MOORHEAD, Minn. — Police in Moorhead are investigating a fatality involving a train. Authorities were notified that a person was hit after 4:30 this afternoon. We are still waiting for more details from officials on what exactly happened. We hope to have more information at 9:00. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead Tags: FATALITY, moorhead, police, train
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINN. – The National Transportation Safety Board says a plane that crashed near Thief River Falls, killing three Wyoming men likely occurred because the pilot lost control due to spatial disorientation, the inability of a pilot to determine altitude or airspeed in relation to the ground. The single engine Cessna went down in a field shortly after…
FARGO, N.D. — A Native American Festival running through November 17 at the Fargo Public Library downtown is not just educating the public about all things related to Indian Country. It’s also tackling an issue impacting reservations across the country with a panel on missing and murdered indigenous women. Whitney Fear, one of the panelists, says the rate at which…
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN — A final report from federal investigators says the plane that crashed near Thief River Falls killing three Wyoming men likely occurred because the pilot lost control due to spatial disorientation. The Rawlins Times reports 69-year-old pilot Moy Wing, 27-year-old Brian Duke and 26-year-old Zach Ostertag died when the single-engine Cessna went down shortly after takeoff from…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Plenty of turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie has Thanksgiving coming a lot earlier this year at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Volunteers started carving turkeys at 5:30 in the morning to feed everyone coming to the parish’s annual Turkey Bazaar Dinner & Holiday Showcase. Proceeds from the dinner will go to the church but St. Joseph’s also…
WILLMAR, Minn. — Authorities in central Minnesota say they have identified a body that was found in a Kandiyohi County field on Halloween. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the body as that of 24-year-old David Medellin Jr of Willmar. The manner of death has been ruled a homicide. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office says it received a call…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Nov. 2 marks the end of Dia de Los Muertos, a Mexican holiday honoring those who have passed. Students at MSUM had their own celebration. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion says having students do activities can be more meaningful that learning from a lecture. “I hope today they’re able to leave with a sense of community. I…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — As candidates gear up for the home stretch of the election, an MSUM professor argues popularity polls are misleading when predicting a winner of the election. Philip Baumann says polls only reflect a small part of the population at a certain point. When he started studying polls 30 years ago, he saw that participation in these polls hovered…
HUBBARD COUNTY, Minn. – Three people have been arrested after fleeing the scene of an accident near Park Rapids Thursday afternoon. It happened around 3:15 at the intersection of County Road 81 and Essex Road. After receiving multiple tips, Hubbard County deputies arrested two people as they came woods on County Road Four and another at a gas station. Elizabeth…
MINNESOTA– Minnesota gun deer season officially begins a half–hour before sunrise on Saturday morning, November 3rd. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 2018 is looking to be a promising year. “The deer and the outlook for this year is very good,” Minnesota DNR acting big game program leader Erik Thorson said. “The deer populations are up in most of…
