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Buffalo Wild Wings Teams Up with Boys and Girls Club for Community Day

The restaurant donates a percentage of sales, while guests can chip in as well

FARGO, N.D. — A Minneapolis-based restaurant chain teams up with a local nonprofit to help raise funds for charity. All three Buffalo Wild Wings locations in the F-M area are supporting the Boys and Girls Club of the Red River Valley for its annual Community Day. 10 percent of Wednesday’s total sales will be donated to the club as part of…

3G Ventures Warehouse in Grand Forks Destroyed After Fire

The cause of the fire is unknown

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The 3G Ventures Warehouse is destroyed after a fire. Around 9:00 Tuesday night, a passerby reported a fire coming from the warehouse. The 10,000 square foot steel building across from the North Dakota Mill and Elevator is now a collapsed pile of materials that may be impossible to sort through. It took firefighters an hour and a…

Hoeven Hosts Nat’l Guard Discussion on Fargo Operations Facility, Tuition Assistance & Health Care

FARGO, N.D. – Sen. John Hoeven held a roundtable Wednesday on the importance of getting a new North Dakota National Guard operations facility in Fargo. The Republican was joined by members of the National Guard and NDSU’s Air Force and Army ROTC at the Fargo Air Museum. Hoeven wants support for a new MQ–9 Reaper facility for the 119th Wing at…

ND National Guard Soldiers Load Up Equipment for Training in Romania

Three hundred soldiers from North Dakota are taking part

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota National Guard members are loading up equipment to get ready for training in Eastern Europe. Soldiers are moving more than two hundred pieces of equipment that will be shipped to Romania. That’s where Exercise Saber Guardian will be held. It’s a multinational training session that includes convoy, mobility operations, and field training. Twenty-seven thousand soldiers…

Drew Wrigley Sworn In As U.S. Attorney For North Dakota

Wrigley's Second Time Serving In The Position

FARGO, ND — Drew Wrigley is once again U.S. Attorney for North Dakota. He took the oath of office Wednesday afternoon during a private ceremony. He was appointed by President Donald Trump and unanimously confirmed last week by the Senate. He previously held the job from 2001 to 2009. Wrigley also served as North Dakota’s 37th Lieutenant Governor from 2010 until…

Owner At A Loss Why Man Would Kill Four People At Her Mandan Business

Jackie Fakler says the victims were in different areas of the building and were killed within 13 minutes

MANDAN, ND — The co-owner of RJR Maintenance and Management in Mandan says she has no idea why a man would kill four people at her business, including her husband. Jackie Fakler says the victims were in different areas of the building and were killed within 13 minutes. Chad Isaak, a chiropractor from Washburn, is charged with felony murder in the…

Rep. Collin Peterson: Asylum Issue “Out of Control”

Peterson says we need to find out who is financing the caravans

FARGO, ND — Congressman Collin Peterson says the asylum issue involving refugees on the U.S.-Mexico border is growing out of control. During an interview on KFGO’s “News & Views,” the Minnesota Democrat called for a closer examination of a growing number of refugees traveling in caravans heading to the southern border. Peterson says we need to find out who is financing…

Counterfeit Electronics Seized At Border Crossing In International Falls

Field officers found the fake merchandise in rail containers during an inspection

INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN — Customs and Border Protection agents seize over $700,000 worth of counterfeit electronics at the border in International Falls, Minnesota. Amplifiers, earbuds and other electronics were confiscated. Field officers found the fake merchandise in rail containers during an inspection. In a similar operation at the same location, agents intercepted nearly 5,500 fake Barbie dolls in a rail car…

The Meadows & Village Green Public Golf Courses Set To Open

Tee times will be scheduled on a first come, first served basis on Saturday only

MOORHEAD, MN — Break out the golf clubs! The Meadows and Village Green Public Golf Courses in Moorhead will be opening their Driving Ranges only at 10 am on Friday. Both courses will open for the season at 9 am on Saturday. Tee times will be scheduled on a first come, first served basis on Saturday only. In Fargo, Osgood and…

Turkey Smashes Through Windshield of Vehicle On Interstate 94 Near Barnesville

The driver only has minor cuts from flying glass

Barnesville Police Department Facebook PageBARNESVILLE, MN — Police in Barnesville say a turkey might have been “looking for love in all the wrong places” during breeding season. The bird crashed through the windshield of a vehicle on I-94 just before noon. They say the driver only has minor cuts from flying glass and was in good spirits. Barnesville Police writing on…