FARGO, N.D. — Friends and family in the area are coming together to help cover medical costs for a terminally ill woman. Family members say Jean Moe has end stage kidney disease and heart failure which has put her in an electric wheelchair. Her daughter says Moe’s kidneys function at 15 to 20 percent and her heart at 35 percent…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — U.S. Senator Al Franken visited Moorhead to tell senior citizens how Republican plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act could impact them. A nonpartisan analysis estimates the American Health Care Act would immediately leave 14 million people without health coverage. State officials say 1.2 million Minnesotans under the current plan could lose insurance or get…
FARGO, N.D. — The youth hockey players are helping stock shelves at the Emergency Food Pantry. Thirty hockey players from the North Dakota Kings took a break from the ice to help volunteer for those in need. They spent the afternoon helping people at the Emergency Food Pantry shop for food, bag their items and refill the shelves with the…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo is proving you’re never too old to get your Irish on. Senior Citizens from Touchmark retirement home are celebrating St. Patrick’s with a pub crawl. The fourth annual St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl included traditional Irish food, drinks and music. Pub crawlers decked out in green hit the town starting at Old Broadway, making their way to…
BURLEIGH COUNTY, N.D. — A former Grand Forks City Council member who shot a judge in a courtroom in 1992 has been put back in jail. Reuben Larson, 68, finished serving 25 of a 26-year prison sentence for shooting Judge Lawrence Jahnke in Room 201 of the Grand Forks County Courthouse. Larson was in court for failing to make…
FARGO, N.D. — One local Irish bar said cheers to 50 years this St. Paddy’s Day. Duffy’s Tavern in Fargo tapped their keg early in the morning to celebrate. In honor of this holiday, Duffy’s will serve green beer. Owners say it’s tradition that has helped them be successful for the last half century. “People like to come to Duffy’s because it’s a place…
FARGO, N.D. — Grab your cowboy boots and hat because the Rodeo is at the Fargodome this weekend. “It’s a full line up shows,” said Jeff Lee, the show’s announcer. “We’ve got bareback riding, saddle bunk riding, bull riding, tie down roping, steer wrestling, team roping and cowgirls barrel racing.” Cassidy Rasmussen, who is Miss Rodeo North Dakota 2017, is…
RED RIVER VALLEY — In a story we first brought you Thursday, officials with JCPenney confirm the Wahpeton and Thief River Falls locations are closing. Additionally, stores in Dickinson and Jamestown are also closing, as well as seven other locations in Minnesota. In total, JCPenney is closing 138 stores across the country, and officials say it is due to…
FARGO, N.D. — Officers say they’ve sold more than 1,000 custom coins to honor Jason Moszer, a Fargo police officer who was fatally shot in February, 2016. Proceeds from coin sales will help cover travel costs for Moszer’s family and friends. They’re heading to Washington D.C. in May where Jason Moszer’s name will be added to the National Peace…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks Police are asking for help on combating opioid abuse in the community. Police say they arrested Michael Kotaska for being in possession of Furanyl Fentanyl, which is a schedule 1 controlled substance. Grand Forks Police say they arrested Michael Kotaska for being in possession of fentanyl. They said he concealed it in an…
