BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kommer is leaving and returning to the private sector. Kommer has led the commerce team through the coronavirus pandemic. She was appointed by Gov. Doug Burgum as state labor commissioner in December 2016 before being appointed to head the Department of Commerce two years later. Kommer is leaving October 2 to run…
UPDATE (8/25/20) — The AMBER Alert for 6-month-old Lucas Warner is canceled after the baby is found safe in Lincoln County in far northwestern Montana. The baby was reported missing Saturday from a neighboring county. No other details were released. COLUMBIA FALLS, M.T.–An Amber Alert for a six-month-old boy says the child’s abductors may be heading to North Dakota. According…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 127 new COVID-19 cases and one new death Monday. Twenty-two counties report new cases. Grand Forks County reports the most new cases with 26 and Stark County the second most with 21. A woman in her 90s from McIntosh County with underlying health conditions died. The NDDoH says two cases from…
WAHPETON, N.D. — It’s been a busy couple of days for the crews working to contain a straw bale fire that broke out Friday at Masonite Primeboard. The focus is now on the quality of air for people living nearby, as the smoke continues to blow through. “This is going to last quite a few days when we’re looking at…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — An area in West Fargo didn’t have water for part of Sunday as crews worked to repair a water main break on Fourth Avenue West. Water was shut off for properties between Fourth and Fifth Avenue West between Sheyenne and First Street. It was restored by 5 p.m. Traffic was reduced in the area to allow…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Hundreds of bikers from across the metro came out in support of a courageous young girl Sunday afternoon. The second annual Ride With Natalee: Against Sexual Abuse motorcycle ride kicked off at Harley-Davidson of Fargo. The event is in support of Natalee Strubbe, a 5-year-old girl who was raped multiple times by a teenage boy last…
FARGO, N.D. — The local nonprofit Faith4Hope is hoping to remove some barriers local families can face when preparing to go back to school. “We find that people needed the most right now. With COVID going on it’s kind of hard to juggle everything. Hybrid classes, at home, and so, now they’re going back to school, and we want them…
FARGO, N.D. — 49-year-old Jason O’Neil is in the Cass County Jail after police say he stabbed his girlfriend early Saturday morning. Officers were sent to the stabbing at an apartment in the 2500 block of 14th Street South at 3:43 a.m. The woman stabbed was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. O’Neil was arrested for Attempted Murder,…
WAHPETON, ND (KFGO) – It took most of the night and into the early morning hours for multiple fire crews to contain a straw bale fire near Wahpeton Friday. The fire started around 7:30 at at the Masonite PrimeBoard plant, Richland County emergency manager Brett Lambrecht says 2 of the 5 lanes of bales, which 2 blocks in size and…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Ten dogs from Texas are hoping to find new homes in our region. 4 Luv of Dog Rescue have brought the dogs back to Moorhead. They have all been checked by vets and their shots are taken care of. Texas has a K9 overpopulation issue, where many of their dogs that end up in shelters go unadopted…
