WASHINGTON – Senator Tina Smith says an investigation is now underway into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. It will look into the effects DeJoy’s changes are having on delivery times. Just yesterday he reversed course on removing mail sorting machines, closing dropoff locations, and cancelling overtime. They will also investigate alleged conflicts of interest that DeJoy has in over $70 million worth…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Rayna Yellowbird was spending a summer day the same way many kids do; riding a bike around the neighborhood with her friends. Her route took her to the intersection of Elm Street and 12th Avenue North in Fargo and that’s where things took a turn for the worse. “I stopped and there was nobody going, so I…
UNITED STATES – Congressman Collin Peterson receives U.S Chamber of Commerce’s Spirit of Enterprise Award. It is given annually to those who continuously work toward creating jobs and economic growth. “I try to look at issues based on what’s good for my district. You know, I think that’s my job. My job is representative. It’s not to be a partisan…
MINNESOTA – Minnesota turkey growers and producers are feeling the sting as COVID-19 is causing producers to slow down production. “It’s been a challenge. It’s added costs to our situation, and in our case as a grower co-op, it’s the independent growers that are affected because they own the plant,” Former Chairman of the National Turkey Federation John Burkel said….
GROTON, S.D. — Two RDO vice presidents are dead after crashing into a dump truck in eastern South Dakota. The crash happening Tuesday afternoon around 2:30 on US Highway 12 about five miles west of Groton. According to RDO Equipment Company, Mark Kreps and Steve Connelly were killed. They were both 54-years-old. According to South Dakota Highway Patrol, the dump…
UPDATE: The Moorhead Police Department determined that the man responsible for crashing into a Casey’s General Store on August 9 had inhaled cans of compressed air prior to the crash. Police believe the toxic substance was a contributing factor in the crash that caused significant damage to the Casey’s building. The man, 30-year-old Gage Robert Durbin, was cited for reckless…
MOORHEAD, Minn.- Moorhead Public Schools will start the new year with hybrid learning. “To acclimate staff and students to the new learning environments and to help students develop the necessary skills and prevention practices to ensure safety,” says Brandon Lunak, the Superintendent at Moorhead Public Schools. The district will be moving between hybrid and distance learning based on the COVID-19…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead Police officers Eric Zimmel and Kaden Oldham pulled over Faith Shields-Dixon for speeding. Dash cam video was released after Shields-Dixon filed a complaint. In the video, officers Oldham and Zimmel approach the vehicle to issue the violation for going 44 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. Shields-Dixon appears frustrated with the way…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Rapper Kanye West’s representatives filed paperwork Tuesday seeking to get West on Minnesota’s November ballot as a third-party presidential candidate. West’s reps arrived at the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office not long before the 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline to file paperwork for third-party bids. A spokeswoman for Secretary of State Steve Simon said it could take…
MOORHEAD, Minn – A 20-year tradition of fright is taking this year off due to coronavirus concerns. Operators of the Haunted Corn Maze in Moorhead say the safest decision this year would be to not open to the public this fall. After reviewing the guidelines they figured that they didn’t have a way to safely and honestly adhere with recommendations….
