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RibFest Announces “Real” Entertainment Line-Up

Seven award-winning rib cookers will be set up in the Fargodome parking lot all week

April 19, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Some blasts from the past are headlining this summer’s Happy Harry’s RibFest at the Fargodome. Unlike the April Fool’s Day joke that got so many people, this year’s actual lineup includes Collective Soul, Night Ranger, Diamond Rio and Little Texas. The dates are June 7th thru the 10th. Seven award-winning rib cookers will be set up in…

Police Identify Mandan Man Fatally Shot by Officer

Police say Wilson was shot after he refused to drop a knife and made an aggressive move toward one of the officers

April 19, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MANDAN, N.D. — Police have identified the man fatally shot by an officer in Mandan. Ivan Wilson, 24, of Mandan, was killed Friday by an officer responding to a domestic dispute on the city’s northeast side. Police say Wilson was shot after he refused to drop a knife and made an aggressive move toward one of the officers. He was…

Advanced Health Care Options: Why it’s Important to Have a Plan

Sanford Health is teaching the importance of advanced health care options to residents at Bethany

April 18, 2017

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — It’s National Health Care Decisions Day and members of Bethany Retirement Living are providing options for all residents. It can be a difficult conversation that families have about quality of life when it comes to health care. Bethany Retirement Living teamed up with Sanford Health Systems to answer some questions. “Who would want to have someone else…

Students Still Feel Safe Amid Recent Crimes in the MSUM Neighborhood

Many students told us they still feel safe when on campus

April 18, 2017

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Police said a man with stab wounds to the chest showed up at a south Moorhead home asking for help. This adds to the list of crimes in a neighborhood just south of MSUM. Authorities said they don’t know where the stabbing took place. But it was in the 1200 block of 18th Street South where the…

The City of Grand Forks Reflects on the Flood of ’97

For those who were there for the 1997 flood they remember it like it was yesterday

April 18, 2017

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Life came to a screeching halt for thousands of people in Grand Forks after the flood of 1997. But after 20 years, the city has grown and improved. For many people who were in the heart of the disaster, it still feels like yesterday. The river rose to 54.35 feet in 1997. It is still the…

United Blood Services Needs You

United Blood Services held a blood drive for all students at NDSU

April 18, 2017

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Someone needs blood every three seconds in this country and United Blood Services is here to help save a life. They stopped by NDSU to hold a blood drive for anyone who wanted to donate. The UBS Blood Mobile was parked on the west side of the Memorial Union. For those who were donating regular whole blood…

Cone Zone: Traffic Lanes on I-29 at 32nd Ave South to Close

They say these interstate lanes will close during the middle of the day for a few hours throughout the next month

April 18, 2017

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Project engineers say lanes on I-29 at 32nd Avenue South in Fargo may occasionally close. But they don’t think it will have too much of an impact on rush hour traffic. They say these interstate lanes will close during the middle of the day for a few hours throughout the next month. Southbound lanes will be re-opened…

City of Grand Forks Features “20 Years Stronger” Section on Its Website

Its website is featuring a section called "20 Years Stronger", highlighting the devastation the city overcame.

April 18, 2017

Site Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The city of Grand Forks is commemorating how far it’s come since the flood. Its website is featuring a section called “20 Years Stronger”, highlighting the devastation the city overcame. A spokesperson with the city says the feature is meant to show how Grand Forks is “stronger than ever before,” rather than the hardships the disaster…

High Risk Sex Offender Gets Grand Forks Address

He was recently released from the James River Correctional Center

April 18, 2017

Alison Voorhees,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A high risk sex offender has moved to Grand Forks. Anthony Rolland, 33, lives at 625 North 5th Street, Unit #2. He was recently released from the James River Correctional Center. Rolland has two convictions for Gross Sexual Imposition, once in 2001 and again in 2003. He has a lifetime registration requirement. Categories: Community, Crime, Local…

Andrew’s Law Ready to be Signed by Gov. Burgum

ND lawmakers have passed a measure that establishes protections for confidential drug informants.

April 18, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. — Lawmakers in Bismarck are rushing to finish up the session by making decisions on a number of bills. They have passed a measure that establishes protections for confidential drug informants. The action comes more than three years after 20-year-old college student Andrew Sadek was found dead in a river with a bullet in his head and a…