GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) – A man escaped serious injury and was arrested for DUI after his car slammed into a power transformer box in Grand Forks. Police say it happened shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday as 70-year old Ronald Palm was driving east on 32nd Avenue South. His car ran off the roadway and struck the power box, knocking…
FARGO, N.D.– Fargo Police say an argument led to a BB gun shooting overnight in south Fargo. Officers responded to the 1500 block of 21st Avenue S. just after 10:45 last night. A man told them someone shot at him with a handgun. He wasn’t hurt. Officers determined shots from a BB gun hit his vehicle. They found the suspect,…
FARGO, N.D.– It’s Father’s Day and dads all over are being celebrated. Drekker Brewing Company and Blackbird Woodfire teamed up to host a Father’s Day brunch to celebrate dads and all the things they do for their kids and family. “Well this is like Dad heaven here at the brewery,” said Mark Bjornstad, co-founder of Drekker Brewing Co. “It’s a great place…
ABERCROMBIE, N.D.– Fort Abercrombie is hosting historical presentations about the area. This week’s topic is Jane Swisshelm; a prominent journalist in the 1860’s who wrote for a newspaper in Saint Cloud Minnesota. At the time, she was an abolitionist and activist for women’s rights and was the first woman to cover a story from the Senate Press Gallery. The historical center…
BISMARCK, ND — Former U.S. Congressman Rick Berg of Fargo has been elected to his first full term as chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party. Members of the party’s state committee unanimously backed Berg at their meeting in Bismarck on Saturday. He was first elected party chairman in 2018 to fill out the term of Kelly Armstrong, who stepped down…
FARGO, N.D.– The Fargo AMVETS are retiring American flags that people from the community have brought in. In order to properly retire a flag, it must be cut into specific pieces and burned piece by piece, with the blue and stars last. A statement about the significance of a piece is mentioned at the ceremony. Anyone is welcome to observe the…
FARGO, N.D.– The first ever food truck Friday debuted just south of Fargo City Hall. Suna’s is an authentic Egyptian eatery serving kebabs and Koshari. They were surprised when they were the only ones serving food, but didn’t mind all of the customers. Suna’s owner says she got her love of cooking from her mother, who died two years ago. “Honestly…
FARGO, N.D.– A National Institute is collecting volunteers’ DNA and lifestyle information. The National Institute of Health’s All of Us research program hopes to get 1 million volunteers over 10 years of touring. The group has been taking volunteers since last May, and already has more than 200,000 . “I came mostly for the research part, to help,” said volunteer Russel Emerson. “Yes…
GRAFTON, N.D. – Authorities are investigating after a man’s body is recovered from the Park River in Grafton. A search for 63–year–old Kenneth Wilson of Grafton began after he didn’t show up for work on Wednesday. Grafton Police says friends and family had joined the search when Wilson’s body was found around noon. His body has been sent to Grand Forks…
NORTH DAKOTA — A new report shows farmers across the country aren’t growing as much corn because of the wet weather this spring. The USDA says our country’s corn crop is the lowest it’s been in four years. “This spring has just been a gut punch to the farmers,” Jean Henning, executive director of the North Dakota Corn Council, said. Randy…
