CROOKSTON, Minn. — It’s not uncommon for community members from Northwestern Minnesota to make the drive out to St. Paul just to talk to State Rep. Deb Kiel. “It is really fun to be able to sit down and talk and then get serious about what needs to change and how we can improve life for Northwestern Minnesota. It also…
FARGO, N.D. — The F–M area is gearing up for another “Navy Week” which will kick off on July 23. The last one was three years ago in 2015. This year, it’ll coincide with the Fargo Airsho. Navy Week organizers will be working with organizations across the community, like the Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, and Kiwanis Club. There will be…
MOORHEAD, Minn. —The Moorhead Center Mall is kicking off summer with its first Farmers Market of the season. People had the chance to stock up on all kinds of fresh, locally grown and handmade items. Vendors sold anything from their fresh vegetables to baked goods, pet products and hand-crafted pieces. Barry Olsen, a honey vendor, says the best part is…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A child porn investigation has landed one man behind bars in Grand Forks. Members of the police department, sheriff’s office, BCI and Homeland Security served a search warrant at a home in the 1100 block of 14th Avenue South. They recovered prohibited images and arrested 27-year-old Nicholas Bartholome of Grand Forks. Charges have been forwarded to…
FARGO, N.D. — The recent rainfall has the Red River in Fargo-Moorhead on the rise. As of 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon it was at 17.8 feet and expected to rise to minor flood stage of 18 feet Tuesday night before cresting around 18.3 feet Wednesday. Elm Street has been closed between 14th and 15th Avenues North due to the rising…
DUNVILLA, Minn. — A teen driving a UTV was arrested after another teen was hurt in Otter Tail County. The teen made a sudden change in course and caused a 17-year-old boy in the rear cargo area to be thrown after two in the morning on Saturday east of Dunvilla. The boy suffered serious head injuries. He was taken to…
ST. JAMES, Minn. — Two people are dead southwest of the Twin Cities after an argument over a forgotten wedding anniversary. 59-year-old Scott Engelbrecht of St. James, Minnesota is charged with two counts of murder and one count of assault with a dangerous weapon. A criminal complaint says Engelbrecht and his wife Joyce argued Saturday at their home when she…
MILNOR, N.D. — A teen dirt bike rider was flown to Fargo from Milnor after getting hit by a pickup. The highway patrol says 14-year-old Jayson Gainor of Lisbon was thrown from the bike after being hit by a pickup driven by 44-year-old Ryan Smith of Milnor. Gainor was taken to the hospital in Lisbon before being flown to Sanford…
THOMPSON, N.D. — We now know the name of a forklift operator who was struck from behind and killed near Thompson, North Dakota on Monday afternoon. He is 61-year-old Juan Contreras of Grand Forks. Contreras was driving the forklift on Highway 15 when he was hit by a minivan driven by 80-year-old Marilyn Pederson of Northwood. Pederson and her 75-year-old passenger…
FARGO, N.D. — Nurses who graduated from St. Luke’s Nursing School half a century ago got to reunite and explore how hospitals have changed. “I’ve always been a nurse. I always knew as a child I was going to be a nurse. I don’t think you become a nurse just by chance. You want to work with people, you want to…
