FARGO, N.D. — Usually people try to avoid bugs but the Fargo Park District and Lake Agassiz Kiwanis Club are trying to get their attention instead. Now the organizations are getting all kinds of critters to beautify the metro. A tiny field at Mickelson Park in Fargo was once a space for weeds to grow. “It wasn’t being used by the…
FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo VA has a new set of wheels to transport veterans to their appointments. Disabled American Veterans (DAV) of North Dakota handed over the keys to a 2019 Ford Flex to the VA. It’s just one of 13 vehicles across North Dakota and Minnesota which help provide transportation to veterans who have no other way to a…
WAHPETON, N.D.– Tal the orangutan at the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton is making music. Tal is playing his recorder alongside the New York Kammermusiker in a musical performance. The zoo often uses classical music as a form of enrichment. The performance is the zoo’s effort to educate visitors on International Orangutan Day. “We learned the classical music really calms them and…
FARGO– Fargo Park District has teamed up with NDSU to display iconic pieces of its campus though train car art. The ninety foot train car represents all of the classic locations of the NDSU campus. It is on display at the Depot at 701 Main Avenue in downtown Fargo. The train car was designed by Fargo artist, Steve Knutson, who…
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — President Trump has signed a $716 billion defense policy bill named for ailing Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain. The measure will boost military pay by 2.6 percent, the largest hike in nine years. It includes $32 million for a Readiness Center in Fargo to house, support and train three Army National Guard units. Over $400 million…
FARGO, N.D. — Go back to school in style with a fresh hair cut for free. Josef’s School of Hair, Skin & Body is partnering with The Salvation Army to provide a free shampoo and cut on Monday, August 20th. Free haircuts were given to over 200 children at last year’s event. Kids going into grades K through 12 can…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The FAA has approved the Northern Plains UAS Test Site in Grand Forks to fly large unmanned aircraft systems beyond visual line of sight without a chase plane, a major milestone in the test site’s history. The two-year FAA authorization allows the drone flights within 30 miles of the technology park. U.S. Secretary of the Air…
UNDERWOOD, N.D. — Energy Secretary Rick Perry praised the highly skilled workers at North Dakota’s Falkirk coal mine, one of the largest surface coal mines in the country. Perry posted this picture to his Facebook page of his tour of Falkirk with Governor Doug Burgum, Senator John Hoeven and Representative Kevin Cramer. Hoeven invited the secretary to the state to…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota have succeeded in bringing the matter to a public vote later this year. Secretary of State Al Jaeger says proponents submitted more than enough valid petition signatures to get a measure on the November general election ballot. Supporters needed to submit about 13,500 valid signatures. They had more…
UPDATE 8/13/2018 8pm — Michael Allen has been located and is safe. The University of North Dakota Police Department would like say thank you to our local media partners for assisting in sharing our message. We would also like to say thank you to our community for their assistance in locating Michael. *ORIGINAL STORY BELOW* GRAND FORKS, ND — The…
