CLEARBROOK, MN (KFGO) – A school district in northwestern Minnesota is warning parents not to let their children walk to school because of bears. The Clearbrook-Gonvick district posted a safety announcement after bears were spotted at an intersection near the school. The Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office and DNR are aware of the sightings. Teams in the school district are called…
Shark Tank is going to the dogs. The Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs’ Academy Investor Panel Shark Tank has a winner this morning, and she’s headed to Rochester, New York for the national competition. Winner Ivy Mastrud is the CEO of new business BowWow Bo-ties. That is, when she’s not at her day job, which is being a 7th grader at Ben…
BORUP, Minn. – A man found dead in a field near Borup last week died of an apparent suicide. Norman County Sheriff Jeremy Thornton did not say how 31-year-old Ruslan Arr-stan-ali-yevv of Bensalem, Pennsylvania died, but says his injuries are believed to be self-inflicted. Authorities say the man was driving a semi and got stuck in the snow on Highway…
FARGO, ND — Our nasty weather over the weekend had a pretty big impact on the entire valley. But did it make us go back in time? You might think that if you’re driving on main avenue and 2nd street in Fargo. A billboard is showing, promoting the 13th Pan Am Games in Winnipeg. The only problem? The games happened…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Fargo police are investigating after gunshots were fired early Wednesday. There is evidence bullets did hit an apartment building in the 4000 block of 34th Avenue South. There were no injuries and there are no suspects at this time. Police tell KFGO News officers responded to the area around 1:30 after the Red River Regional Dispatch…
FARGO, N.D. — The F-M Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) held their annual meeting and awards luncheon to highlight trends in the local tourism industry. The CVB says the F–M area has been growing rapidly over the past few years, with one hundred more hotel rooms in the area than there were last year. That brings the total number of…
FARGO, N.D. — State and local leaders sign a partnership securing 750 million dollars for the F–M Diversion. The goal of the agreement is to get the project done in six to eight years. “It’s not if we’re going to flood. We are going to flood. Let’s get that permanent protection in place to protect lives and property and over time…
Courtesy: Dr. Phil/CBS Television DistributionJasmine Block describes the 29 days she was held captive in the Alexandria area on Doctor Phil. She says she was lured from her home by her best friend’s father, Thomas Barker and taken to his home in Carlos. Block says Barker and Steven Powers, tried to kill her six times. They put the 15-year-old in…
FARGO, N.D. — The Red River Valley SWAT team tests out some explosive breaching techniques on a house in South Fargo. Because SWAT doesn’t always have the chance to test their tools to the point of failure on structures, they’re taking the opportunity to test them out on a flood buyout home. Testing their breaching techniques allows them to do things…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – After a nearly decade long break, the Army Flight Training program is returning to the University of North Dakota. The program provides scholarships to 15 Army ROTC cadets each year, covering the costs of flight training. North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, helped secure $4 million in funding for the…
