FARGO, N.D. — A new Statue of Liberty has been installed by the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Fargo. The new statue replaces the original statue, which was stolen last July. The 650 pound, eight-and-a-half-foot-tall statue was paid for with the donation of private funds. Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney says the statue is something positive for people to see as they…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. — Two wanted suspects are taken into custody after a surveillance operation at Riverland Apartments in Mahnomen, Minnesota. Deputies saw 30-year-old Charles Ortley get into a vehicle with two females on Saturday afternoon. He was stopped and arrested on Highway 59. Ortley is a suspect in a shooting in Minneapolis. While the building was under surveillance they also…
FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police Chief David Todd says the investigation into former Deputy Chief Todd Osmundson’s actions during downtown riots is over and he has not been charged with any crimes. Todd says that’s because of what he calls “the fact others engaging in similar conduct in plain view were also not investigated.” Osmundson admitted to carrying an open…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Minnesota has reached its goal of completing 20,000 COVID-19 tests daily. Gov. Tim Walz announced the milestone during a press conference on Monday. Walz also said the state has completed a total of 592,955 tests to date. The Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota were major components to reaching the goal. Both sites are not able to…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Gov. Tim Walz is holding a press conference to announce a COVID-19 testing milestone. Walz will be joined by Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm, U of M Medical School Vice Dean for Research Tim Schacker and William Morice, President of Mayo Clinic Laboratories and Chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology According to the Department…
GRAND FORKS, N.D.– Salamah Pendleton appeared in court for the first time since he was hospitalized after a shootout with police officers that killed Grand Forks Police Officer Cody Holte and injured a Grand Forks County Sheriffs Deputy. Corrections officers rolled Pendleton into frame in a wheelchair, which he had to be in due to injuries he sustained from the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D.–The North Dakota Highway Patrol will be conducting saturation patrols in Walsh and Grand Forks Counties on July 4. In addition, a sobriety checkpoint will be in place in Walsh County on July 3 beginning at 8 p.m. The NDHP says 34 people have died on North Dakota roads since the beginning of the year, ten of which…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 47 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Monday. Eight counties report new cases including Burleigh, Cass, Grand Forks, Morton, Mountrail, Oliver, Sioux, Ward counties. Cass County reports the most new cases with 26 and Burleigh County the second most with nine. The NDDoH says three previously reported cases in Burleigh,…
FARGO, N.D.–A new Statue of Liberty was installed near the Veterans Memorial Bridge Monday morning. The new statue, commissioned by the City of Fargo, replaces the original which was stolen in 2019. The original statue was donated by the Boy Scouts of America and the Fargo Lions Club more than 70 years ago. Mayor Tim Mahoney said, “Lady Liberty is…
CASSELTON, N.D. — Outside the Martin’s Lutheran Church, people are walking in to take their seat for one final service. As this congregation of hundreds are saying their final prayers for this old church building that’s been around for decades. “Both my children were baptized here, both were confirmed here it’s just those memories and fortunately we are able to…
