WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo Public Schools unveils North Dakota’s first electric school bus. The district has been trying to get the $317,000 bus for about a year. Officials say the bus costs about nine cents a mile whereas a diesel tank costs about 40 to 44 cents a mile. During the summer, it will be used for parades and…
Former North Dakota State University football standout and current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is coming back to his home state in June. The Carson Wentz AO1 Foundation will be holding a softball game at Newman Outdoor Field on Wednesday, June 26 for charity. Former NDSU football players and Wentz will be in attendance with the full rosters being announced…
A fire heavily damaged a row of apartment garages at 208 16th Street South in Moorhead Monday morning. Assistant Fire Chief Gary Larsen says there was fire coming from all six units of the detached garage. A van and a large number of personal items stored in the garages were destroyed in the fire. Larsen says the items made the…
With school shootings increasing in the headlines, North Dakota and federal officials are developing the rules for a state program that would allow armed first responders to be posted in schools. The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction is working with the attorney general’s office and Department of Homeland Security officials to create an outline for the program. The state’s…
Emmanuel Aranda, the man who threw a 5-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in Minnesota, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. Aranda showed little emotion and said almost nothing as he was sentenced Monday in Minneapolis. During the sentencing, victim impact statements from the boy’s parents were read in court. The boy’s father…
South St.Paul police are trying to piece together what happened when six people were found unconscious and not breathing at a home Saturday night. First Responders used life-saving measures on the six unconscious young adults including the use of Narcan, the medication that blocks the effects of an opioid overdose. Police Chief Bill Messerich says it is not yet known…
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and state flags at half-staff until sunset Tuesday. Burgum is encouraging North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses to show respect for the victims of Friday’s shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Twelve people were killed and several others wounded when a…
MOORHEAD, MN — On Monday, June 3, 2019 just after Midnight, a Minnesota State Trooper attempted to stop a motorcycle for speeding on Interstate 94 westbound, east of Moorhead. The motorcycle initially pulled to the shoulder and stopped, but when the State Trooper pulled up behind it, the driver fled westbound on 94. The State Trooper initiated a pursuit of…
FARGO, N.D. — The nostalgia is beginning to set in. “It was kind of unreal. It hasn’t really hit me yet that we’re going to be moving out. It was weird, especially seeing the people technically for the last time,” said Emily Durow, who will study medical lab sciences at UND in the fall. Plenty of high school’s ick factors…
OBERON, N.D. — Authorities identify a Minot man that died after crashing a pickup into road construction equipment parked near a town west of Devil’s Lake. The Highway Patrol says the 30-year-old Stephen Zewick was driving on Highway 57 near Oberon early Saturday morning. They say he drove through a T-intersection, across Highway 281. The man then crashed into a…
