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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…

Roof of South Fargo Building Closer to Completely Collapsing

All utilities have been shut off

FARGO, N.D. — The roof of a south Fargo building that started collapsing yesterday is now closer to completely falling in. Fire crews were called back to the building at 3301 13th Avenue South because walls have started cracking. All utilities are shut off so when the roof does collapse it won’t cause an electrical fire. The Westwood Galleria was evacuated…

Fargo & West Fargo Issue Emergency Declaration, Non-Emergency Offices Closed Thursday

FARGO & WEST FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney and West Fargo Mayor Bernie Dardis declare an emergency to close all non-emergency city offices Thursday, March 14th. MATBUS will suspend routes at 7:00 PM Wednesday. The Ground Transportation Center in Downtown Fargo is closing at 7:30. There will be no residential trash and recycling collection in both cities and…

Fargo Man Arrested After Ramming Squad Car

It happened in Larimore, west of Grand Forks.

GRAND FORKS, ND (KFGO) – A Fargo man is in the Grand Forks County jail after he rammed a sheriff’s department squad car while he was driving a stolen car. It happened in Larimore, west of Grand Forks. Deputies spotted an unoccupied car and saw two people get into the car about 90 minutes later. They tried to box the…