North Dakota News

Local Special Olympians Are on Their Way to Austria

Four North Dakota Special Olympians are heading to the world winter games

FARGO, N.D. — Four North Dakota Special Olympians are on their way to the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria. They’re part of a 210-member delegation which will represent the U.S. at the games. These Olympians are competing in snow shoe racing and cross country skiing. The games go from March 14th through the 25th. The four athletes…

Students Learn Saudi Arabian Culture at NDSU

NDSU celebrated Saudi Arabia's culture with an exhibition

FARGO, N.D. — Saudi Arabian culture was celebrated all throughout NDSU. Students and faculty got an exclusive taste of what Saudi Arabian culture is like during the Saudi Day Exhibition. Those who are a part of the Saudi Students Club spent the afternoon showing their way of living. Event leaders were giving henna tattoos, showcasing traditional clothing and writing everyone’s…

Guardian Angel Human Trafficking Operation Results in Multiple Arrests

Undercover operations targeted adults agreeing to engage in sexual activity with minors.

Nine men are under arrest after an undercover investigation into sexual activity with minors. Fargo Police say during the week of March 6th the department participated in Human Trafficking training and two Human Trafficking undercover operations. The Guardian Angel Human Trafficking operations targeted adults agreeing to engage in sexual activity with minors. Operations took place in both Grand Forks and…

St.Patrick’s Day In Fargo: Wearing More Than Just Green To The Parade

Organizers want to make sure you're prepared for the outdoor St.Patrick's Day celebration

FARGO, N.D. — There are events for all ages in the works to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day the next two weekends. Organizers want to make sure you’re prepared for what the outdoor party might bring. “One day a year, everyone is Irish,” said Don Martin, Operations Manager at FM Ambulance. Or in Fargo, two days a year when you count…

Families and Veterans Send Off 188th Air Defense Artillery

Thousands send off more than 200 army men and women before deployment to Washington D.C.

FARGO, N.D. — Thousands of friends, family members and veterans gathered to send off more than 200 men and women being deployed. The 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment will leave on Saturday to help protect the nation’s capital for a year. They will leave behind their families to serve Washington D.C. “In a lot of ways, it’s tougher on the families than…

Get Your Thinking Caps On…the Bounty Hunt Has Begun!

The grand prize for the bounty hunt includes a hotel stay and dinner in downtown fargo

FARGO, N.D. — It’s like an escape room, but with no walls and instead there is a pot of gold at the end. Puzzled FM and the Downtown Community Partnership have teamed up to bring the first ever Bounty Hunt to the metro. Thirteen different stores hold unique mind puzzles. Once you think you’ve solved the puzzle, you enter the answer…

Disney on Ice Comes to the Fargodome

Disney on Ice Will be at the Fargodome Thursday Night Through Sunday Afternoon

FARGO, N.D. — You don’t have to travel to Disney World to experience a show full of your favorite Disney characters. Disney on Ice opens tonight at the Fargodome. “They can expect to see a little bit of everything,” promised Laura Chavez, an ensemble skater for Disney on Ice. “We have the classic princess stories like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and…

Bethany Retirement Living Holds Open House for Grace Point Wing

Officials say they're having the open house now since they usually get more new tenants in the spring

FARGO, N.D. — An open house at a new retirement living center in Fargo welcomed many seniors. The Grace Point wing at Bethany Retirement Living was finished last October. Officials say they’re having the open house now since they usually get more new tenants in the spring. They say the living center has hundreds of staff with a wider range…

ND Winter Show in Valley City Still Popular Despite Struggling Economy

How the Agriculturial Economy is Effecting the State Revenue and the North Dakota Winter Show

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — The North Dakota Winter Show in Valley City promotes agricultural business and hope to expand the agricultural culture. Now even though this show is still a popular event, the agricultural economy has been on the downfall for the past couple of years. The state revenue estimates are due today and North Dakota lawmakers are bracing themselves for bad…

ND Lawmakers Looking to Make Drastic Budget Cuts

The shortfall is blamed on the slumping oil and agriculture economies

  BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota legislators have some tough cuts ahead. Newly updated forecasts show a $46.3 million drop in previously expected tax collections. The current two-year budget period ends on June 30. The state treasury is also forecast to take a $103 million hit for the next two-year budget. The shortfall is blamed on the slumping oil and…