North Dakota News

Camper A Total Loss From Fire In Lindenwood Park

Fargo Fire Battalion Chief Jason Ness says a woman and her dog lived in the unit.

FARGO, N.D. — A camper in Lindenwood park is called a total loss after a fire broke out. Fargo Firefighters say they got the call around 9:26 pm on Thursday night for a fire call at 1905 Roger Maris Drive South. The department says they arrived on the scene to find neighbors trying to battle the flames with garden hoses….

Great Plains Food Bank Working With USDA To Use Farm Overstock To Help Families In Need

The food bank is making daily stops in areas like Minot, Dickenson and Bismarck.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — At the Probstfield Center For Education In Moorhead hundreds of boxes are being loaded up into cars. The Great Plains Food Bank is teaming up with the U.S Agriculture Department’s Family Food Box Program. The program partners with local farmers to buy their overstock produce not sold because of COVID-19 and then package and redistribute it. “Like…

Fargo Main Avenue construction shifts to paving between Broadway to 7th Street

Speeds are reduced in the work zone.

FARGO, N.D. – Crews are making progress on the Main Avenue reconstruction project in Fargo. The road remains closed to traffic between east of University Drive to west of the 10th Street South underpass bridge as well as west of 8th Street South and Broadway. “We are currently starting as of today, paving operations from Broadway to about 7th street….

Mass COVID-19 testing continues Friday at Fargodome

The pop-up testing site is open to the general public Thursday and Friday

FARGO, N.D. — The first of a two-day COVID-19 mass testing event has wrapped up at the Fargodome. The testing site was a collaboration between Fargo Cass Public Health, North Dakota Public Health and the North Dakota National Guard. It began Thursday morning at 10:00. According to Fargo Cass Public Health, an unlimited number of oral swab testing kits were…

A Real Stinker. Skunk Gets Pop Can Stuck On Its Head, Deputy Responds

Deputy Chad Thompson responded to the call for help

Cass County Sheriff’s OfficeCASSELTON, N.D. — A Cass County deputy jumps into a stinky situation in Casselton. Yes that is a skunk with a pop can stuck on its head. Deputy Chad Thompson responded to the call for help. He was able to locate the skunk and smelling its fear, Thompson was able to keep the skunk calm and safely…

Student Debt Relief Company Ordered To Stop Doing Business In N.D.

Investigators determined the company was not licensed in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has ordered California-based Students Loan Services to issue refunds and stop doing business in the state until it meets licensing requirements. His office started an investigation into the student debt relief company after a woman who had paid almost $900 did not see any reduction in her debt. Investigators determined the…

Lamoureux Twins Named Recipients of Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award

Monique Lamoureux-Morando, Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson will be the state's 45th & 46th recipients

Thank you @DougBurgum for the honor. We are humbled to be amongst such inspiring company with this award. The thank yous are endless to those who have been there throughout our careers. #NDProud https://t.co/YAFzHh8kgb — Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux (@LamoureuxTwins) June 11, 2020 BISMARCK, N.D. — The latest two recipients of North Dakota’s highest award for its citizens are the…

All Honor Flights For 2020 Postponed

Some disappointing news for our war heroes waiting to take the next Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Honor Flight Network has postponed all trips for the 2020 flight season in response to COVID-19. ​ They say that those with questions about their individual trip should contact their local Honor Flight hub. More than 23,000 veterans were given free trips to…

North Dakota reports 39 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death Thursday

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 39 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Thursday. Ten counties report new cases including Burleigh, Cass, Dickey, McKenzie, Morton, Ransom, Richland, Traill, Ward and Williams Counties. A woman in her 70s from Cass County died. She had underlying health conditions. North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 2,980 positive cases, 32 current…