CLEARBROOK, MN (KFGO) – A school district in northwestern Minnesota is warning parents not to let their children walk to school because of bears. The Clearbrook-Gonvick district posted a safety announcement after bears were spotted at an intersection near the school. The Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office and DNR are aware of the sightings. Teams in the school district are called…
Shark Tank is going to the dogs. The Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs’ Academy Investor Panel Shark Tank has a winner this morning, and she’s headed to Rochester, New York for the national competition. Winner Ivy Mastrud is the CEO of new business BowWow Bo-ties. That is, when she’s not at her day job, which is being a 7th grader at Ben…
BORUP, Minn. – A man found dead in a field near Borup last week died of an apparent suicide. Norman County Sheriff Jeremy Thornton did not say how 31-year-old Ruslan Arr-stan-ali-yevv of Bensalem, Pennsylvania died, but says his injuries are believed to be self-inflicted. Authorities say the man was driving a semi and got stuck in the snow on Highway…
FARGO, ND — Our nasty weather over the weekend had a pretty big impact on the entire valley. But did it make us go back in time? You might think that if you’re driving on main avenue and 2nd street in Fargo. A billboard is showing, promoting the 13th Pan Am Games in Winnipeg. The only problem? The games happened…
FARGO, N.D. — There will be major changes coming to downtown Fargo in an effort to better connect parts of the community. “We have the opportunity not just to create a civic plaza which is really kind of it’s own type,” Principal designer of Bishop Land Design, Scott Bishop said. “But also it’s a way to connect several important open spaces….
FARGO, N.D. — State and local leaders sign a partnership securing 750 million dollars for the F–M Diversion. The goal of the agreement is to get the project done in six to eight years. “It’s not if we’re going to flood. We are going to flood. Let’s get that permanent protection in place to protect lives and property and over time…
FARGO, N.D. — The Red River Valley SWAT team tests out some explosive breaching techniques on a house in South Fargo. Because SWAT doesn’t always have the chance to test their tools to the point of failure on structures, they’re taking the opportunity to test them out on a flood buyout home. Testing their breaching techniques allows them to do things…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ The Plains farm aid nonprofit Farm Rescue is launching an effort to bring donated hay to flood-stricken Nebraska ranchers. North Dakota-based Farm Rescue first activated its “Operation Hay Lift” program to help drought-stricken Upper Midwest ranchers in 2017. Dozens of volunteer truckers hauled hundreds of loads of hay to the region. The organization now wants to…
BISMARCK – A Republican senator from eastern North Dakota has announced he’s resigning due to health reasons. Arne Osland of Mayville notified legislative leaders that he was stepping down. Colleagues say the 77-year-old retired farmer and businessman recently suffered a stroke and is convalescing in Arizona. Osland was serving his first term, representing District 20 that includes all of Traill…
Transgender issues used to be all but impossible to talk about. Now, they’re at the forefront of a lot of issues and news stories. But that hasn’t necessarily made the conversation about — and with — transgender folks any easier for many of us, whether we’re having them in the workplace, around the neighborhood or with our friends and families….
