North Dakota News

Red River Valley Hosts Winter Market At Moorhead Mall

This is their second year hosting the event at the Moorhead Mall.

MOORHEAD, Minn.- The indoor event is celebrating its second Winter Market at the Moorhead Mall and it featured clothing, accessories and baked goods, as well as preserved items and root vegetables. The event also had about 25 vendors, live music and a play area for kids. The organizers of the event say that it’s nice to have an event in…

Fire breaks out at UND West Hall laundry facility

There were no injuries

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Crews responded to a fire at UND’s West Hall at 3530 University Avenue around 11 o’clock Friday night. When crews arrived, the building had been evacuated. They put out the fire in a clothes dryer. Fire and smoke damage was contained to the laundry area. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire. Damage estimates are…

Former ND State Senator Trying To Help Inmates Through Education

You can donate at NDSU's Renaissance Hall Suite 110 until March 15th.

FARGO, N.D. — According to the Prison Policy Initiative, over two million Americans are being held in the prison system. It’s one of the highest rates per capita in the world. That’s why former North Dakota State Senator Tim Flakoll started a book drive to help with inmate reform. “People have a chance to use them during their free time,…

Business owner raises concerns about downtown parking

People continued to voice their concerns over downtown parking.

FARGO, N.D.- Leslie Johnson Aldrich is the owner of downtown’s Johnson Law Office and was encouraged by her employees to come to the meeting. She says the lack of parking, including renting monthly contracts, is her main concern. Johnson adds although there is off-street parking at her building, it’s small and not enough for the entire staff. She says her…

Seven-Year-Old Grantley Johnson Loses His Second Battle With Leukemia

In a Facebook post, Grantley's family says he was surrounded by loved ones and is no longer suffering.

WEST FARGO, N.D. – They say not all heroes wear capes, and at just seven-years-old, Grantley Johnson proved it. Grantley loved superheroes, video games, wrestling, drawing and art. We first met him in 2018 as a first grader at Freedom Elementary School. His family noticed a rash that would not go away, and after further testing doctors diagnosed him with…

Pickup rear-ends bus in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – One person is in the hospital after a pickup rear-ends a school bus. Grand Forks officers were sent to the 4200 block of Belmont Road around 3:15 Friday afternoon. Witnesses say the Dietrich Bus was stopped and dropping off children when it was struck by a pickup. The driver of the picup, Albert Giesbrecht, was taken…

Oscars Cheat Sheet: Best Picture

It's a big field. Let us whittle it down for you.

Take a deep breath. It’s the final segment of our weeklong Oscars preview stories, and we saved the biggest category for last. The Best Picture category has run the gamut through the years from the controversial to the acclaimed to the just plain inexplicable. And this year, we’re trying to clear up the confusion. The North Dakota Film Society’s Scottie…

LIVE: Red River Market and Giving Hearts Day

Cozy up with a community event that feeds the soul as well as the stomach.

It’s a long time until growing season starts up again, but the Red River Market is here to give us a way to grow the warm fuzzy feelings in our hearts just in time for Giving Hearts Day. This weekend, they’re holding a Winter Farmer’s Market at the Moorhead Center Mall with goods from local makers, including cookie-decorating kits for…

LIVE: Senior Heart Health

Keep things ticking along with help from senior health specialists, live in studio.

It’s Go Red for Women Day, and we’re wearing our hearts on our sleeves to promote heart health in women. And whether the senior in your life is a mom, grandma, sister, or just a sister of the heart, you can share some heart-healthy habits that will keep hers ticking along the way you want. Barry Maring, of Right at…

North Dakota State Superintendent Seeking Reelection

Kirsten Baesler says she will run for a third four-year term.

BISMARCK, N.D.–North Dakota’s state superintendent says she plans to seek reelection. Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler says she will run for a third four-year term. The superintendent is a nonpartisan official, but Baesler sought and received the Republican Party’s support in 2016 when she was elected with about 75% of the general election vote. Baesler says that it’s important…