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Local Steel Company Invited to White House to Talk Tax Reform

The company has 50 job openings because of the new bill that passed in December 2017

April 23, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — TrueNorth Steel of Fargo was invited to the White House this month to talk about tax reform. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence talked about the new tax reform bill that passed in December. TrueNorth Steel’s story begins in 1945 when Norwegian immigrant Ole Rommesmo Sr. launched it as Fargo Tank. In 2011, seven steel companies…

Local Business Leaders Urge Gov. Burgum to Sign Executive Order Upholding Net Neutrality

The FCC's repeal of Net Neutrality has already gone into effect

April 23, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Local business leaders are calling on Gov. Doug Burgum to sign an executive order upholding the principles of Net Neutrality. The FCC’s repeal of Net Neutrality has just gone into effect. Local business leaders, including two candidates for the state legislature, say everyone has the right to free and fair internet and without it, there are some real…

Fargo North High Celebrates “Eco” Week

Last year, the environmental club sold more than 400 plants

April 23, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo North students are bringing the awareness of environmental concerns to their classmates with ECO Week. Each day will focus on recycling, ecology awareness and ways the students can be more environmentally friendly. Students also held a succulent and cacti sale, some of which they grew themselves. On Wednesday, students will give ECO presentations to kids at Kennedy…

Missing Lengby man’s body found

April 23, 2018

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The body of a missing Lengby, MN man has been found. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says Benjamin Widseth’s body has been found at an undisclosed location. He was last seen around three o’clock Sunday morning at a house North of Lengby. Authorities say a shotgun was missing from that home. Widseth’s body has been taken to the University of…

Industrial Commission Falls Behind On Publishing Meeting Minutes

Executive Director Places Some Blame On Assistant's Extended Medical Leave

April 23, 2018

TJ Nelson,

Gov. Doug Burgum, Wayne Stenehjem, Doug GoehringBISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Industrial Commission is eight months behind in publishing meeting minutes. The commission is made up of Gov. Doug Burgum, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. Executive Director Karlene Fine says her assistant has been out for an extended medical leave, which has contributed to the…

Loud Noise Wakes People And They Notice Their House Is On Fire

It happened around 3:30 this morning about three miles north of Park Rapids

April 23, 2018

TJ Nelson,

HUBBARD COUNTY, Minn. — Two people are awakened by a loud noise in the middle of the night and look out to see their house on fire. It happened around 3:30 this morning about three miles north of Park Rapids. The Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office found the house fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. The people inside were able…

Some Fargo Public Golf Courses Are Ready For Golfers

Rose Creek will open its 18-hole course at noon on Tuesday

April 23, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — The conditions are finally right for Fargo Park District to open up some golf courses. Rose Creek will open its 18-hole course at noon on Tuesday. Prairiewood will open its 9-hole course at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. El Zagal will open its 9-hole course on Saturday at 10:00 am. Riding carts will not be available due to…

Sheriff Identifies Body Found Along Highway 2

He was 36 year-old Casey Weekley of Grand Forks.

April 23, 2018

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, ND (KFGO) – The Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Dept. has released the name of a man whose body was found in the median along US Hwy. 2 west of Grand Forks Sat. morning. He was 36 year-old Casey Weekley of Grand Forks. The body was sent to the UND pathology department for an autopsy. A crime in the…

One Woman’s Symptoms Lead to Rare Diagnosis

She has pulmonary hypertension, which causes the blood vessels of the lungs to shrink

April 22, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — One woman received a rare diagnosis after months of experiencing unexplained symptoms. Shari Hagen–Oxton says she always felt out of breath a year ago. “Even just letting the dog out in the morning, walking from one end of the house I’d have to sit down,” she said. She had other symptoms like stomach issues and swelling of her…

Parents Who Took Child “Illegally” Have Ties To North Dakota, Possibly Ohio

They were last spotted in Georgetown, Kentucky on Friday

April 22, 2018

TJ Nelson,

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Police are searching for a couple, with connections in North Dakota and possibly Ohio, who ran off with their 2-year-old daughter who was set to be removed from their house in South Carolina. Media outlets report that they were spotted in Georgetown, Kentucky around 2 p.m. on Friday. The two parents, Jessica Louise Ray and William…