North Dakota News

Fargo Police Seek Help Identifying Hit and Run Suspect

The incident occurred outside of No Bull at approximately 11:45 p.m.

FARGO, N.D.-Fargo police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the driver of a vehicle who struck a pedestrian on New Year’s Eve. The incident occurred outside of No Bull in the 600 block of NP Avenue at approximately 11:45 p.m. The victim was walking between two parked cars when the vehicle struck them. They received non-life threatening injuries. The…

Fargo Police Looking for Two Missing Adults

Police say they are known to stay at local hotels and work day labor jobs.

FARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department is seeking assistance locating two missing adults. Thirty-one-year-old Bonnie Jean Moores and 40-year-old Jimmy Shane Shoemake were last seen in late October 2019 when they were released from jail. Moores is 5’1″, 115 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. Shoemake is 5’10”, 120 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair. Neither has a permanent…

LIVE: More than Double Last Year’s Flu Cases

A strange flu season is sweeping its way across the state.

Flu shots kids didn’t get may be part of the reason we’re struggling under what epidemiologists say is one of the strangest flu seasons they’ve seen in our region. That’s after new numbers show the state received reports of almost two thousand confirmed flu cases so far this year. At 1,989 at last count, compared to 750 this time last…

Judge Dismisses Felony Charge Related to Pipeline Protest

Malcolm still faces a misdemeanor charge of engaging in a riot.

BISMARCK, N.D.–A judge in North Dakota has dismissed a felony conspiracy charge against a South Dakota man who prosecutors say was part of the 2016 riot at the Dakota Access pipeline construction site. Lawrence Malcolm Jr. was charged last year with conspiring to commit criminal mischief based on DNA from a cigarette butt left at the scene. His attorney argued…

Gavel Passes to New Chief Justice in North Dakota

VandeWalle was the longest-serving chief justice in state history.

BISMARCK, N.D.–The gavel has been passed to the new chief justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. A ceremony Monday marked the transition from 86-year-old Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle to Justice Jon Jensen. The 54-year-old Jensen was elected chief justice by the state’s district court judges and the Supreme Court last month. VandeWalle announced in September that he would not…

Prairie Roots Co-Op Is Closing Its Doors After Two Years

The organization let the public know through their social medias.

FARGO, N.D.- Since the store opened three years ago, Prairie Roots Co-op already faced some challenges. “One of the initial issues from our performer from the consultants that we were involved with. They predicted a sales volume twice what the actual sales volume was during the first year,” says State Sen. Tim Mathern, Board Member of Prairie Roots. The store…

“Once The Musical” Fargodome Stop Canceled

The production was set to be here on February 16

FARGO, N.D. — We have some bad news if you have tickets to see “Once The Musical” next month in Fargo. The national tour stop at Fargodome has been canceled due to a tour scheduling change. The production was set to be here on February 16. They tried to find a replacement show but all options have been exhausted. Ticket…

Man Arrested at Fargo Cashwise after Threatening to Shoot People

Police say the man was unarmed.

FARGO, N.D.–A man was arrested after he threatened to shoot multiple people at a Cashwise on Monday. Officers responded to 1401 33rd Street S. and were able to quickly detain the man without incident. Police say the man was unarmed. He was transported to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation.   Categories: Crime, Local News, North Dakota News…

Prairie Roots Co-op Will Close

FARGO, N.D. – The Prairie Roots Food Cooperative in downtown Fargo is closing at the end of the week, a result of high expenses and competition from big box stores. The first full retail natural organic fair trade grocery store in Fargo opened in June of 2017 with lots of fanfare. However, Board member Tim Mathern says from the beginning,…

Fargo Police Remind Community of Free Property Registration Program

FARGO, N.D.–The City of Fargo Information Services Department and Fargo Police Department want to remind residents about My Property, an online program designed to help identify and recover stolen or lost property. The program, created in 2012, allows users to enter information about valuable items and retrieve the information later if the items become lost or stolen. The database helps…