North Dakota News

Tip From the Public Helps Police Arrest Suspect in Domestic Assault

35-year-old Blake Fitzgerald was arrested at the Rodeway Inn at 1:00 a.m.

  WEST FARGO, N.D. — A tip from the public helps West Fargo Police arrest a man who allegedly assaulted his former girlfriend in Moorhead early Thursday morning. Officers say 35-year old Blake Fitzgerald was hiding from authorities. Fitzgerald was taken into custody at the Roadway Inn at 1:00 a.m. He was previously arrested in April after threatening a woman…

Professional League of Legends Sparks Career Interest Across the Region

Abundant Opportunities available for collegiate esports athletes.

It’s a sporting event that fills stadiums like the Staples Center with fans from all around the world. It includes incredible opening ceremonies, and the best cyber athletes on the planet. It’s not the Olympics. It’s the League of Legends World Championship. The World Championship is filled with everything that makes a sporting event exciting. Explosive action, a professional broadcast,…

Driver Runs Into Harbor Freight Tools

Damages are estimated between $5,000 to $6,000

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Fire says an elderly woman ran her car into Harbor Freight Tools just before 11:00 this morning. The woman told firefighters when she got into her car, it went backwards on its own. Battalion Chief Bruce Anderson says the woman then panicked and put it into drive, hitting the building. He says there’s about five to…

Stay Safe in the Heat as Temperatures Rise Over the Weekend

It's important to take breaks if you're outside for a long period of time

Summertime means lots of fun outside, but it’s important to stay safe in the heat. “We try to go to the pool, but on nicer days like today we go to the park or something else we can be outside for awhile,” Erin Kub of Kindred said. “With extreme heat and dew points rising, it’s going to take a little…

Wonder Woman Run Comes to Fargo for the First Time

The series goes across the country

FARGO, N.D. — The Wonder Woman Run is in Fargo for the first time. People are getting ready, and there are several activities this evening before the big run tomorrow. About 2,000 people are expected to show up. The Wonder Woman Run Series goes across the country. Even if you can’t run, you can still walk. Organizers were inspired by…

Local Supporters at Herds and Horns Cheer on Team USA

Team USA beat France to make it into the World Cup semifinal

FARGO, N.D. –Team USA beats France to make it into the World Cup semifinal. People gathered at Herds and Horns to cheer on the team this afternoon. Supporters say they were confident in Team USA early on. The American Outlaws, a supporter group for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s soccer teams, were there to see how the team did. Not…

A Reminder Of What Not To Flush

Clog Of Flushed Stuff Removed From Fargo Lift Station

If you’re sitting down to eat right now, you might want to put your fork down for a second.   Because this is what the City of Fargo Wastewater Department pulled from a lift station. It’s stuff flushed down Fargo toilets that shouldn’t have been. The city posted these gross photos on Facebook as a remind that “what goes down,…

Fargo Flight Crashes Outside Omaha

Pilot Eugene Puttbrese, of Frazee, Minnesota, says he's sure his single-engine Cessna 150 ran out of fuel around 4 a.m. Friday, and he came down on a residential street.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ Authorities say no one was hurt when a small plane landed in a southwest Omaha neighborhood, a few hundred feet short of a runway at a small airport. Pilot Eugene Puttbrese, of Frazee, Minnesota, says he’s sure his single-engine Cessna 150 ran out of fuel around 4 a.m. Friday, and he came down on a residential…

The EPA Visits Local Farms to See Their Regulations in Action

The EPA also get to ask questions and see operations on a whole new level

  DAVENPORT, N.D.–The EPA is in North Dakota and Minnesota this week to connect with local farmers. “One of the things they noted is how North Dakotans are passionate for agriculture and whatever they do and they really take great pride in it. And I think that’s what we are out here trying to show them, that you give us…

Sanford Health Celebrates New Veterans Square Clinic

Lab and X-rays can be done on the same day

FARGO, N.D. –Sanford Health is celebrating the opening of the new Veterans Square Clinic. The clinic is on the corner of 40th Street and Veterans Boulevard in Fargo. It offers primary care services, along with pediatrics, women’s health, and pregnancy care. You can get lab and X–rays done on the same day there. Those at Sanford say this clinic is…