North Dakota News

Kids Learn Wonders of Baking at Cupcake Camp

THE TWO-DAY CLASS TEACHES THEM HOW TO MAKE CUPCAKES FROM BEGINNING TO END

FARGO, N.D. – If your kid loves baking, your kitchen probably ends up covered in flour and sugar more often than you’d like. A two–day summer camp is teaching youngsters how to make their own cupcakes in a commercial kitchen, leaving the mess outside of the house. Kids learn to make everything from scratch, including the batter and frosting. The…

West Fargo Fire Dept. Receives 57 Jet-Style Helmets

The helmets are the first of their kind in the state

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Gate City Bank donates 57 state–of–the–art, jet–style helmets to the West Fargo Fire Department. The helmets are the first of their kind to be used by firefighters in North Dakota. Each one costs about $230. West Fargo Fire Chief Dan Fuller says the helmets are not only lighter than their old ones but they will also…

North Dakota Secretary of State Approves Format For Legal Weed Petition

The group will need to collect about 27,000 signatures by February to get it on the June 2020 ballot

BISMARCK, ND — The format of a petition to make cannabis legal in North Dakota has been approved by the secretary of state. The group behind the effort initially withdrew the petition to make some clarifications. The constitutional initiated measure would allow a person to grow, process and possess up to 12 cannabis plants. It would also license and regulate…

Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience Coming To Alerus Center

star of the hit TLC series "Long Island Medium"

GRAND FORKS, ND — If you are in Grand Forks in November, you’ll be able to receive healing messages delivered in person by the “Long Island Medium”. Theresa Caputo, the star of the hit TLC series “Long Island Medium” will be at the Alerus Center on Friday, November 8. Caputo shares personal stories about her life and explains how her…

Gas Leak Leads To Evacuation of Daycare Center

The leak happened around 10:15 a.m. Monday morning in the area around 3013 Madison Avenue North.

FARGO, ND –Xcel Energy worked to repair a natural gas leak in North Fargo. The leak happened around 10:15 a.m. Monday around 3013 Madison Avenue North. A nearby daycare at the YWCA evacuated the 87 children to Madison Elementary School. Some houses around the gas leak also were evacuated. Fargo Police assisted with traffic control. KFGO’s Jim Monk reported form…

Doug Burgum Directs Government Agencies to Fly Flags at Half-Staff

Burgum encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff on Tuesday, July 23. Burgum encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, as a sign of respect for the memory and longstanding service of retired U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens…

Game and Fish Workers Stock 11 Million Walleye Fingerlings

Crews have stocked 140 lakes across the state with more than 11 million walleye fingerlings.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says its workers have just completed one of the largest fish stocking efforts in the history of the agency. Crews have stocked 140 lakes across the state with more than 11 million walleye fingerlings from the Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery. Fisheries production leader Jerry Wiegel says the Garrison…

North Dakota Unemployment Rate Saw No Change in June

The latest report shows 20 of 53 counties reported unemployment rates below the statewide average.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KNOX) – North Dakota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June came in at 2.3 percent. That’s equal to the May rate and three-tenths lower than one-year ago. Job Service officials say a total of 9,517 North Dakotans were in search of work in June. The latest report shows 20 of 53 counties reported unemployment rates below the statewide…

From ND To NASA: Stories From Outer Space

Jamestown Native Rick Hieb Shares His Experiences In Outer Space During 3 Space Shuttle Missions

  Space flight is one of the most astonishing achievements in human history. We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Most statistics say only between five and six hundred people have ever been to space. One of those people is North Dakota native Rick Hieb. On Friday, he talked about his journey from North Dakota to…

Interest in Hemp Production Growing in North Dakota

CBD is cropping up in grocery stores, health food stores and even gas stations.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Interest in hemp production is growing in North Dakota. State officials say they’re seeing the most interest in growing hemp for cannabidiol. CBD is derived from the hemp plant, but unlike its cousin cannabis, it lacks potency. Now CBD, which many say has healing properties, is cropping up in grocery stores, health food stores and even gas…