North Dakota News

Red Flag Warning Issued Due To Windy And Dry Conditions

"Very High" Fire Danger Category In Western Minnesota

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks and the Minnesota DNR are warning about the potential for grass fires to spread rapidly. Dry grasses, dry humidity and winds gusting 25 to 35 miles per hour are combining to create critical fire weather conditions. Winds are strongest across southeast North Dakota leading to a Red Flag Warning. Most of our Minnesota…

Fargo Police: Missing Person Has Been Found

Yesterday, May 6 at 9:40 p.m., Tricia Cheri Flaagan, 34 years old, was reported as missing.

Fargo Police Department Update: (5/7/18 1:53 p.m.): Ms. Flaagan has been safely located. Thank you for your help! *Original Article Below* FARGO, ND — Fargo Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing woman. Yesterday, May 6 at 9:40 p.m., Tricia Cheri Flaagan, 34 years old, was reported as missing. She was last seen in the 2500…

How Cleanup Week Makes Things Easier for People in the Valley

When you're driving around Fargo, the streets may look a little messier than you remember them.

FARGO, N.D. — Monday starts everyone’s favorite holiday in the metro…cleanup week! And that means all of that old junk and unwanted furniture is being tossed outside. This makes spring cleaning a little bit easier for people around town in our lead story. “Just helps timewise and going out to the dump,” said David Sullivan, who lives in Fargo. When…

One Garage is a Total Loss, Another Damaged After Fire

The two garages and the house nearby were boarded up and vacant

FARGO, N.D. — One garage is a total loss and the other is damaged after a fire near the NDSU campus. Around 4:45 this afternoon, firefighters were called to a report of flames coming from a garage. It only took about 20 minutes for firefighters to put out the fire but not much is left standing. The Fargo Fire Battalion…

Instrument Zoo Gives Kids a Look Into the World of Instruments

Everyone who is involved in the sorority is either in the marching band, wind symphony or the U–band

FARGO, N.D. — Tau Beta Sigma Sorority at NDSU and Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons are teaming up to teach kids about new instruments. The instrument zoo gave kids a chance to play new things like a trumpet, learn how to properly march in a band, and how to make some instruments of their own. Everyone who is involved in the…

Using Your Green Thumb This Spring

Gardening experts say right now it's best to get cold tolerant plants

  FARGO, N.D. — We may have gotten some hotter weather but those cool nights can still affect your garden. Garden experts say many people in the metro have been buying more cold tolerant plants and flowers like pansies as a result. It’s usually after Mother’s Day when you can start planting tropical plants that require a lot of heat. If…

Driver Faces Charges After Crashing Into Embankment

Crash Happened Just South of Devils Lake On Saturday

RAMSEY COUNTY, N.D. — A Devils Lake man is facing charges after a crash just south of Devils Lake. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a car was traveling north on Highway 20 when it went into the ditch and hit an embankment. It happened around 2:15 Saturday morning. 33-year-old Donray Guy had minor injuries. Guy was arrested for DUI…

Electrical Issue Causes Fargo Apartment Fire

The fire happened in the 2500 block of 14th Street South just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday

FARGO, N.D. — Fire crews say an electrical issue caused a fire at a Fargo apartment building last night. The fire department was called to the 2500 block of 14th Street South just before 8:30 p.m. Someone reported seeing smoke coming from a second floor apartment. The fire on the exterior of the building was quickly extinguished. But when firefighters…

United Way Hosts New Event to Address Needs of Child Care Providers

The "United for Child Care" event helped child care providers learn new skills to help children

FARGO, N.D. — At the first “United for Child Care” event held by United Way of Cass Clay, many child care providers learned valuable lessons to help them in meeting the needs of children. “Whether it’s a social or emotional issue, if they’re having some sort of difficulty, so it’s balancing that while providing a really enriching early program,” said…

Donation and Recycling Options Available Ahead of Cleanup Week

People can put what they find while spring cleaning to good use

FARGO, N.D. — The city of Fargo and the community have many options for donating or recycling your used goods ahead of Cleanup Week. People could donate their old electronics at the solid waste facility. Recycling them ensures they won’t just end up in a landfill. “The old tube TVs that come in, they will literally get taken apart by hand so…