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Breckenridge Fire Destroys Apartment Complex

No one was injured, but one family did lose their pet dog

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. — A fire at an apartment complex in Breckenridge has displaced at least six people. Multiple fire crews were on the scene for hours on Friday after a call came in around 8:30 in the morning. Police say no one was injured in the fire, however, one family did lose their pet dog. “We went to get some…

Minnesota, North Dakota Rank Among the Happiest States in the Nation

According to 24/7 Wall Street, Minnesota and North Dakota ranked fourth and fifth in the yearly rankings

BISMARCK, N.D. — Minnesota and North Dakota have been nationally recognized for their happiness. According to the website 24/7 Wall Street, Minnesota and North Dakota ranked as the fourth and fifth happiest states in the country. The rankings were compiled based on how happy people were with their jobs and social lives, as well as the severity of the crime…

Firefighters Battle Apartment Blaze in Breckenridge

The fire is across the street from the Wilkin County Courthouse at Dakota Avenue and 5th Street.

BRECKENRIDGE, MN – Firefighters spent several hours battling a major fire in a three story home converted to apartments. The blaze was reported around 8:30 a.m. Friday. The fire is across the street from the Wilkin County Courthouse at Dakota Avenue and 5th Street. There have been no injuries. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News, News Landing Page Tags: breckenridge, Fire,…

Second Annual “Go Red For Women” Aims to Prevent Heart Disease

Close to 200 people showed up to the luncheon downtown Fargo

FARGO, N.D. — One woman dies every 80 seconds from a heart attack or stroke. In order to lower that statistic, the American Heart Association hosted their second annual “Go Red For Women” event. Holly Hoffman knows what it means to be a survivor, literally. Out of 100,000 applications, she and 19 other people were chosen to be on the T.V….

Moorhead Police Investigating Home Invasion

Altercation ended with one suspect being stabbed

MOORHEAD, Minn. — An overnight home invasion ends with one of the suspects in the hospital. Moorhead Police were called to 1020 18th Street South Wednesday after midnight. Two males broke into an apartment, and a physical confrontation led to one resident stabbing the  suspect in the back. Both suspects fled on foot. “The subject that was injured during the…

Representative Kevin Cramer To Announce Candidacy For U.S. Senate

The GOP congressman has spent the last six years serving as the state's lone representative

NORTH DAKOTA — Representative Kevin Cramer posted to Facebook that he will officially announce his campaign for the U.S. Senate in Bismarck on Friday. This, after first saying that he would not run for the seat held by Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp. Kevin Cramer was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 when long–time Representative Rick Berg…

Boys and Girls Club of the Red River Valley CEO Starts Discussion about School Shootings on Facebook

Robin Nelson tries to engage both sides to come up with constructive solutions to the climbing numbers

FARGO, N.D. — In the aftermath of the shootings in Florida, the CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of the Red River Valley took to Facebook to discuss her feelings. Robin Nelson, a former Fargo school board member, asked questions about how communities will be affected by these shootings in a Facebook post last night. Nelson says her post…

Kathryn Helgaas Burgum Joins Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Board

North Dakota's First Lady adopted addiction recovery as her platform

Gov. Doug Burgum & Kathryn Burgum BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota first lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum has been named to the board of directors of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. The foundation is the nation’s leading nonprofit provider of addiction treatment and recovery resources. Helgaas Burgum adopted addiction recovery as her platform as the state’s first lady. She’s a recovering…

New CEO of Non-Profit Shares Vision of Revitalized Downtown Moorhead

Centerpiece of the new downtown plan is a redevelopment of Center Avenue

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A non–profit organization has hired a new president to help spark economic development in downtown Moorhead. Downtown Moorhead, Inc. has hired Derrick LaPoint to lead the group’s efforts to revitalize Moorhead’s urban core. LaPoint spent the last five years as a planner with the city of Fargo managing Fargo’s development. The new president has picked Center Avenue…

Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead Public Schools Pushing For New Security Protocol

they will start new drills in the spring

FARGO, N.D. — With the 18 school shootings that have happened so far in 2018, Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead Public Schools are pushing even more for a new security protocol. Before the summer of 2017, the schools used the traditional approach which included locking the door and hiding in the room. They have since been training staff how to do…