WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo Mayor Rich Mattern’s viewing party last night started out with cheers as the first round of Primary Election results came in. But by the end of the night, his opponent Bernie Dardis had taken the lead and won the election. As a thank you for his 16 years in office, Boston’s Pizza brought over…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Get ready to take part in the most insane 5k you’ll ever be a part of and raise money for the A-T Children’s Project at the same time. Insane Inflatable 5K is coming to the Red River Valley Fairgrounds on Saturday morning. You’ll run, bounce and climb all over giant inflatables all along the course. One…
President Donald Trump is reaffirming his support for Republican Congressman Kevin Cramer in the North Dakota U.S. Senate race. In a tweet, the president congratulated Cramer on his primary win and said we need him in the senate. His tweet says “Heidi voted ‘no’ on our tax cuts and always will vote ‘no’ when we need her.” The president is…
Bernie Dardis, Tony Gehrig & Dave PiepkornWest Fargo has a new mayor. Retired business owner and consultant Bernie Dardis beat Rich Mattern in Tuesday’s election by a vote of 1,338 to 1,137. Mattern has served as mayor of West Fargo for four terms and was going for his fifth. The city does not have term limits for the position. Dardis…
Photo Courtesy: Tessie Jones PhotographyWILLISTON, N.D. — We have a new Miss North Dakota. She is Katie Olson of Williston. Olson was crowned over the weekend in Williston. She is an elementary education major at NDSU. She succeeds Fargo’s Lizzie Jensen who assumed the crown when 2017 winner Cara Mund won the Miss America pageant last September. Mund was the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — It’s the social media event that stopped people from working in the Twin Cities. A stranded raccoon was generating a lot of social media interest as it scaled an office building in downtown St. Paul. Minnesota Public Radio branded the errant raccoon with the hashtag #mprraccoon . A crowd gathered to watch it while others commented…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Two state agencies may soon run out of money to fix Minnesota’s new driver registration platform. Minnesota’s Information Technology Services and the Department of Public Safety are tasked with fixing MNLARS. The computer system has struggled with bugs and errors since its launch last summer. The agencies told lawmakers in a report this week that the…
MINOT, N.D. — A Ward County Jail inmate accused of breaking another inmate’s jaw in two places during a fight over Ramen Noodles has been sentenced. 33-year-old Jesse Jones of Kenmare was sentenced to time already served of 126 days and ordered to pay more than $2,000 for expenses. Jones pleaded guilty last week to misdemeanor assault. Court documents show…
SINGAPORE — History is being made this hour in Singapore. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have opened an unparalleled summit. The two leaders are reaching for an ambitious deal to resolve global concerns about the isolated nation’s nuclear weapons program. It’s the first meeting in history between a sitting American president and a North Korean…
LEAL, N.D.– A man has died after a tree branch that he was cutting fell on him. The victim has been identified as 31 year-old Travis Robinson of Leal. The accident happened Friday afternoon in Leal. First responders from Dazey, Barnes County deputies and Barnes County Ambulance responded. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags: ambulance, barnes county, BRANCH, DAZEY,…
