WEST FARGO, N.D. –West Fargo Fire Department is reminding everyone about the rules for using fireworks as the Fourth of July approaches. In West Fargo, they can be used legally from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Independence Day only. You must be at least 12 years old to light them off. Also make sure fireworks are completely extinguished when…
BISMARCK, ND — A person of interest in Tuesday’s Amber Alert out of Bismarck has been arrested. Bismarck Police say 31-year-old Cole Pfaff was found last night sleeping in a camper in a backyard. He was taken into custody on three warrants not connected to the disappearance of 7-month-old LeahMae Morsette. She was dropped off by an unknown individual at…
NEW ULM, Minn. — The Diocese of New Ulm in Minnesota has reached a $34 million settlement in its bankruptcy case with 93 people who say they were sexually abused by priests and others. Attorney Jeff Anderson, who represents many of the survivors, says it includes contribution of $8 million from the diocese and its parishes with the rest coming…
BELTRAMI CO., MN — Beltrami County authorities are called after an empty boat is found spinning in circles on Blackduck Lake. The call came in around 6:30 Tuesday night. Three people who had been thrown from the boat into the water were rescued by other boaters. They are: 64-year-old James Waltz and 56-year-old Brenda Waltz, both of Hines, and 29-year-old…
BECKER CO., MN — The driver of a U-T-V who was killed in a hit and run crash in Becker County has been identified as 27-year-old Michael Tibbetts of Ogema. He was found unresponsive on County Road 158 in Maple Grove Township on Monday night. Tibbetts was taken to Sanford in Fargo where he died as a result of his…
Thursday, June 27th is National HIV Testing Day, and health care workers in the metro want to make it worth your while to get tested — beyond just the gift of peace of mind. That’s why the Harm Reduction Clinic, or HRC, in Fargo is offering free Target gift cards along with free tests for HIV and Hepatitis C. The…
BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) _ Federal officials are weighing testimony from the only public hearing in the country on the government’s latest attempt to take gray wolves off the endangered and threatened species list. The proposal would return management of the predators to the states, potentially subjecting them to hunting and trapping. It most states it’s illegal to kill a wolf…
FARGO, N.D. – The Ralph Engelstad Arena at the University of North Dakota is preparing to unveil what it calls the largest video display in college hockey, a 50,000-pound scoreboard manufactured by South Dakota-based Daktronics. The Engelstad Family Foundation, which has been at odds with recently departed school president Mark Kennedy over a basketball floor logo and other issues, has…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by nine former University of Minnesota football players who claimed their rights were violated after a woman alleged she was the victim of a gang rape in 2016. The Star Tribune reports that U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank found no merit to claims that the men were subjected to…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Teachers in Bismarck Public Schools have reported hundreds of incidents of classroom violence since the district began collecting data in 2017. The school board’s Health and Safety Committee briefed members on two years’ worth of data this week which includes cases of students injuring teachers and throwing objects in the classroom. From July 2018 to last…
