NIMROD, Minn.–A man was arrested near Nimrod on Sunday after leading police on a high speed chase. The pursuit began after the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office attempted a traffic stop on a 2004 Pontiac GTO at approximately 5:10 p.m. The driver fled north on Huntersville Road and reached speeds of 130 miles per hour. The pursuit ended after approximately eight…
FARGO, N.D. — As museums, theaters and tattoo shops remain closed, artists have been heavily impacted by the pandemic. One Fargo tattoo apprentice has made it her mission to make her art accessible to everyone during these difficult times. Although she started her “pay what you can” art initiative a couple of weeks before tattoo shops were required to close,…
OKLEE, Minn. — Dozens of farmers and neighbors with tractors of all shapes and sizes put on a parade north of Oklee, Minnesota. It was in honor of two farm kids who love tractors! The 12th birthday surprise was for Rylan Lundeen and Atley Vettleson. We are told that some even hauled their old tractors in the parade Saturday afternoon…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — MSUM Faculty Association is hosting a public forum Monday night on the recent decision to cut 11 majors and numerous staff positions. The meeting is meant to give people the chance to voice their opinions on the cuts and also for the staff to report their findings. Association President Matt Craig says they will be meeting with…
MOORHEAD,MN — The MSU-Moorhead Faculty Association is holding a virtual community open forum on Monday, April 27, from 5-6:30PM . The forum will be a ZOOM meeting. The group is looking to help understand the impact of the proposed plan that would eliminate several dozen jobs and many programs at Minnesota State University Moorhead. The goal is to hear the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – More than 700 fire departments across the state of Minnesota took part in an initiative that wants to supply workers and people living in congregated facilities with masks. “Governor Walz set an initiative about two weeks ago that today, the 25th, fire departments across the state of Minnesota will be collecting masks. Homemade masks, donated masks, whatever…
NELSON, Minn. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a barn fire on Homestead Road Northeast in Nelson, Minnesota Saturday morning. The homeowner reported that his barn was fully engulfed in flames on one side. 64-year-old Darwin Krick was able to move his cattle and horses away in time. The barn, however, was a total loss. No injuries were…
ST. PAUL, MN- Minnesota is seeing their highest daily figures for deaths and positive cases as well as testing. There was 2,810 test conducted in the last 24 hours resulting in 261 new cases. The total in Minnesota is 3,446. The highest one day figure for deaths was 23, that makes 233 in all. Some positives did come out of…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota House Republicans are introducing new legislation that would prevent the state government from taxing money from the paycheck protection program. State Representative Paul Marquart of Dilworth says the bill may not even be needed after a talk with the Department Of Revenue. He says the department is clarifying guidelines on what can and cannot be…
MINNESOTA – Minnesota has a new website to locate coronavirus test sites. Gov. Tim Walz says the state is one of a handful in the country to provide a service like this. The website also has a self screening tool so only symptomatic people go to hospitals and clinics. 23 counties do not have a testing site. Walz says putting…
