HORACE, N.D. — The Horace community is coming together to help a 4-year-old girl who was attacked by a dog. Sutton Steichen had to undergo several surgeries. Hundreds of community members filled the Horace Lutheran Church all for Sutton. The turnout to raise money for Sutton’s four procedures and any future surgeries has overwhelmed the family. “There was still people…
It’s the “King of Beers.” But Budweiser wouldn’t have that title if not for all the North Dakota and Minnesota barley growers that make its beer possible. So, they created Grower Days 2017. “This is my first time being at one of these and we haven’t seen everything yet but there’s crop tours we’re going to be going on so…
Drought Map July 20, 2017FARGO, ND — The drought conditions in western North Dakota aren’t getting any better. More than 6 percent of the state is now listed in the “exceptional”, or highest, drought category. Much of the rest of western North Dakota is in either severe or extreme drought. And much of eastern North Dakota is in moderate drought…
A man tied to a large drug trafficking ring in Puerto Rico is in custody in Bismarck. Authorities arrested 23-year-old Christian Rivera-Rivera at a construction site on Wednesday. The man nicknamed “Albino” has appeared in federal court and pleaded not guilty. He remains in custody until a detention hearing. As Rivera-Rivera was being arrested, U.S. marshals in Puerto Rico arrested…
Wilmer NadeauSTUTSMAN CO., ND — A teen that died in a stolen pickup has been identified. The highway patrol says 17-year-old Daniel Short of Belcourt was thrown from the pickup after it rolled on I-94 east of Jamestown around 4:30 in the morning Tuesday. Short died at the scene. The driver, 54-year-old Wilmer Nadeau of Fargo, was treated for minor…
RICHLAND CO., ND — A 61-year-old man from Colfax is at Sanford in Fargo after crashing into a semi in dense fog. The collision happened around 6:30 Thursday morning on Highway 13, seven miles west of Wahpeton. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the semi was crossing the road and the man in the car couldn’t break in time. He…
RANSOM CO., ND — A 14-year-old girl from Lisbon was killed while riding her bike on a gravel road just east of the city. The highway patrol says 75-year-old Dennis Reinke of Lisbon was driving uphill and navigating a curve when he hit the teen. She died at the scene and her name has not yet been released. The crash…
FARGO, ND — Former First Lady Betsy Dalrymple has spent each Wednesday of the summer volunteering with Great Plains Food Bank to provide lunches for the youth. Each year 33,000 children in North Dakota qualify for free or reduced cost school lunches. Many worry about where their next meal may come from throughout the summer. The food bank’s mission is…
PHOENIX, AZ — Doctors say Arizona Sen. John McCain has a brain tumor associated with a blood clot that was removed last week. In a statement late Wednesday, doctors revealed that he has glioblastoma, the most aggressive cancer that begins within the brain. It was discovered at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix during a surgery to remove a blood clot….
WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo won’t be a bedroom community for much longer. A new lifestyle will be coming to town when the Lights at Sheyenne 32 is built. “I’m into the wow-factor stuff and I think that plaza down there is a wow-factor,” said Mayor Rich Mattern. The space, off of Sheyenne and 32nd Avenue, will feature a…
