MAPLETON, N.D. – Firefighters respond to a shed fully-engulfed in flames in Mapleton. It happened around 3:00 Thursday afternoon. The smoke could be seen from our tower camera here in Fargo. Mapleton Fire Department says crews were able to put the fire out within 10 minutes and flames did not spread to any of the houses nearby. The heat from…
BADLANDS, ND — A college student made a discovery of a lifetime in the badlands of North Dakota. Harrison Duran teamed up with Professor Michael Kjelland on a paleontology dig, and discovered a triceratops skull. Experts say the bones date back to the late cretaceous period, about 65 million years ago. The pair isn’t saying exactly where they found the…
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – A former special education teacher charged in the rape of a student in Oklahoma has been arrested in North Dakota. 43-year-old Daniel Albert Cline Bodine was arrested Tuesday in Dickinson, North Dakota. Prosecutors say Bodine repeatedly had sex with one of his students at Oologah High School between November 2018 and May 2019. A probable cause…
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) _ Police say a man is in custody after a Maple Grove woman was found fatally injured and another man was severely hurt in an apparent domestic assault. The Star Tribune says officers responding to a lakeside home about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday found a man and woman with severe head trauma. Authorities began CPR on the…
Update – Fargo Police report 16 year old Kaitlyn Heinonen has been located. FARGO, ND — Fargo Police want you help in finding a missing juvenile. They are looking to locate Kaitlyn Heinonen, who is 16 years old, 5’9″, approximately 205 lbs with black hair and brown eyes. She also has a tattoo “Dorothy” above a rose on her right…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) – A Grand Forks man was arrested on terrorizing charges after threatening a person and claiming he had a gun at the Columbia Mall. Police responded at 6:30 last night and found 33-year-old Michael Johnson in the parking lot adjacent to Scheels. After a brief foot chase and struggle, Johnson was arrested. Police do not believe…
FARGO, N.D. –Having a loved one with autism can mean being in a constant state of worry. A new program designed is to give families some peace of mind. When Darcy Kasprowicz’s brother Tyler was diagnosed with autism, her family felt isolated. That prompted her to start the North Dakota Autism Center in 2008. “I appreciate him and what he…
FARGO, N.D.– People in the area are learning how to invest in opportunity zones. “This is a federal tool that we are obviously going to add to our arsenal. We need to create an environment where people can be successful,” says Derrick LaPointe, President & CEO of Downtown Moorhead Inc. Opportunity zones are a community development program that encourages long term…
Moorhead, Minn. — A mixture of CPR, courage and adrenaline led four local heroes to receive the Citizens Lifesaving Award from F-M Ambulance. On June 15, Michael Bakken was golfing with his next-door neighbors when suddenly, he collapsed. He said he, “Never, never expected cardiac arrest.” What his neighbors/golf partners and two other heroes did in that moment saved his…
FARGO, N.D. — It’s day two of Vitalant’s annual Save Our Summer Blood Drive, and the non–profit is making strides towards its goal. About 100 donors have given blood as of early Wednesday afternoon. Vitalant is hoping to see 500 donors throughout the week. The blood will go to 70 hospitals in the area, and they’re looking for donors of…
