GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Rhombus Guys has temporarily closed and Ely’s Ivy is only taking evening reservations this week after staff members come down with the coronavirus, the businesses said in Facebook posts. Rhombus Guys made the decision to “properly isolate ourselves in order to reduce the spread” of the coronavirus after one staff member tested positive. The restaurant says…
FARGO, N.D. – Beloit, Wisconsin Police Chief David Zibolski is one step closer to being in charge of the police department in North Dakota’s largest city. The city commission unanimously approved the decision to extend a conditional offer for police chief to Zibolski. He is the candidate recommended for the job by the The Fargo police chief selection committee. The…
Logan Stenson / Matthew LoganFARGO, N.D. — Two men are linked to several vehicle break-ins in Fargo that stretch back to early June. 28-year-old Logan Stenson of Fargo and 30-year-old Matthew Logan, with no permanent address, face charges. Police say Stenson and Logan are suspected of stealing property from 19 vehicles. Cass County State’s Attorney’s Office will decide on specific…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kommer is leaving and returning to the private sector. Kommer has led the commerce team through the coronavirus pandemic. She was appointed by Gov. Doug Burgum as state labor commissioner in December 2016 before being appointed to head the Department of Commerce two years later. Kommer is leaving October 2 to run…
Charles Gramith / Neil BakerOTTER TAIL LAKE, Minn. — A Roseville, Minnesota man is arrested for criminal vehicular homicide in the death of a neighbor in a boat collision on Otter Tail Lake Saturday afternoon. The sheriff’s office says 73-year-old Charles Gramith was traveling at a high rate of speed when his boat hit a boat that was docked. 52-year-old…
UPDATE (8/25/20) — The AMBER Alert for 6-month-old Lucas Warner is canceled after the baby is found safe in Lincoln County in far northwestern Montana. The baby was reported missing Saturday from a neighboring county. No other details were released. COLUMBIA FALLS, M.T.–An Amber Alert for a six-month-old boy says the child’s abductors may be heading to North Dakota. According…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn.–Essentia Health St. Mary’s in Detroit Lakes has decided to cancel and postpone two community events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual Fire & Ice event scheduled for September 25 has been canceled. The Essentia Health St. Mary’s Foundation will release new ways the community can support the foundation in the future. Additionally, the annual Community Blood…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 127 new COVID-19 cases and one new death Monday. Twenty-two counties report new cases. Grand Forks County reports the most new cases with 26 and Stark County the second most with 21. A woman in her 90s from McIntosh County with underlying health conditions died. The NDDoH says two cases from…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal boat crash Saturday afternoon. The call came just before 3:30 p.m.. Authorities say 52-year-old Neil Baker of Elysian, MN, had returned to his dock on Otter Tail Lake. Several family members got out of the boat, but Baker and his wife remained in the boat…
WAHPETON, N.D. — It’s been a busy couple of days for the crews working to contain a straw bale fire that broke out Friday at Masonite Primeboard. The focus is now on the quality of air for people living nearby, as the smoke continues to blow through. “This is going to last quite a few days when we’re looking at…
