GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Longtime Grand Forks City Council Member and State Representative Eliot Glassheim died at age 81 on Christmas. He served on the council from 1982 to 2012. He was also a member of the North Dakota House for District 75 in 1975 and from 1993 to 2017. The Democrat ran against Sen. John Hoeven in the 2016…
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. – A man wanted in connection with thefts in Bemidji gets arrested in Clay County after being tazed. Sheriff Mark Empting says 35-year old Marcus Kingbird fled when a deputy attempted to make a traffic stop in the Sabin area. There was a brief pursuit that ended when Kingbird’s vehicle got stuck in a driveway. He fought…
GLYNDON TOWNSHIP, Minn. – Three people, including a Good Samaritan who had stopped to help a disabled vehicle, were forced to jump from a bridge on I-94 in Glyndon Township to avoid an oncoming vehicle. The State Patrol says both crashes happened around 1:40 Wednesday morning on the Buffalo River Bridge. Troopers say a man from Warren, Minnesota stopped ahead…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Police warn about thefts from mailboxes in Grand Forks. Most of the reports are from an area south of 24th Avenue and east of South 20th Street late at night or early in the morning. Suspect vehicles are a dark SUV and a white four door sedan. Police recommend you not to leave outgoing mail in…
FARGO, N.D. — It’s a girl! Sanford Health in Fargo welcomes a baby born on Christmas. Colleen Harriett Martel was born this morning at 8:30 am and weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. After almost 10 hours of labor, the first-time parents are excited to have the greatest gift one could have this holiday season. The baby was due on her…
FARGO, N.D. — Firefighters got out of their daily routines to continue the yearly tradition of delivering presents to kids in the hospital. “It started back in 1990 I believe. And it’s something our local firefighter union teams up with Macy’s. So we buy presents, and then Macy’s also donates some and we go to the hospitals in town. We…
MINNEAPOLIS – A frequent Target customer asks the Minneapolis-based retail giant to stop using plastic bags. Theresa Carter plans to deliver more than 455,000 signatures to the corporation’s headquarters tomorrow, which is traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year. The petition calls for Target to commit to eliminating plastic bags Carter says are “choking the earth.” She…
**UPDATE: Police say missing teen has been found.** Police are asking you to look out for a 14-year-old runaway. Fargo Police has received information that Adam Nygaard may be in the Detroit Lakes area. He was last seen on the 300 block of University Drive between 12:00 and 1:00 Wednesday morning. He was last seen wearing an orange hoodie…
FARGO, ND – For the last twenty five years, volunteers from the Community Presbyterian Church have been cooking up a special Christmas Eve dinner for the less fortunate at the Salvation Army. Dixon Moorhead has been a part of the dinners every year since they began. “We feel good about what we do. This is our gift to them, and…
FARGO, N.D.- “My goal someday is to go to bed on Christmas Eve Night and know that everybody in Fargo-Moorhead had a good meal and got a gift.” This is what motivated Marisa Bengston Loerzel to start the Joy Project in 2013. “Our goal is to serve people who are homeless, who are struggling with homelessness or just need some…
