MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis is dropping its refugee resettlement programs. The move comes as the state sees a significant slowdown in refugees arriving under President Donald Trump’s administration. The influential charity will shift its focus to programs aimed at homelessness and helping at-risk children. Fewer than 950 refugees arrived in Minnesota last year, compared…
GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. — Grand Forks County Commissioners have declared a burn ban in the county. They say fires in the abnormally dry conditions could threaten the health and well-being of people in the county. Violators could face up to 30 days in jail, a $1,500 fine and have to pay for the cost of putting the fire out….
Dimitri Accardo-Rainey and Richard Staples Jr. MOORHEAD, Minn. — The SWAT Team and DEA arrested two men at Super 8 in Moorhead on Wednesday in a large scale drug investigation. 25-year-old Dimitri Accardo-Rainey of St. Cloud and 24-year-old Richard Staples Jr. of Moorhead were taken into custody without incident. Police seized approximately one pound of marijuana, 14 grams of cocaine,…
FARGO, N.D. — It’s time to recycle all of your old televisions and electronics. The 12th annual Electronics Recycling Event is Saturday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. You can drop off your electronic items free of charge at the Solid Waste Facility at 2301 8th Avenue North in Fargo. You may recycle a total of two items….
BEULAH, N.D. — Governor Doug Burgum is back in the classroom as a student. The Republican surprised students at Beulah High School as part of the “Shadow a Student Challenge”. He showed up unannounced Wednesday morning and spent the day shadowing Phoebe Garman, a junior from Beulah. He attended her classes and interacted with her friends and teachers. Burgum says…
FARGO, N.D. — A citizens group is collecting signatures to change Fargo’s method of electing city candidates. “Reform Fargo” hopes to put approval voting on the November ballot. It doesn’t believe that commissioners should be elected by small percentages as has happened in the past. In June, nine candidates are running for two open seats. Two years ago, 11 candidates…
Rep. Sarah Anderson & Rep. Jenifer LoonST. PAUL, Minn. — Two Republican lawmakers from Minneapolis suburbs are trying to get gun legislation passed before the session ends later this month. One bill would give private sellers an incentive to verify a buyer has a legal right to own a gun before making a sale. The other involves several changes to…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney says it will be September or October before the Minnesota DNR issues a decision on a permit application for the FM Diversion. Backers of the $2.4 billion project to protect Fargo-Moorhead from major flooding had hoped to hear a decision from the DNR by now. The project was halted last year by a…
Courtesy: Rickbaugh GraphicsGRAND FORKS, N.D. — Voting is under way on a new UND Fighting Hawks mascot. Online voting for students began Monday and will continue through 9 p.m. Wednesday. Students are asked to select one of three designs composed by Rickabaugh Graphics of Ohio. The bodies of the Hawks are similar but the apparel is slightly different. An announcement…
A Minnesota grandmother who led authorities on a cross-country manhunt after she allegedly killed her husband tried to hide a second killing in Florida, detectives say. Newly released court documents in the case of Lois Riess detail her time in Fort Myers, Florida, in the days after her husband was slain. David Riess, 54, was found fatally shot at their…
