North Dakota News

Ogema Man Arrested In Fargo For Drunk Driving After Hitting Fence in Moorhead

FARGO, N.D. — An Ogema, Minnesota man is arrested for drunk driving after fleeing police and crashing into a fence near the soccer complex in Moorhead. Police responded to a report of an impaired driver Sunday afternoon near Azool Hornbacher’s. They say 28-year-old Derek Berg fled in his vehicle, hitting the fence and eventually getting onto I-94 into Fargo. His…

COVID-19 Cases Continue To Rapidly Rise In Our 3-State Region

Minnesota has another 2,217 COVID-19 cases and 18 more deaths. In our region, the dead include a Pennington County person in their early 70’s and a Beltrami County person in their late 70’s. 13 of the deaths come from long-term care facilities. The state has now surpassed 150,000 positive cases since the start of the pandemic and nearly 2,500 deaths….

School Board To Discuss Return To Classrooms at Monday Meeting

FARGO, N.D. — Public school leaders in Fargo are discussing whether to have older children head back to classrooms, even as the state struggles with the worst outbreak of COVID-19 per capita in the nation. A task force that was formed when parents and others complained after the Fargo Public School District opted for distance learning has its next meeting…

Investigations ongoing for separate shootings over the weekend

It is unknown if the incidents are related

FARGO, N.D. — Police in the metro are investigating two shootings over the weekend. One happening just before one this morning in the 800 block of 12th street north. Fargo police say a man there had a gunshot wound to his stomach. He was taken to a local hospital but his injuries are unknown at this time. Police detained some…

Trunk or Treat at BOOnanzaville

Bonanzaville hosted a trick-or-treat event for kids.

WEST FARGO, N.D.– During most of the year, Bonanzaville is the host of 41 buildings that visitors can explore to learn more about North Dakota history, but on Saturday, it was the host of hundreds of people, lots of candy, and spooky decorations. “For the first annual it was a big surprise, but we are very happy with how many…

West Fargo library hosts Tricks & Treats

Library staff handed out treats at Tintes Park.

FARGO, N.D.– The West Fargo Library is sharing the Halloween spirit with members of the community. Families showed up to Tintes Park where they were met by library staff in costumes who were ready to hand out treats. Instead of the usual candy, kids received coloring pages and activities to do at home. The library also hosted a raffle as…

Get out the vote rally supports U.S. senate candidate Jason Lewis

Minnesota voters show their support for Republican party in campaign rally

MOORHEAD, Minn. — With three days until the general election, voters of the Republican party attended the “Get out the vote” rally in Moorhead to show their support for Minnesota Republican candidates. Minnesota GOP Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan kicked off the event with her support for one U.S. senate candidate. “My favorite, favorite republican in the entire state of Minnesota is…

Red River Market closes for the season

Vendors and shoppers celebrate final market in costume

FARGO, N.D. — It’s the end of the season. The Red River market says its final goodbye for the year. As shoppers celebrated the final community farmers market in true Halloween spirit they took the opportunity to stock up on some of their favorite goods. Shoppers and vendors alike got the chance to dress up in costume while enjoying live…

Police on patrol encounters structure fire

Building and contents were left significantly damaged.

FARGO, N.D. — Fire crews respond to a building fire in Fargo just after three this morning. Firefighters were called to the corner of Fourth Avenue and 40th Street South by a Fargo police officer who noticed smoke coming from a vent on the roof. Crews noticed heavy smoke had taken over the west side of the Rusco Window company…

Woman fleeing police gets stuck in cemetery, arrested for DUI

Fargo Police says the driver had a BAC of .157, which is almost twice the legal limit

FARGO, N.D. — A woman driving the wrong way near 12th Avenue North and University got stuck in a cemetery Saturday morning. Fargo Police officers tried to stop 33-year-old Melissa Rasmussen of Thompson, North Dakota at around 4:30 a.m. but she did not stop immediately. That’s when she got stuck in the Holy Cross Cemetery near the airport. Rasmussen was…