Mexico City–Nine U.S. citizens, including six children, living in a Mormon community were found dead after their vehicles were attacked in Northern Mexico. Some of the victims lived in La Mora, Mexico while others had ties to Williston, ND. They were traveling together in three vehicles for “safety reasons,” Kendra Lee Miller, a relative of the victims said. One vehicle…
BISMARCK, N.D.–The North Dakota County Auditors Association has created a contest for fourth grade students to design a new “I Voted” sticker to be used in the 2020 Election. Students can create a color design on the forms distributed by county auditors. The designs must include the words “I Voted” and must fit in the oval on the forms. Entries…
BISMARCK, N.D.–Prosecutors won’t pursue criminal charges against North Dakota State College of Science officials accused by the state auditor of withholding records from investigators. Cass County State’s Attorney Birch Burdick says in a letter that there was no proof college President John Richman or vice presidents Tony Gridberg and Dennis Gladen committed crimes of obstructing or misleading state auditors. Auditor…
FARGO, N.D.–North Dakota State College of Science has been selected as one of 150 community colleges eligible for the $1 million 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program narrowed the selection down from nearly 1,000 public two-year colleges nationwide. The selections are made based on improving student outcomes including learning and completion rates, employment…
BISMARCK, N.D.–A task force made up of law enforcement agencies in North Dakota and the U.S. Marshals Service has arrested 100 fugitives and seized heroin and methamphetamine since its formation four months ago. Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier says the collaboration of resources is making a difference by getting dangerous individuals off the streets. Officials say task force members have…
FARGO, N.D. – You probably know her best for her role as Shirley Feeney on the comedy series Laverne and Shirley. Williams spoke to a sold out crowd at the Holiday Inn as a guest of the Fargo Town Hall Lecture series. Her lecture covered the importance of comedy in life, and she shared many comedic stories of her journey…
FARGO, N.D.–Friendly Smiles Cosmetic Dentistry is hosting a Halloween candy buy back event. Kids received a dollar for every pound of candy they donated. They also had opportunities to win Target gift cards by guessing the total amount of candy collected and donating the most candy. All the candy collected is sent to military troops deployed overseas through Operation Gratitude….
WEST FARGO, N.D. — State and city leaders, business owners and community members are celebrating the completion of the Sheyenne Street reconstruction project. The two–year West Fargo project is a collaboration between the city and NDDOT, estimated to cost a total of about $45 million. The project added lanes from 13th to 40th Avenues West and reconstructed the I–94 Sheyenne…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A wanted man is arrested after a very short chase in Grand Forks. Street Crimes detectives spotted 29-year-old Lonnie Falcon Jr. of Grand Forks early this afternoon in the Valley Dairy parking lot. He refused to get out of a stolen car and fled a block before ditching the vehicle and running on foot. Falcon was…
BISMARCK, N.D.–A jury has awarded the families impacted by a drunk driving incident in 2015 $1,157,000,000 in past, future and non-economic punitive damages. The incident resulted in the deaths of Abby Renschler and Taylor Goven and left Shayna Monson critically injured. The amounts awarded to Renschler and Goven are to be provided to their families. The defendant, Jason Morsette, is…
