Author: TJ Nelson

Fargo And Cass County Need Volunteers To Fill 400,000 Sandbags

Sandbag Central will open for the season at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10

FARGO, N.D. — The call is going out for volunteers to make around 400,000 sandbags for Fargo and Cass County. Sandbag Central will open for the season at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10. Operations will continue from 7 to 7 each weekday until the goal is met. Sandbag Central is located at 2301 8th Avenue North in Fargo. Mayor…

Xcel Energy Fined After 2019 Fire At Senior Living Facility

North Dakota Public Service Commission says gas was leaking and wasn't vented properly

FARGO, N.D. — Xcel Energy will pay a $12,000 fine for a natural gas leak that led to an explosion and fire at Riverview Place in Fargo. The fire broke out January 4, 2019 at the senior living complex and damaged four of the 24 apartments. No one was hurt but the building was evacuated for several hours. North Dakota…

Man Who Died Shortly After Arrest In Moorhead Identified

BCA says there were no body cameras but will be checking squad cameras as they investigate

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Ramsey County Medical Examiner identifies the man who died on Tuesday hours after his arrest in Moorhead. He is 50-year-old Jeremy Kelly of Fargo. Kelly was arrested on outstanding warrants when he complained of shortness of breath and lost consciousness. He later died at Sanford Medical Center. An autopsy is being done. Kelly was charged last month…

Death of Suspect In Custody In Moorhead Under Investigation

High Plains Fugitive Task Force took the individual into custody on outstanding felony warrants on Tuesday

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the death of a suspect in custody in Moorhead. High Plains Fugitive Task Force took the individual into custody on outstanding felony warrants shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday. They were in the 700 block of 4th Street South in Moorhead. During the arrest, the suspect complained of shortness of breath…

Sioux Falls Man Arrested For Killing Domino’s Pizza Delivery Driver

Thirty-year-old Casey Bonhorst was killed February 26 as he was making a delivery

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A 21-year-old Sioux Falls man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Domino’s Pizza delivery driver. Jahennessy Deunique LaPaul Bryant was arrested Wednesday afternoon. Thirty-year-old Casey Bonhorst was killed February 26 as he was making a delivery to a home on the city’s east side. As Bonhorst walked back to his car,…

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…