FERTILE, Minn.–The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota DNR have been receiving calls of black bear sightings in Fertile and Erskine. Authorities say the bears have not been a threat to people or pets, but have been rummaging through garbage cans, grills and bird feeders. Residents are asked to store trash and grills in secure areas, wash garbage cans…
MOORHEAD, Minn.–Moorhead Police responded to a fight early Wednesday morning. Police say they received a call at approximately 3:30 a.m. for multiple people fighting in the 100 block of 16 Street South. The caller claimed guns were involved. After an initial investigation, police found that only makeshift weapons and a knife were used during the fight. No guns were found….
FARGO, N.D.–A Texas woman was injured in a crash on I-29 in Fargo at approximately 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 21-year-old Alexandra Jacobson of Fargo and 56-year-old Velma Guzman of Texas were traveling in the same lane on I-29 when Jacobson rear-ended Guzman. Both vehicles came to a stop in the driving lane. Traffic on…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 42 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths on Wednesday. Nine counties report new cases including Barnes, Burleigh, Cass, Grand Forks, McKenzie, Morton, Sioux, Stutsman and Ward Counties. Cass County report the most new cases with 17 and Stutsman County the second most with 8. North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 3,166 positive…
FARGO, N.D.–Healthcare workers and first responders will receive free admission to the Red River Zoo from June 22 through June 30. Free admission for all healthcare workers and first responders has been sponsored by Rick Electric, Inc and the Dakotas Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association. Rick Electric and the NECA want to recognize the dedication and hard work…
FARGO, N.D.–Team Chip will be presenting their 9th Annual Bowlin’ for the Colon check to Lend A Hand Up at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Team Chip started the Bowlin’ for the Colon fundraiser after Lend A Hand Up helped them raise money for their friend Maynard “Chip” Johnson in 2011. Every year since the fundraiser, Team Chip has given back…
FARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department’s Professional Standards Office completed an internal investigation that found former Fargo Police Deputy Chief Todd Osmundson acted alone during a rally for George Floyd on May 30. A report completed by the PSO states Osmundson went undercover at the rally to gain intelligence. He took photographs of protesters, rioters and police officers and allegedly consumed…
MOORHEAD, Minn- The Moorhead Rotary Club is no stranger to helping out when a hand is needed. “People need food and we have the time and the energy to do it.” The club says the country is still facing trying times. “They’ve lost jobs, they need to feed their families, with the COVID pandemic that has only exacerbated things, so…
MOORHEAD, Minn. –Many across the country are calling to defund the police as a way to reform the law enforcement system. A group of leaders at MSUM held a Zoom meeting to give people a better understanding of what that would look like. They say defunding would mean taking money that is given to police forces and instead, putting it…
FARGO, N.D. – Two artists and their social circle asked businesses in downtown Fargo to show African Americans who lost their lives to police intervention. “We’re trying to make this connection, human connection between the people that have been brutalized and killed and the people to the people that may not know enough and maybe touch them in a way…
