North Dakota News

Semi Crashes On Snow Covered Interstate 29

It Happened Near Hillsboro, North Dakota

A snow covered I-29 near Hillsboro could have contributed to a semi rollover. The crash happened just before 8:30 this morning about two miles north of Hillsboro. The highway patrol says it was snowing at the time. The 64-year-old semi driver from Moorhead, Mahmood Naderipour, entered the median and rolled onto the driver’s side. He was taken to Altru in Grand…

NDSU Fandom on Full Display at the Spring Football Game

Fans are excited to see their team play during the intrasquad scrimmage

FARGO, N.D. — Bison football is back in action at the Fargodome for their first Spring Game. The Fargodome was covered in green and gold as Bison fans poured in for the 2017 Spring Game.  After a long winter without football, fans say it’s great to see their boys back on the field. “I’m just excited to see how the…

ShredFest Helps Hundreds Protect their Identity

A free shredding event was held for the community to get rid of personal information on any documents

FARGO, N.D. — AARP officials say someone’s identity is stolen every two seconds.  They want to make sure it doesn’t happen to you. AARP and the North Dakota Bankers Association offered free shredding for people in the Valley. Iron Mountain set up a truck in a West Acres Mall parking lot to shred documents onsite. People brought personal documents and…

Home Design TV Stars in Fargo for Eco Design Conference

Homeowners in the area got some new decorating ideas from the experts

FARGO, N.D. — Home décor lovers around the Valley got a chance to meet with the experts at the Eco Design Conference. The conference was an all-day event with exclusive shopping opportunities and back-to-back seminars. Attendees got a behind the scenes look at remodeling tips for their homes with national and local celebrity keynote speakers. Ree Drummond, Maria Rosak, Grain Designs…

The Red River Zoo Celebrates Earth Day

A party was held at the red river zoo with all Earth Day activities

FARGO, N.D. — Hundreds celebrate Earth Day with animals from around the planet at a zoo party. The Red River Zoo hosted Party for the Planet.  Their goal was to bring awareness to the zoo’s conservation efforts with do it yourself ecology projects and other environment friendly lessons. Several activities were set up for kids to learn how they can…

Planapalooza Hoping to Take West Fargo into the Future

Planapalooza is a weeklong event to citizen input on what they would like to change in the city of West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Planapalooza is hoping to help the city of West Fargo transform into an all new and improved West Fargo 2.0. As people, we’re constantly working on becoming the best version of ourselves, which doesn’t happen overnight. The city of West Fargo and the West Fargo Park District are hosting Planapalooza, hoping to do just that for…

Sanford Introduces New Facility’s Helipad

The AirMed team tested their first helicopter landing

FARGO, N.D. — Another exciting ‘first’ kicks off at Sanford’s new hospital. Sanford’s AirMed team began its first test landings and approaches at the new facility’s helipad. Sanford AirMed is an ambulance service that provides medical transport for critically ill or injured patients. They have a 40 year history and have flown more than 70,000 patients. Team members say they’re…

No Charges Filed After Williston Toddler Shoots Himself with Gun Left on Counter

The shooting happened in December of last year at a rural Williston home

  WILLISTON, N.D. — Authorities in Williams County say they are not pressing charges after a toddler shot himself in the head. The shooting happened in December of last year at a rural Williston home. Authorities said three-year-old Colvin Broome shot himself after he flipped over a laundry basket to get to a gun that was left on the bathroom…

Fargo Police are Investigating a Theft of Money

An unknown amount of money was taken from a counter at Luna in South Fargo

FARGO N.D. — Fargo police are investigating a theft at a local restaurant. They said they were called to Luna located at the 1500 block of University Drive South just after 10 o’clock Thursday night. Police said witnesses saw a person run into the restaurant, which was in the middle of closing, grab a money bag off the counter and…

ND Lawmakers Approve Measure Allowing Students to Participate in “Student-Initiated Prayer”

It's in response to a past Supreme Court ruling

NORTH DAKOTA — North Dakota lawmakers have approved a measure that states students cannot be stopped from participating in any “student-initiated prayer” at public or non-public schools. Supporters of the measure said it’s in response to an incident at a football game two years ago between two parochial high schools during a playoff game. Because the playoff game was hosted…