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Footprints in the Snow Lead Moorhead Police to Prowler

Officers responded to suspicious activity in the 600 block of 41st Avenue South

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Footprints in the snow led Moorhead officers to an early morning prowler. Officers were called to the 600 block of 41st Avenue South around 2 a.m. after a homeowner reported hearing noises outside and noticed fresh footprints around the house. Officers were able to track the prints to the 800 block of Belsly Boulevard where they found…

Dakota Valley Electric Customers Told To Prepare For Extended Outages

Sargent County has pulled all plows so crews will only work as long as they can do safely

MILNOR, ND — Dakota Valley Electric Co-op crews from Milnor, Wahpeton and Hankinson are working on outages and system issues on the east side of its system. Thursday afternoon, the co-op had around 300 customers without power. They say that outages on the west side of the system so far, are few. Sargent County has pulled all plows so crews…

No Travel Advisory Issued for Rural Cass County Roads

CASS COUNTY, N.D. – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office issues a no travel advisory strongly urging drivers to stay off rural roads calling it “a dangerous storm.” In a statement, the Sheriff’s Office says “Conditions will become extremely difficult as it becomes dark.” County plows have been pulled from the roads and won’t begin snow removal until conditions improve. Deputies…

High Winds Cause Roof Collapse in West Fargo, Two Escape Injury

The same building had a partial roof collapse on Sunday.

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Emergency crews rush to a roof collapse at a building on Main Avenue with two people inside. Just before 3:00 P.M. Thursday the West Fargo fire department responded to a call at RJ Corman on the 22oo block of Main Avenue East about a roof collapse that left two people trapped inside. Thankfully, both were able…

NDSU Invites Fans to Selection Show Watch Party on Sunday

The event is free and open to the public.

FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State University athletic department will host an NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament selection show watch party inside the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex on Sunday, March 17. The event is free and open to the public. The watch party will be held in the Scheels Center, with the CBS Selection Show playing…

High Winds Bring Down Billboard

North Dakota Highway Patrol posted this picture from the area near West Acres Mall this morning.

FARGO, N.D. – We’ve seen roofs cave in from the snow, but the storm is bringing high winds as well. So strong they blew down a billboard near the 13th Avenue exit for I–29 Thursday morning. Peak wind gusts hit 56 miles per hour in Fargo. To put that into perspective, the minimum wind speeds for a severe thunderstorm warning…

No Travel Advised Outside the Metro Area

ND DOT has closed I-94 between Fargo and Bismarck due to snow, blowing snow and near zero visibility.

Fargo – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is urging drivers to stay off the rural roadways with no travel advised. Many Cass County roadways have become impassable with reports of  slushy/snow covered roads and visibility reduced to a ½ mile or less at times. There are reports of vehicles that are stuck in ditches and on the rural county highways….

NDSU Students Legally Hack Into University’s Network

Students found a few vulnerabilities in the system

FARGO, N.D. — Computer hacking may not sound like something that’s encouraged, but an NDSU computer science event let students test out their hacking skills. Students legally hacked the university’s network to find vulnerabilities in the system. The penetration testing exercise is designed for students to apply skills to a real–world network. “This is very important because this helps companies and…

Crews Work to Fix Overnight Roof Collapse at Fargo’s Centennial Elementary

A portion of the building's roof collapsed after 8:30 Tuesday evening because of heavy amounts of snow

FARGO, N.D. – Spring break couldn’t have come at a better time for Centennial Elementary. A portion of the building’s roof collapsed after 8:30 Tuesday evening because of heavy amounts of snow. The school knew about the weak portion of the roof on Monday and tried to relieve the weight. “Yesterday we had probably 12 of our men and women…

Courts Plus Community Fitness Deals With Early Morning Gas Leak

Snow and ice from the roof hit a gas pipe

FARGO, N.D. — Courts Plus Community Fitness had a gas leak around 3:20 a.m. A mixture of snow and ice fell from the roof and hit a gas pipe. The fire department responded, the gas was shut off, doors were all opened, and fans were used to ventilate the building. People could still go into the gym when they opened…