MINNESOTA – The Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act protects the public from the health hazards of secondhand smoke. A new law prohibits using e–cigarettes and vaping devices in most indoor spaces. The law is an extension of the Freedom to Breathe Act, which forbids the smoking of traditional cigarettes in restaurants, offices, schools and nearly all indoor spaces. The Act…
WEST FARGO N.D – Kids are having an experience that’s out of this world at the West Fargo Public Library this summer. It held its weekly Afternoon Crafts for Kids which is a part of its summer long “A Universe of Stories.” They cover all kinds of space topics and the importance of reading. Kids got to spend time crafting…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — The Sheyenne Mustangs Hockey team is breaking out the hose, soap and sponges for their annual car wash. Organizers say their fundraiser is meant to help make the expensive sport a little more affordable for parents and athletes. It will primarily go towards travel expenses, food and clothing for the boys. While fundraising may be the…
FARGO, N.D. — Bremer Bank donates 500 backpacks to United Way of Cass–Clay’s School Supply Drive. The bank is giving back as part of its 75th anniversary. The bank has donated 5,500 backpacks overall to United Way locations in North Dakota, Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Fargo–Moorhead employees filled the backpacks in June, personalizing each one with a special note inside…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MN – Bertha Wood, 47 years old, of Fargo was identified as the woman dragged by a horse and killed in Otter Tail County. Deputies responded to the 38000 block of Beaver Dam Road near Star Lake around 11:00 last Friday morning. The sheriff’s office says Wood was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say it appears…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Crews are freeing a worker trapped when a trench collapsed at a construction site in downtown Minneapolis. Minneapolis Fire Chief John Fruetel says the man was trapped up to his knees in sand when the collapse happened around 8 a.m. Monday. The worker apparently was not hurt. The cause of the collapse is under investigation. Categories: Local…
FARGO, N.D. – Every other year, some of the best musical talents in the Heartland gather for a once–in–a–lifetime trip. Among them is Cameron Bitz. He does electrical work in Williston, North Dakota, but it isn’t his work with currents that grabs your attention. It’s his electrifying voice. “It’s something I’ve been doing since I was about 4 years old,…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KFGO) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol has cited a 72-year-old man with DUI, open container and disregarding a stop sign after his car ended up in the waters of Devils Lake. Frayne Berg was traveling on Highway 20 when he blew the stop sign at the intersection with Highway 57. Berg’s pickup was partially submerged when…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A suspect is in jail, a second person is still being sought in an armed robbery in Fargo. Police responded to a 9-1-1 call from a person who had been robbed at gunpoint around 5:30 p.m Sunday in the vicinity of the Community Homes apartments on 23rd Street South. Police spotted the suspects and their car…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) _ The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the man who died in a fiery crash near Devils Lake. Authorities say 52-year-old LeRoy Schocker Jr. was driving a pickup truck on state Highway 20 when he left the roadway and struck a large utility pole on Saturday evening. The pickup caught fire. Schocker, from Devils Lake,…
