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Natural Grocers Helping People to Stay Healthy Rest of Winter Season

classes are held twice a week

FARGO, N.D. — For anyone that wants to avoid getting the flu this winter, Natural Grocers is offering a helping hand. They held a class to teach people how to stay healthy throughout the winter. Ways to do so include getting plenty of sleep and eating fruits and vegetables with lots of vitamin C. Experts recommend “not” drinking dairy or orange…

How Local Businesses Are Teaching People To Operate A Gun Safely

Like shops all over the country, they have the right to refuse service to anyone that seems out of the ordinary

FARGO, ND — In many states like North Dakota and Minnesota, recreational gun activity is common. Bill’s Gun Shop and Range in Fargo is giving the community an opportunity to learn how to operate a gun safely. Like shops all over the country, they have the right to refuse service to anyone that seems out of the ordinary. At Bills…

No Indication of A Crime In Missing Pregnant Woman’s Death

Body of Kara Blevins Found Saturday In Chippewa National Forest

CASS CO., Minn. — Authorities doubt that foul play was a factor in the death of a pregnant woman who was missing for more than two weeks. The body of 27-year-old Kara Blevins was found Saturday not far from her hometown of Akeley, Minnesota. The county sheriff says there was “no indication at the scene of any crime.” Preliminary autopsy…

Bipartisan Committee Formed To Find Solution to Pension Crisis

Threatens 2,000 North Dakotans and 400,00 Retirees Across The Country

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A solution for the country’s pension crisis didn’t make it in the final budget, but a bipartisan committee has been set up as a compromise. The pension crisis is threatening 2,000 North Dakotans and 400,000 retirees across the country who paid into Central States Pension Fund and others. The committee will be required to hold at least…

Three People Hurt After Running Into Snow Plow In Whiteout Conditions

Crash Happened Sunday Afernoon on Interstate 29, South of Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. — Three people from Kindred were hurt when their pickup rear-ended a snow plow. It happened in white-out conditions Sunday afternoon on I-29 south of Grand Forks. The pickup driver, 30-year old Sean Woller, and his passengers, 26 year old Christina Lindquist-Cornog, and 6 year-old William Cornog, were taken to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with…

Functional Fitness Using Big Blue At Courts Plus

The Big Blue Machine Helps People Improve Their Workouts Through Functional Fitness

One way to spice up your normal workout routine is to try out functional fitness using the Big Blue machine at Courts Plus in Fargo. Functional fitness incorporates more muscle groups during a single movement rather than just focusing on one, such as leg or arms. One of the big focuses of the machine is to train you using your…

LIVE: Unglued Craft Fest

We're making messes and rolling with the crafty types on the Morning Show.

If you’re feeling a little bit creative or just want to be inspired by folks who are, search no further than the Plains Art Museum this weekend. That’s where the 8th Annual Unglued Craft Fest will gather arts and crafts appreciators from all over the region to explore, admire, and create some of their very own foods, goods and crafts…

Grand Forks Police Arrest Man For Firing Gun In Home

Twenty-six-year-old Salvador Hernandez was arrested on charges of terrorizing, reckless endangerment and ingestion of a controlled substance.

GRAND FORKS, N.D (KFGO) – A man was arrested Sunday night after police responded to a report of two gun shots fired inside a Grand Forks home. Officers met a man leaving the house in the 1100 block of 55th Street North. He was identified as the suspect and taken into custody without incident. Twenty-six-year-old Salvador Hernandez was arrested on…

Thirty-Thousand Barrel, Diesel Fuel Tank Catches Fire In West Fargo

It took fire crews up to eight hours to extinguish the flames

WEST FARGO, N.D. — People in West Fargo woke up to an alert telling them to stay inside, after a diesel tank fire sent out smoke circulating in the air for miles. The shelter advisory lasted for hours as fire crews worked to put out the flames. “It’s kind of scary and kind of amazing at the same time. Amazing that…

Hispanics For Democracy is Trying to Get More People Out to Vote

They want to change things like education, healthcare and immigration

FARGO, N.D. — Reports show not many Hispanic people vote which is why one local group is trying to change that. Hispanics for Democracy offer classes for Hispanic immigrants who have not yet received their citizenship so they can vote. The group also speaks to people about how voting will allow them to get people in office who will make a…