North Dakota News

F-M Pride Collective Raises Money, Collects Supplies for Dorothy Day House

The shelter is running out of supplies like blankets and sleeping bags

  FARGO, N.D. — When the Dorothy Day House in Moorhead has to turn people away because they’re full, the shelter gives them blankets and sleeping bags. Those supplies are now running low. To help out, the F-M Pride Collective is raising funds for the shelter. The Pride Collective invited people over for hot cocoa and to collect some of their…

Man Who Didn’t Stop Is Caught And Arrested After High Speed Pursuit

Grand Forks Authorities tried to stop Cory Hanson around midnight last night after he failed to stop at a stop sign

GRAND FORKS, ND — A man blows through several stop signs and lights and runs from police before being caught in Grand Forks. Authorities tried to stop Cory Hanson around midnight last night after he failed to stop at a stop sign. He sped off and during the high-speed pursuit he ran several red lights, hit a porch and crashed into…

NDSU Fans Endure Frigid Temperatures to Support their Team

Pregame temperatures hovered around single-digits

FARGO, N.D. — Some football fans tend to stay inside when their team scores more points than the temperature outside. However, it’s just another football Saturday for NDSU fans. “The tough ones come out for that, some of them stay away when it gets real cold, but the diehards, they’re here all the time,” said Lloyd Galde of Aneta. Even though…

Plains Art Museum Hosts Native American Arts and Crafts Festival

There was art of all mediums ranging from jewelry to painting to pottery

FARGO, N.D. — The Plains Art Museum is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with a festival dedicated to Native arts and crafts. Artists from the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin were there to show and sell their work. There was art of all mediums ranging from jewelry to painting to pottery. Artists applied to the festival by showing their original work, and…

Fargo Park District Hosts November’s “Awesome Art Afternoon”

Kids can create are to take home without the mess

FARGO, N.D. — If your kids love art but you hate having to clean up after them, there’s a way they can still get their creative juices flowing. The Fargo Park District has “Awesome Art Afternoons,” where kids of all ages can create art to take home. All supplies are provided, from markers to feathers to googly eyes. The event is…

Human Rights Summit Encourages Conversations about Social Issues

The tenth annual event was hosted by Lutheran Social Services

FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota Human Rights Coalition brought people together from across the state to talk about North Dakota’s handling of basic liberties. The tenth annual Human Rights Summit focused on discussions about missing and murdered indigenous women, as well as LGBT acceptance in the state. One of the summit’s organizers says the event has encouraged several people to…

Library Celebrates National Model Railroad Month with Red River Modules

Red River Modules have the model railway inside the library for the weekend

FARGO, N.D. — Kids got an up–close look at a large–scale model railroad inside Fargo Public Library. As part of National Model Railroad Month, the Red River Modules Model Railroad Club put its trains on display for kids to enjoy. Seeing the kids get excited about the trains going up and down the rails gives the club’s president hope about the…

Red Sand Project Raises Awareness for Human Trafficking

The group invited people to fill cracks in the sidewalk with red sand

FARGO, N.D. — If you walk downtown, you’ll notice something different in the cracks of the sidewalks. NDSU started a local chapter of the Red Sand Project, which is a national organization raising awareness for human trafficking. They invited people walking along Broadway to fill the cracks of the sidewalks with red sand. Human trafficking affects more than 40 million people worldwide,…

Fargo Public Works Reminds Drivers of Seasonal Parking Restrictions

The restrictions run from Nov. 1 to April 15

FARGO, N.D. — With the snow comes more parking restrictions, and the Fargo Public Works Department wants to remind the public to follow all signage. Parking restrictions started on Nov. 1 and go until April 15. “At the end of the day it’s about safe driving conditions. It’s not about trying to be spiteful. There’s a reason behind all of them,” Lee…

Twelve National Guard Soldiers Return Home to Fargo

They spent over a year deployed in Washington DC

FARGO, N.D. — For the last year and a half, Sgt. Tyler Nagel has been away from his family, serving his nation while protecting the airspace over Washington DC. He’s seen his family a couple of times since he began his assignment. His father is proud to see his son stand up for the red, white, and blue. “I think it’s…