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Disabled Veteran Says Medical Marijuana Prices Are Too High, State & Company Leaders Respond

The Botanist In Fargo is operated by Acreage Holdings based out of New York

FARGO, ND — It took years for North Dakota to establish its medical marijuana program which was approved by voters in 2016. Now that it’s up and running, with one dispensary open in Fargo, some people are saying the cost is just too high for those who really need the drug. Tom Schmidtgal is on a mission he says to educate…

Man Dressed In All Black Attempts To Abduct Girl In Rolla

The suspect possibly got into a white Chevy Tahoe or Suburban with dark tinted windows and fled

ROLLA, ND — An attempted abduction has been reported in Rolla, North Dakota. The Rolette County Sheriff’s Office says a man dressed in all black tried to grab an 8-year-old girl near an apartment complex around 4:40 this afternoon. The child was able to get away. The suspect possibly got into a white Chevy Tahoe or Suburban with dark tinted windows…

Ogema Man Arrested After High Speed Chase In Becker County

A deputy stopped 27-year-old Jamie Bevins, Jr. for passing in a no passing zone

BECKER CO., MN — An Ogema, Minnesota man is in the Becker County Jail after a high speed chase this afternoon in the county. A deputy stopped 27-year-old Jamie Bevins, Jr. for passing in a no passing zone. When the deputy approached the vehicle Bevins took off and the chase hit speeds of 100 miles per hour. He was eventually stopped…

Man Arrested After Starting Fire During Argument

It caused several thousand dollars in damages

DENT, MN — An argument results in a fire and the arrest of a man near Dent, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35-year-old Joshua Fearing after he kicked a plastic gas can during the argument. He was smoking at the time and the gas ignited starting the floor and walls of a garage on fire. Fearing put out the…

Fargo Man Who Rolled Car Onto Its Top With Child Inside Arrested For DUI

Police Say Trent Klingman's blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit

FARGO, ND — A Fargo man is arrested for drunk driving with his two-year-old child in the car after it ends up on its roof. Police say 27-year-old Trent Klingman told them he lost control of his car Wednesday while speeding in the 4900 block of Rose Creek Parkway South. The car rolled onto its top. Klingman and his child were…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Waffles

A sweet treat for your Thursday Morning Pet Connection.

Waffles the English Pointer may be 77 in dog years, but he can still sweep a lady right off her feet. Literally, in the case of the Morning Show’s Emily Welker. Waffles came in to the studio with Homeward Animal Shelter’s Heather Klefstad to talk about adopting a senior dog and why in many ways it’s just as much fun…

Body Of Pilot Found In Wreckage In Easter Minnesota

The NTSB and the FAA are investigating

CARLTON, MINN. -The body of a pilot has been found in the wreckage of a small plane that went missing in eastern Minnesota. Searchers found the plane partially submerged in a river near the runway of the Moose Lake Carlton County Airport around 7 a.m. Local authorities believe the victim is 65-year-old Thomas Stillwell from Plymouth, Minnesota, but an autopsy…

Vice President Pence Headed To F-M Area

He arrives late this morning at Hector International Airport and travels to the R & J Johnson Farms in Glyndon.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ Vice President Mike Pence plans two tour stops in Minnesota to talk about the stalled trade deal with Mexico and Canada. He’s likely to hear differing opinions on part of the plan to replace NAFTA. Pence is scheduled to begin his day Thursday at a farmstead 10 miles east of Fargo, where some agriculture leaders plan…

Small Businesses in the Spotlight for Small Business Week

The SBA says it's a great time to start a business

FARGO, N.D. — Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, and National Small Business Week highlights their impact. Amber Sander opened the Fargo location of Boots and Heels a year ago, after starting the original  location in Devils Lake in 2011. She says the process is far from smooth. “Today we didn’t have power for a while. The great thing about…