WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he won’t participate in next week’s debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden if it’s virtual. Debate organizers announced Thursday that the debate would be virtual because of Trump’s diagnosis of COVID-19. The Commission on Presidential Debates made the announcement a week before Trump and Biden were scheduled to face off in Miami. It…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Pastor Joe Larson with St. Mark’s Lutheran Church along with several other volunteers put the finishing touches on the Dorothy Day mosaic. After starting the project last November, the team is finally putting the last dye on the grout and framing the piece as a homage to a leading women helping feed people in need. With the…
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota E-Waste company holds “Computers for a Cause” an electronic recycling event helping benefit a local animal shelter. The North Dakota E-Waste recycling event took place just outside of the Ramada and O’Clevy’s parking lot on 13th avenue. North Dakota E-Waste said for every computer donated, a $5 donation would help benefit the Homeward Animal…
FARGO, N.D. — Pam Kriesel-Koll and her daughter, Sarah Brosz, were enjoying a summer day in August. They had just finished a walk around their neighborhood when the unexpected happened. “I thought she was teasing me and then I looked at her and she was just non-responsive,” Kriesel-Koll said. Despite never having any underlying symptoms, Sarah suffered a sudden heart…
FARGO, N.D. – It’s the lowdown on the downtowns in the metro. Some of Fargo’s downtown projects are bringing more art to the streets, creating additional parking and building businesses near Main Avenue’s new roundabout. Downtown Moorhead Inc. is working with the city and community to give it a makeover. Their master plan is starting with the reconstruction of Center…
MOORHEAD, Minn.- A Minnesota State University Moorhead political science professor says presidential and vice presidential debates don’t tend to focus on issues important to rural America. Dr. Barbara Headrick says most Americans don’t tend to tune in to vice presidential debates, but this is no ordinary race. It was Vice President Mike Pence’s turn to go head-to-head with Democratic vice…
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – Twenty-nine Minnesota Firefighters are back home after battling Oregon wildfires. The firefighters from Brainerd, Fisher, Bemidji, Eden Prairie, Motley, Crosslake and Spring Lake Park/Blaine/Mounds View spent two weeks on the frontlines of the Slater fire. They were assigned to Cave Junction, a small city about 25 miles from the California border. The firefighters were split into…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. — An unusual call for state troopers on Highway 108 east of Pelican Rapids. Two females were attempting some nearly nude modeling and photography on the side of the road. One was covered in blue paint and just partially clothed. No citations were issued but the state trooper advised the pair on the dangers of standing…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A construction worker falls from the Jamestown Civic Center roof and lands on a catwalk. Jamestown Police say the 40-year-old man from Minot was first taken to Jamestown Regional Medical Center after it happened around noon. He was then airlifted to a hospital in Minneapolis. There is no word on his condition. He was part of a…
MINOT, N.D. — Intermodal rail service is coming to North Dakota and Gov. Doug Burgum calls it a “game-changer”. He says next week, Minot will receive an intermodal unit train at a newly operational facility serviced by BNSF. Intermodal uses two modes of freight, such as truck and rail. The service will allow for the movement of international containers so…
