FARGO, N.D.- “My goal someday is to go to bed on Christmas Eve Night and know that everybody in Fargo-Moorhead had a good meal and got a gift.” This is what motivated Marisa Bengston Loerzel to start the Joy Project in 2013. “Our goal is to serve people who are homeless, who are struggling with homelessness or just need some…
FARGO, N.D.- The streets of downtown Fargo are filled with last minute shoppers trying to buy gifts for their loved ones. Similar scenes could be found at area malls, shopping centers, stand-alone stores and grocery stores. They say a people tend to put off buying gifts because of busy schedules and the cold weather. “It’s just natural. We all put…
FARGO, N.D. — A U.S. Bureau of Prisons inmate who failed to return to a halfway house in Fargo on December 5th is back in custody. Timothy Beaulieu Jr., 37, was arrested without incident by Red Lake Tribal Police this afternoon at approximately 4:37pm. Beaulieu was arrested by tribal police on a charge of public nuisance. Beaulieu was also wanted…
FARGO, N.D. & MOORHEAD, Minn. — Walk into almost any convenience store or gas station, and you’ll see multiple shelves and display cases packed with cigarettes, vaping devices, and other forms of tobacco products. The National Association of Convenience Stores says 34 percent of all in-store purchases are attributed to tobacco. But beginning in the summer, these numbers may change….
FARGO, N.D. & Moorhead, Minn. — Several restaurants across Fargo-Moorhead will be open for the Christmas holiday. Some, including The Gallery Restaurant, Level 2 Eats & Drinks and Marlin’s Family Restaurant in Fargo are serving traditional Christmas dinners. Urban 42 at the Delta by Marriott Fargo will also be open. The kitchen and bar is sticking with its normal menu for…
FARGO, ND – Newborn babies are being dressed up in Christmas gear: a stocking and cap. They will go home with a stocking filled with stuffed animals and essentials. The program is running at the Family Birth Center at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. Sanford started the program to bring an extra dash of joy during a stressful time for…
FARGO, ND – The Bison gave fans an early Christmas present this year with their victory over Montana State to send them back to the FCS championship game. Now, the Bison are heading back to Frisco. A holiday tradition that fans are getting familiar with. “It’s sort of an annual event, you get to talk to people once a year that…
Courtesy: Grand Forks Fire DepartmentGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) – Kenai is one lucky dog. The springer spaniel was rescued from a storm sewer Sunday morning by Grand Forks firefighters. The owner called for help after the dog disappeared into a storm drain grate and couldn’t get out. Firefighters found a manhole cover and were able to climb down to the…
Courtesy: Posi Lock Puller Inc.COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KFGO) – Griggs County Sheriff Wes Straight says the results of an autopsy determined that Tamara Sommerville died of hypothermia. A neighbor reported finding the body of the 54-year old Cooperstown woman along a fence next to church shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday. Straight says foul play is not suspected but he says the…
GRAND FORKS, ND –A happy ending for a Grand Forks family whose dog got trapped in a storm drain. Scott and Melissa Badger called authorities about their Springer Spaniel, Kenai, around 10 Sunday morning. The dog went through the discharge grate and was unable to get out. Fire crews could hear the dog but couldn’t see him. They removed a…
