North Dakota News

Man Arrested After Attacking Two Women & Stealing Two Vehicles

FARGO, N.D. — A Hitterdal, Minnesota man is arrested in Fargo for attacking two women in rural Felton and stealing two vehicles. Clay County authorities say 39-year-old Thaddeus Severson is accused of assaulting the women he knew before taking a vehicle from the home. The women were taken to local hospitals with serious injuries. Severson later abandoned the car before…

UPDATE: Runaway teenager Found And Is Safe

UPDATE 6:17 p.m. : Zareah has been recovered and is safe. Thank you for your help. FARGO, ND — The Fargo Police Department is seeking the publics assistance in locating Zareah Weatherspoon who was reported as a runaway on Aug. 1. Zareah is 15 years old, 5’9″, 150 lbs, has brown hair and brown eyes. If you have information as to…

Construction knocks out power to over 300 in Fargo

FARGO, ND – Contractors doing construction work behind the Fargo-Cass County Public Health building at 1240 25th St. S struck and damaged an underground power line just before 10 a.m. Wed., knocking out power to about 350 Xcel Energy customers. The outage caused a loud noise that could be heard throughout the neighborhood. Xcel North Dakota Principal Manager Mark Nisbet…

Authorities locate stolen vehicle

UPDATE: The Cass County Sheriff’s Department reports the vehicle has been located.   CLAY COUNTY, ND — The Clay County Sheriff’s office is looking to talk to the driver of a stolen vehicle. In a release they say they’re investigating a report of a stolen vehicle from the Kragnes area. The vehicle is described as a 2013 Blue Ford F-150…

Fargo company to conduct patient trials for COVID-19 vaccine

FARGO, ND – A Fargo-based medical research company has been chosen to conduct two clinical trials that could lead to a vaccine for COVID-19. Lillestol Research is among several facilities across the nation involved in “Operation Warp Speed”, the federal government’s plan to provide 300 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by January, 2021. Director of Operations Jamie Brown says Lillestol…

LadyBoss Reveals New Name And Future Plans At Their Annual Summit

Over 200 people attended the summit virtually.

FARGO-MOORHEAD – An organization reveals their new brand at their annual summit. Ladyboss had their virtual summit where they had guest speakers, panel discussions, and virtual networking. The organization also announced their new name: Ladyboss Midwest They hope that through their new brand they will be able to connect women in communities beyond Fargo-Moorhead. One of the Co-founders of Ladyboss…

ND National Guard trains for the worst: radioactive accidents & biological attacks

FARGO, N.D. – For Master Sergeant Kristi Erickson, a supervisor of the North Dakota National Guard’s 119th Wing Emergency Management Team, detecting hazardous radiation materials isn’t her day job. That’s what the soldiers at the 81st Civil Support Team do instead. They’re trained to respond to incidents ranging from radioactive accidents to biological attacks. If a really terrible accident happened in North…

Class Clay Alerts Will Provide Quicker Way To Notify Residents Of Emergencies

Cass and Clay County have been using codeRED to provide emergency notifications for the last 15 years.

CASS COUNTY, N.D. and CLAY COUNTY, Minn. –  Starting September 1, there will be a few changes in the way we receive alerts about what is happening in our community. Cass County Alerts will alert residents about severe weather, fire, floods, and other emergencies as well as of road closures and water utility maintenance. Residents will be able to pick…

ND Governor Burgum to discuss COVID-19 in 3:30 p.m. news conference

August 4th, 2020 COVID-19 Press Conference – ND Joint Information Center Posted by North Dakota Department of Health on Tuesday, August 4, 2020       BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum will hold a press briefing at 3:30 p.m. today to provide an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in North Dakota. Burgum will be joined by North Dakota University System…

What to do if you receive seeds you didn’t buy in the mail

FARGO, N.D. — Around 100 North Dakotans have contacted the state’s Department of Agriculture saying they received mysterious seed packets in the mail. Officials are urging anyone who receives unsolicited seeds from China to not open them. You are asked to send the package, including the mailing label, to the Department of Agriculture for inspection. There is also an online…