Agriculture

Pet Connection: Meet Dottie

Spot-on one of the cutest cats we've ever met.

Dottie is one of those cats whose personality is even more lovely than her looks — and that’s really saying something with this stunning feline. Not only does she have that striking spot on one eye, she also has a little heart-shaped mark right at the base of her tail. Whoever gets Dottie is going to get the total package,…

Sen. Hoeven Meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Over Tax Relief

It would increase the standard deduction for individuals to $12,000 and married couples to $24,000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Treasury Secretary is on Capitol Hill looking for support for tax relief. Steven Mnuchin met with North Dakota U.S. Senator John Hoeven to talk about modernizing and simplifying the tax code. The draft Senate tax relief bill provides a net tax cut of about $1,500 for a median income family of four. It would increase…

Officials May Find Chronic Wasting Disease in Harvested Deer

CWD is a contagious neurological disease affecting deer, elk and moose

  MINNESOTA — Seven deer harvested in southeastern Minnesota may be infected with chronic wasting disease. Hunters harvested three of the seven deer near Preston, where 11 other deer tested positive during last year’s CWD surveillance efforts. Three others were harvested in Forestville-Mystery Cave State Park, west of the core disease area. The remaining deer was harvested east of Wykoff…

Prairie Roots Co-op Celebrates Season’s Harvest

Produce for $1 ended at 8 p.m.

FARGO, ND — Prairie Roots Co-op is celebrating their local farmers and the recent harvest from this season by selling produce for $1. They partnered up with local farmers who had left over produce from the season. Staff at the co-op say this is a chance to thank their customers and the farmers for all they do, not a chance…

Time is Ticking for Diversion Task Force to Move Forward with Flood Protection

The F-M Area Flood Diversion Task Force Holds A Meeting

FARGO, ND — The F-M Area Flood Diversion Task Force has a little more than one month to come up with a resolution to move forward with the flood diversion project in the metro. One of the main purposes of this latest meeting was to find solutions within the parameters of Minnesota, North Dakota, and local law. Officials also discussed…

Go Behind the Scenes at Wahpeton’s Chahinkapa Zoo

The Chahinkapa Zoo Offers Personalized Tours For Any Occasion

WAHPETON, ND — If you’ve always wanted to get up close and personal with exotic animals now is your chance. The Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton is taking you behind the scenes. You can take a personalized tour where you can do things such as feed lemurs, kangaroos, calves, or spend time with Tal the orangutan. Zoo staff says they can…

North Dakota State Water Commission Uses New Technology to Locate Groundwater

The technique uses a helicopter with a giant, hoop-shaped antenna

FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota State Water Commission is using a new technology to survey major groundwater supplies in the area. It involves using a helicopter with a giant, hoop-shaped antenna flying just 100 feet over Cass and Richland counties. The technology allows the water commission to collect data in just two weeks instead of what would normally take years…

North Dakota’s Gun Deer Season Begins

it will run through November 26

FARGO, ND — One week after Minnesota hunters hit the woods, North Dakota’s gun deer season begins. Gun season opened at noon and will run through November 26th. Officials at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department remind people to always wear blaze orange. They encourage all hunters to let their group know when they’re about to pull the trigger. They…

Douglas County Man Identified in Farm Accident

Todd Wunderlich survived having his arm pinned in a corn picker for over an hour

  MILTONA, Minn. — A Douglas County man who survived having his arm pinned in a corn picker for about an hour has been identified. Police say 54–year–old Todd Wunderlich got his arm trapped while cleaning something out of his pull–behind corn picker. Several crews responded at around 3:30 Thursday afternoon, but had a difficult time finding Wunderlich since he…

Book Signing For “North Dakota Beer: A Heady History”

The NDSU Bookstore Hosts A Book Signing For "North Dakota Beer: A Heady History"

FARGO, ND — The NDSU Bookstore hosted a book signing for a book devoted to beer. The book is called “North Dakota Beer: A Heady History”. It talks about the breweries in the state that have come and gone, how beer tasting has changed, and the malting barley that’s been grown in the state for generations. The author says that…