MINNESOTA – A Minot, North Dakota native has become just the second woman to attain the rank of Brigadier General in the Minnesota Army National Guard. Col. Stefanie Horvath was officially promoted in ceremonies at the Rosemount National Guard Armory. She joined the National Guard in 1991 and has been deployed in Kosovo and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Gov. Tim Walz…
MINNESOTA – The North Star State saw a big drop in drug overdose deaths in 2018. Preliminary statewide data shows that overdose deaths dropped 17% from 733 in 2017 to 607 last year. Officials say the numbers are promising, but that overdose deaths remain at historic highs and more work needs to be done to prevent and treat substance abuse….
FARGO-MOORHEAD – A Moorhead man has been identified as the person found dead in the Red River late last month. Police say he was 56-year-old Jeffrey Lindell. At this point, there’s no sign of foul play in his death. Final autopsy results are not yet available. Lindell’s body was pulled out of the river in Moorhead on June 29 after…
FARGO, N.D. – Being able to get food from the farm to the table is important. It’s a serious topic being discussed at the Ag Symposium in Moorhead. Farmers and industry leaders talk about important issues like trade and increasing costs. People also asked about passing their farm onto family and finding out ways to pay off loans with low…
FARGO, N.D. — A pancreatic cancer research symposium at NDSU connects students to researchers across the country to help find more innovative ways to treat the disease. Researchers say 85 percent of tumors in cancer patients are solid which is why they can be so hard to treat. NDSU graduate student Matthew Confeld is taking a different approach to finding…
MOORHEAD, Minn – Four of the world’s strongest men want to figure out if they’re as strong as Vikings. What’s a better place to test their might than Minnesota? It’s all part of the History Channel show The Strongest Man in History. Courtesy: HISTORY Four-time World’s Strongest Man champion Brian Shaw pulled a Viking ship weighing 12,000 pounds in the Hjemkomst…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Staff members for Minnesota Senator Tina Smith are traveling around the state to figure out how to address a housing crisis. They stopped in Moorhead to hear how our area has been impacted over the years. Clay County Housing Redevelopment Authority officials say since 2000, rent has increased 28 percent but wages have not. The executive director…
RED LAKE, MN — Red Lake Department of Public Safety members are mourning the loss of longtime Conservation Officer Shannon “Opie” Barron. He passed away last night after responding to a call for suspected illegal harvesting north of Red Lake. Officers had cleared the scene when Officer Barron requested EMS to his location after not feeling well. He was taken…
OTTERTAIL, MN — The state patrol has released the name of a Wahpeton, ND man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Hwy. 78 south of Ottertail. 21-year-old Tyler Wohlers died at the scene early Saturday morning. Wohlers was walking with two friends when he tripped into the traffic lane. The car, heading north, left the scene. The patrol…
FARGO, N.D. — That hazy sky you’ve been seeing all weekend is because of wildfires in Canada. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an air quality alert through the day because the smoke stretched from Northern Minnesota all the way to Wahpeton. The agency says the air is unhealthy for people who have asthma or breathing conditions as well…
