North Dakota News

Fargo Public Library Helps Young Kids Develop their Sensory Skills Through Play

Sensory play is any activity stimulating a child's senses

FARGO, N.D.– The Fargo Public Library is helping young kids develop their sensory skills through sensory play. From birth to early childhood, children use their senses to explore and make sense of the world around them. Sensory play is any activity stimulating a child’s senses. Kids get to interact with different things like sensory bottles, contact paper, and even bubble…

Man Surrenders After Nearly Eight-Hour Standoff With Police in Napoleon

Authorities say the man was alone in his home

  NAPOLEON, N.D. — A man surrenders to police after a nearly eight-hour standoff in Napoleon. Authorities got a call around 6 a.m. Saturday that a 54-year-old man was threatening suicide. When officers arrived they found the man had barricaded himself inside his home and was threatening police. Officials say the man had a gun. No one else was believed to…

Maui Madness Gives People Chance to Win Big and Meet Road Warrior Animal

There will be chances for people to win trips to Maui, Las Vegas, and more

FARGO, N.D. — Maui Madness will be in town on Sunday, and organizers say there will be lots of surprises to look forward to. The event is a party centering around the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Participants pick an envelope that has one of the 68 teams playing in the tournament. If the team you have ends up winning, you have…

Sanford Children’s Hospital Highlights Highly-Realistic Simulation Training Tool

The equipment is funded by donations from the Children's Miracle Network

FARGO, N.D. — A simulation training tool at Sanford Children’s Hospital is about as close as you can get to the real thing. The doll used is so realistic that it moves, breathes, and even cries. “It’s nice to see babies like this who do react. Sometimes I feel like we’re just getting told vitals and we’re making up the…

Fargo Preparing For Possible Record Flood

FARGO, N.D. – Mayor Tim Mahoney is preparing Fargo for the possibility of a record flood. The National Weather Service says there’s a five percent chance of a nearly 41–and–a–half feet flood, which would be a record for Fargo–Moorhead. Over the next few weeks, city staff will have regular meetings and provide updates to the community on flood fighting efforts….

Crews Respond To Roof Collapse at Red River Valley Fairgrounds

WEST FARGO, N.D. – A storage building at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds with 30 cars inside collapses. Firefighters say heavy snow caused the south side of the building to cave in around 5:00 PM Friday. No one was inside at the time of the collapse. Firefighters say the building is a total loss. “There’s a lot of cars that are…

High Risk Sex Offender Moves to Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Grand Forks Police are alerting the city of a level III sex offender moving to town. 31-year-old Steven Korb is living at 802 North Fifth Street. He was convicted of corrupting a minor in 2010 in Towner County and served a year in jail. A 14-year-old went to bed after being drunk at a party and…

Significant Snowmelt Flooding Is Likely According to Spring Flood Report

The chance the river will reach major flood stage in Fargo, North Dakota, has increased from 50 percent last week to 90 percent now.

GRAND FORKS, ND — A massive later-winter storm that dropped heavy snow and rain in the Upper Midwest has increased flood worries in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota. The National Weather Service says “significant” snowmelt flooding is likely this spring. The chance the river will reach major flood stage in Fargo, North Dakota, has increased from…

Blood Donors Needed Due To Recent Blizzard

Vitalant closed offices and canceled blood drives in at least three states, resulting in the loss of nearly 1,000 blood donations.

FARGO, ND – This week’s blizzard has led to a critical shortage of blood. Vitalant closed offices and canceled blood drives in at least three states, resulting in the loss of nearly 1,000 blood donations. Vitalant’s Jennifer Hawkins says blood donors in North Dakota and South Dakota are urgently needed to rebuild the blood supply. “We’re strongly urging our donors…

I-29 Reopen In North Dakota

The Cass County Sheriff's Office is still advising no travel this (Friday) morning in area's southwest, west, and northwest of Fargo.

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – The storm has moved out but travel conditions are still a problem, especially in rural area’s. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is still advising no travel this (Friday) morning in area’s southwest, west, and northwest of Fargo. The North Dakota DOT says Interstate 29 has re-opened between Fargo and the Canadian border. Corporal Keenan Zundel says…