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…
SALEM, Ore. — Jurors have convicted a former North Dakota college student in the killing of a drug dealer’s father in Salem, Oregon. 24-year-old Denzel Hawthorne has been found guilty of murder. The day before the August 2016 shooting, Hawthorne and a college teammate drove to Salem from Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, North Dakota to collect on a drug…
Minnesota Incident CommandROSEAU, Minn. — A large wildfire burning since Sunday in northwestern Minnesota is 90% contained. This fire near Greenbush in Roseau County has burned 4,000 acres of grassland and brush, making it one of the largest wildfires in the past couple of springs. The fire zone is five miles from the nearest road and the only access is…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police in Grand Forks have released images of two suspected armed robbers. Surveillance photos at the Canad Inn show the suspects entering the hotel prior to the robbery early Sunday morning. Two victims say the two black men between 20 and 30 years old pulled out a gun and demanded money. One of the victims was…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — People in the metro are anxious for the annual Cleanup Week but officials in Moorhead say ‘not so fast’. Cleanup Week is May 7 through the 11. They ask that you not put your excess garbage out before Sunday since blowing debris, rodents and unsightly conditions are a concern. If you just can’t wait, Moorhead Transfer Station…
Former Bison and current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is working to transform life for thousands of children in Haiti. Wentz has kicked off a two-week fundraising campaign to benefit the Mission of Hope Haiti Sports Complex. He says he will personally match every dollar, up to $500,000, that is raised over the next two weeks. The 60-acre sports…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — Fire officials believe a lightning strike started a house fire early this morning near Lake Louise. Alexandria Fire Department responded to the fire around 4 a.m. and found heavy smoke coming from the house owned by Gregory and Donna Cabana. They say visible flames were found on the backside of the house. No one was hurt….
