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Woman Arrested After Nearly Striking Trooper

32-year-old Jennifer Hirchert almost struck the officer, who was providing traffic control for a tow truck.

December 13, 2019

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FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo woman who nearly hit a state trooper on I-94 in Fargo Fri. morning was arrested for drunken driving. 32-year-old Jennifer Hirchert almost struck the officer, who was providing traffic control for a tow truck. The patrol says Hirchert has four past DUI convictions and this her second arrest this year. Her blood-alcohol level was .17…

Explosion Destroys Fargo Structure Overnight

One person received minor injuries in an explosion that destroyed a garage at 702 South University Drive in Fargo.

December 13, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – One person received minor injuries in an explosion that destroyed a garage at 702 South University Drive in Fargo. Firefighters responded to the call at 11:55 p.m. Thursday. Battalion Chief Jason Ness tells KFGO News firefighters discovered an attached two stall garage had collapsed on two vehicles inside the garage. The house has multiple apartments and…

Man Arrested For Stabbing In Moorhead

December 13, 2019

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MOORHEAD, MN (KFGO) – A suspect wanted for a stabbing in Moorhead was arrested in Fargo. Police say two men were fighting in downtown Moorhead when the victim was cut in the hand. Triston Wallette, 22, was tracked down in Fargo and is being held in the Cass County Jail. The two know each other and were quarreling outside the…

Moorhead Public Service encourages people to use more renewable energy

The Bright Energy Choices Program gives homes and businesses the chance to purchase 100% renewable energy

December 12, 2019

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — 63 percent of the energy provided by Moorhead Public Service already comes from renewable resources like wind, solar and hydroelectric power plants. With the new Bright Energy Choices Program, the city is giving homes and business the chance to jump that number up to 100 percent. “It gives them an opportunity to become 100 percent renewable and…

Some People Are Experiencing Damage From Ice Dams In Their Homes

Experts tell us how to avoid damage and what are some of the misconceptions

December 12, 2019

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FARGO, N.D.– Close to ¾ of the homes in the Fargo-Moorhead area are affected every year during the winter season due to ice dams. Professionals have already been receiving calls non-stop since the first snowfall. “We really don’t get calls until January. Mostly calls come in on January, February, but this year, I’ve already been taking calls for about two…

Fargo police officers won’t be disciplined after blinding man with pepperball gun

His mother says she's not surprised by the investigation outcome

December 12, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — A 13-page internal investigation says Fargo Police officers acted appropriately back in October, when they shot 27-year-old Tyler Patel with a pepperball gun and blinded him in one eye. “There’s definitely some pieces here that are not coming together in a way that they should, let’s put it that way. It’s like adding two plus two and…

Body of Missing Buchanan Woman Found

63-year-old Sonia Heinle was found in a slough near where her vehicle was found

December 12, 2019

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STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. — The body of a missing Buchanan, North Dakota woman has been found. The Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser says 63-year-old Sonia Heinle was found in a slough near where her vehicle was found. Heinle had been missing since Sunday night. Officials say she did not return home after visiting her son’s house about two miles away….

Lutheran Social Service opens new Moorhead location

The organization has been in the process of moving for a year

December 12, 2019

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota will be serving the F-M community from a new location in Moorhead. The social services organization is no longer running out of the Family Service Center of Clay County building on 11th Street. Its new location is at 3101 South Frontage Road near Target. Six services will be located in the new…

Fargo shelter asks for community’s help in finding cats their forever homes

Cats Cradle says it will never euthanize its adoptable animals

December 12, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo cat shelter is assuring the community it will never euthanize adoptable animals after a local news outlet incorrectly reported it was considering it. Cats Cradle co-founder Jill Frederick says no one from the shelter was interviewed by the news outlet for that story. The shelter has been asking for community support and fosters as its…

Fargo Park District grooms cross country ski trails

There are eight different parks with trails

December 12, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Park District has plenty of options ready for people to get in some fun winter exercise. Cross country ski trails have been groomed at eight different locations in Fargo. There is a trail located at Edgewood Public Golf Course, Prairiewood Public Golf Course, Island Park, Iwen Park, Forest River Park, Lindenwood Park, Orchard Glen Park, and…