UPDATE: The Grand Forks County Coroner’s Office positively identified the body found in Arvilla as that of 35-year-old Erin Peterka. Erin was last seen leaving a residence in Arvilla on July 31. Her body was discovered in a tree line on August 28. The Grand Forks Sheriff’s Office is investigating what happened to Erin. Anyone with information is asked to…
UNITED STATES – We know it takes a certain toughness to be a North Dakotan. WalletHub backs that up by naming The Roughrider State the hardest working state in America. The website compared each state across 10 areas. North Dakota is first in employment rate, second in average workweek hours and eighth in share of workers with multiple jobs. It’s…
UPDATE: Fargo Police have identified the man who died in a shooting Friday night. Police say 41-year-old Santino Manjadit Makur Marial of Fargo was found with a gunshot wound at approximately 10:22 p.m. Marial was taken to a local hospital where he died. Police say no one is in custody at this time. FARGO, ND – The Fargo Police…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 114 new COVID-19 cases and one new death Monday. Twenty-three counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 29 and Cass County the second most with 16. A man in his 50s from Grand Forks County with underlying health conditions died. North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 11,816 positive…
There’s a new tool at your fingertips to help stop the spread of crime in North Dakota’s biggest city. Fargo police are launching the 411 app for citizens in our community. Police say the app allows you to stay anonymous while you send in tips and concerns about potential crime to police They say the app will make it easier…
FARGO, N.D. — Medical workers are concerned over the flu season and the coronavirus pandemic merging this fall. Just like most healthcare providers across the country, Sanford Health in Fargo is in preparation mode. “We ramp up our testing supplies and we are rolling out a massive campaign for early influenza vaccination so we can have most people, as many…
FARGO, N.D. — In the late 80’s and early 90’s, Kelly Breidenbach rocked the Cross Country world in North Dakota. In 1988, she and her teammates would help win the Eastern Dakota Conference State Cross Country Championship for the West Fargo Packers. “She was the one we always looked up to. She was the leader,” said Staci Birrenkott, a former…
FARGO, N.D. — The United States hitting 6 million COVID-19 cases out of 25 million globally. The U.S. leads the count followed by Brazil with 3.8 million and India with 3.5 million. The Midwest becoming a hotspot for new cases with Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota recently reporting record one-day increases. Many of the new cases in Iowa…
GRIGGS COUNTY, N.D. — A West Fargo man is injured after getting run over by a tractor in Griggs County. It happened west of Cooperstown shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 32-year-old Ryan Hoverson was working on a fence with another man when a parking brake malfunction caused the tractor to run him over. Hoverson…
T. Denny SanfordFARGO, N.D. — Sanford Health’s CEO is responding to reports of a child pornography investigation involving long-time donor T. Denny Sanford. Kelby Krabbenhoft sent a letter to all Sanford employees acknowledging the investigation and wrote that he is “deeply concerned about these reports.” The Argus Leader reports that the investigation centers on an electronic device owned by Sanford….
