FARGO, N.D. — PETA is calling on the USDA to fine NDSU for the deaths of research animals. The university was cited after an inspection in May for violating the Animal Welfare Act. According to USDA records, eleven lambs died from trauma after being confined to a small pen with more than 200 other sheep. In another incident, pigs died…
BARNES CO., N.D. — A Valley City man was killed when he lost control of his pickup about 3 miles west of the city Saturday night around 8 o’clock. The highway patrol says 67-year-old Kim Foell failed to negotiate a curve and his pickup vaulted over County 17 and rolled. Foell was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not…
HANKINSON, N.D. — Three people are dead after a young driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into another vehicle south of Hankinson on I-29. North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 15-year-old boy from West Fargo overcorrected and lost control of his vehicle. It crossed the median and hit a vehicle killing the 24-year-old female driver and a 5-year-old…
MINOT, N.D. — Authorities say a man who was riding a motorized bicycle that collided with a car in Devils Lake has died. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 53-year-old Wade Vetter, of Devils Lake, died Saturday in a Minot hospital. The accident happened about 2:32 p.m. Monday. The patrol says Vetter went through a red light and ran into…
Neal McCoy and Businesses That Helped Him Get Back On The RoadFARGO, N.D. — A country music star heading from North Dakota Country Fest in New Salem to the Hodag Country Festival in Rhinelander, Wisconsin breaks down near Valley City. Neal McCoy got some help from a company in West Fargo and another in Fargo. Luckily he broke down in…
VERGAS, Minn. — A Moorhead teen was hit by a boat propeller on Loon Lake near Vergas on Saturday night. Otter Tail County authorities say 19-year-old Claire Holland had jumped off of the pontoon then tried to get back on when she was hit by the propeller. Holland’s left thigh was cut. She was flown to Sanford in Fargo for…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Vice President Mike Pence is planning another visit to North Dakota. Congressman Kevin Cramer says Pence will attend a Grand Forks fundraiser on July 25. Cramer is trying to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. The Heitkamp-Cramer matchup is seen by Republicans as one of their top pick-up chances as they try to hang onto a…
BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. — A scare last night for people living in central Beltrami County. A number of people captured video of a tornado near Ponemah. It also touched down near Red Lake. One person caught what looked like a bigger funnel forming over Lower Red Lake. There have been no reports of significant damage. The National Weather Service is…
ST. ANTHONY, Minn. — Minnesota’s oldest living person has added another candle to her birthday cake. Evelyn Kleine turned 111 years old this week at a community home in St. Anthony where she is a bingo and cribbage champ. Kleine was born in 1907 when Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House. She’s now on her 20th president. She grew…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police in Grand Forks are investigating a possible drowning at a house. They were called out for a medical assist around 9 o’clock last night in the 2000 block of 11th Avenue North. First responders found an adult female was unresponsive from a possible drowning in an above ground pool. They attempted lifesaving measures at the…
