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Fundraiser Started For Fargo Man Hurt In Motorcycle Crash In Wadena

The fund is raising money for Shad Lemon's family and medical expenses

FARGO, N.D. — A GoFundMe account has been set up for a Fargo man who was severely hurt in a motorcycle crash earlier this month near Wadena. 44-year-old Shad Lemon crashed into the back of a vehicle that had slowed and stopped for traffic backed up by a red light on Highway 10. He was flown to a hospital in…

Polk County Sheriff warns parents of dangerous social media sites

POLK COUNTY, Minn.–The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is sending a reminder to parents to monitor potentially dangerous social media sites. The Sheriff’s Office recently became aware that teenagers have been using a website called Omegle.com to chat and video chat with others. The site does not require an account or login credentials. Once teens are on the homepage, a link…

Grand Forks County reports 110 new COVID-19 cases in single day

Cass County accounts for 3,293 of the total positive cases and 76 of the total deaths.

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 234 new COVID-19 cases and one new death Tuesday. Twenty-three counties report new cases. Grand Forks County reports the most new cases with 110 and Burleigh County the second most with 36. A man in his 90s from Mortan County with underlying health conditions died. The NDDoH says three cases from…

FBI: Police fatally shoot man on North Dakota reservation

The FBI is investigating the circumstances of the shooting.

BELCOURT, N.D. (AP) — The FBI is investigating after police fatally shot a man on a North Dakota Indian reservation over the weekend. The FBI responded to the shooting at a private home in Belcourt on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation late Saturday night and into early Sunday. The man who was killed is identified as 35-year-old Brandon Laducer of…

Police spend morning negotiating with man in Fargo South High School parking lot

FARGO, N.D.–A Fargo man has been arrested after barricading himself in his vehicle in the Fargo South High School parking lot Tuesday morning. Police were called to the 2000 block of 25 Street S at approximately 6:30 a.m. and attempted to negotiate with the man until approximately 9:45 a.m. According to police, 24-year-old Michael Manwell Bell barricaded himself in his…

Oak Grove Lutheran to begin school year with in-person learning

Unlike Fargo public schools, which are implementing a hybrid learning model

FARGO, N.D. — Oak Grove Lutheran School students and educators will be back in the classroom on Thursday. Unlike Fargo public schools, Oak Grove is planning a full in-person return. For a couple seniors, beginning their final year of high school amid a pandemic is disappointing. Yifan Fan and Ben Phan say, at the very least, they’re happy with their…

NDSU student government hands out Covid-19 welcome kits

Each kit came with an NDSU face mask and hand sanitizer

FARGO, N.D. — NDSU is making sure all of its students have what they need to stay safe while on campus. Student government handed out hundreds of welcome kits during the first day of classes. Students stopped by the Memorial Union to pick up a drawstring bag filled with an NDSU face mask and hand sanitizer. The student body president…

Fargo Marathon course laid out for those running Saturday

The race is now completely virtual, and runners are expected to social distance

FARGO, N.D. — Under normal circumstances, Monday would have kicked off a full week of events for the Fargo Marathon. Because of the pandemic, events like Furgo Dog Run and Largest Kid’s Race won’t go on. However, runners can still participate in the Fargo Marathon virtually. They can complete the marathon, half, 10K, or 5K and hit the pavement whenever…