EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings selected North Carolina State center Garrett Bradbury with the 18th overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, using their first-rounder on an offensive lineman for the first time in seven years. With the front five again their position of greatest need , the Vikings could hardly have had the board fall to them any…
FARGO, N.D. – Labor leaders and union workers gather at the Fargo Labor Temple to remember workers who lost their lives on the job. The North Dakota AFL-CIO is fighting to make sure workers have a safe work environment. In 2017 38 people were killed on the job and many more suffered work place injuries The union says measures taken…
FARGO, N.D. — For thousands of single mothers in the F–M area, making ends meet is a challenge. The Jeremiah Program held their annual Generation Builders 2×2 luncheon to highlight some of the success stories of lifting generations out of poverty. Miranda Sprung is a mother of a 13–month–old baby, and she says life before the Jeremiah Program was hard to…
UPDATE FRIDAY APRIL 26TH: Fargo Police have identified the man who died after being struck by a train Thursday night as 24-year-old Trent Mitchell. He has no permanent address. Thursday, April 25th FARGO, N.D. – A man is dead after being struck by a train in North Fargo. Officers responded to 2nd Street North and 4th Avenue North to an…
KIDDER CO., ND — The victim of a one-vehicle rollover crash has been identified. The highway patrol says 38-year-old Elizabeth Monger of Strasburg lost control of her minivan on I-94 north of Tappen around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. She was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Monger was not wearing a seatbelt. The crash remains under investigation. Categories:…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two former Democratic senators from red states who lost re-election bids in 2018 are leading a campaign to help their party win back votes in rural America. North Dakota’s Heidi Heitkamp and Indiana’s Joe Donnelly are starting an initiative called the One Country Project. Its website states that Democrats need to “reopen the dialogue” in areas where people…
GRAND FORKS, ND – (KVRR, National Weather Service) •Critical fire weather conditions across all of North Dakota and parts of western Minnesota Thurs. afternoon and evening. •Red Flag Warning in effect from 1 PM to 8 PM for red highlighted area. •Very dry air, gusty northwest winds, and dry vegetation will create dangerous conditions. •Any fires that occur could spread…
Des Moines/Ankeny, IA (KFGO) – Casey’s General Stores and Kum & Go are joining with Convenience Stores Against Trafficking (CSAT) are working to raise awareness about human trafficking. The chains thousands of employees will undergo special training. The stores will also place stickers in restrooms with information for victims to call or text to reach the National Human Trafficking hotline….
Peeps is the kind of company that, unlike her namesake sugar-covered marshmallow treat, will never get stale. She came in around the Easter holiday as an owner surrender to the rescue workers at 4 Luv of Dog, and the ten-month-old shepherd mix already has the manners, self-possession and calm of a much, much older dog. She already knows commands like…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden has formally entered the 2020 race for president. The vice president under President Barack Obama made the announcement in a video released Thursday morning. The move marks what will likely be the 76-year-old’s final opportunity to seek a job he has eyed for more than a generation. He struggled in two previous campaigns. One of…
