burgum and Lt. Governor Brent Sanford awarded the city the Main Street Excellence Award. It was presented in recognition of the downtown revitalization efforts that started in 2016. The city has transformed Sheyenne Street from Main Avenue to Seventh Avenue West….

Moorhead Proposes A “Double” Underpass Downtown

The 11 Street underpass project would be between Center and 1st Avenue North and Main and Center

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead city leaders are looking into another underpass project as work continues on the Main Avenue 20th/21st Street Underpass. The 11 Street underpass project in downtown Moorhead would be between Center and 1st Avenue North and Main and Center. It is estimated it would save 4 million vehicle hours of delay over 20 years. The city is…

President Trump And North Dakota Delegation Respond To Ambush In Mexico

Victims Have Ties To North Dakota And Oil Industry

Mexico’s foreign secretary says President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has phoned U.S. President Donald Trump to express condolences at the slaying of nine members of a religious community in northern Mexico, saying they were citizens of both nations. 33-year-old Rhonita Miller and her four kids,  ages 8, 10 and 4-month-old twins, are among the dead. They lived in Williston where…

City of Fargo And Municipal Airport Authority To Enter Into Mediation

The airport authority and some commissioners have been at odds over whether airport employees are city workers

FILEFARGO, N.D. — Fargo City Commissioners approve a 45-day mediation to try and resolve a bitter disagreement between city leaders and the Municipal Airport Authority. If a memorandum of understanding isn’t produced, the city commission can immediately proceed with dissolving the authority and run Hector International Airport. The airport authority and some commissioners, led by Mayor Tim Mahoney, have been…

Man Hurt After Pickup Crashes And Catches On Fire

A passerby reported the crash Monday night around 7:30

OXBOW, N.D. — A Fargo man is hurt after his pickup went off Highway 81 just south of Oxbow, rolled and caught fire. A passerby reported the crash Monday night around 7:30. When deputies arrived, 38-year-old Wade Hedlund was already out of the pickup. He was taken to a Fargo hospital for treatment of his injuries. Authorities say alcohol was…

After U.S. Supreme Court Delay, South Dakota Executes Charles Rhines

He was scheduled to be executed at 1:30 for the killing of 22-year-old Donnivan Schaeffer

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota has gone through with the execution of Charles Rhines after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected three appeals to delay his execution. Rhines was given a lethal injection around 7:35. He was scheduled to be executed at 1:30 for the killing of 22-year-old Donnivan Schaeffer during a burglary in 1992 in Rapid City. But the…

Large Grain Dryer Starts On Fire In Traill County

It was being used to dry sunflowers

BLANCHARD, N.D. — Hillsboro and Hunter fire departments battle a large grain dryer fire in Blanchard, North Dakota. It is located along Highway 18 in Traill County. Crews arrived Sunday afternoon to find the dryer engulfed in flames. It was being used to dry sunflowers. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags: BLANCHARD, Fire, GRAIN DRYER, north dakota, TRAILL COUNTY

HOPE Inc. Hurricanes Taken Down By Russia At Sled Hockey Invitational

Executive Director Calls The Loss A "Heartbreaker"

Courtesy: Adair GrommeshGRAND RAPIDS, MI. — HOPE Inc. Hurricanes put up a good fight against Russia at the International Youth Sled Hockey Invitational. But it wasn’t enough for the win. The team lost 2-1. Adair Grommesh, executive director of HOPE Inc., calls it a heartbreaker but says the team played their hearts out in a very intense and physical game….

Three Candidates Considered To Fill Vacant Cass County Commission Seat

Commissioner Vern Bennett Passed Away This Month At 86

FARGO, N.D. — Three candidates will be considered to fill Vern Bennett’s seat on the Cass County Commission. They include former commissioner Ken Pawluk, Jim Kapitan and Ben Hanson. Interviews will he held during a special meeting on Wednesday morning. Commissioners will then appoint someone to fill the remainder of Bennett’s term. He passed away earlier this month at the…