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Delectable Treats For A Good Cause at YWCA’s Chocolate Fantasy Event

  FARGO, N.D. – Many people’s sweet teeth were satisfied at YWCA’s 36th Annual Chocolate Fantasy and Chili Too event. The event a way for the community to taste tasty treats while raising money for the YWCA’s emergency shelter. Dishes include tortes, cheesecake, brownies and fudge. Raffle prizes and silent auction items include Allegiant and Bison football tickets. “This fundraiser…

Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee Stops in Moorhead on Tour

Representatives see local projects that have been submitted to get state funding

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee is on a tour across the Twin Cities and Northwest Minnesota. The group stopped at MSUM to learn about the renovation of Weld Hall. They also toured the 11th Street railroad grade separation in Moorhead. Representatives go a tour each year before the bonding bill to see local projects that have…

Fargo Woman Arrested After Striking Police Officer Outside School

Fargo police say 42-year-old Jami Streyle refused to leave the school campus.

FARGO, N.D.–A Fargo woman was arrested outside Shanley High School and Sullivan Middle School in South Fargo Thursday morning. Police say 42-year-old Jami Streyle initially refused to leave the school campus. Eventually, Streyle left, but then returned claiming she was looking for her children. When officers arrived, Streyle began to fight with them and struck an officer. The school was…

Section of 20th Street South In Moorhead Will Be Closed Friday Evening

The Greater Moorhead Days Parade will cause detours

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Greater Moorhead Days Parade will cause detours for traffic on Friday. 20th Street South will be closed between 8th and 28th avenues. Drivers will notice a significant amount of pedestrian traffic starting around 5:30 and the road will close just before 6 p.m. and remain closed until around 7:30. The I-94 and 20 Street South interchange…

No Trial For Man Accused Of Shooting A Man Last November In Valley City

22-year-old Cornelious Johnson has reached a plea deal in the case.

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — The trial for an Arizona man accused of shooting a man in Valley City last November has been called off. 22-year-old Cornelious Johnson has reached a plea deal in the case. He has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and robbery. Sentencing has been set for October 24. The man Johnson shot is now 20 and continues…

LIVE: Honor Flight Prepares for Takeoff

The fall flight is just weeks away, and you can help them achieve liftoff.

The fall Honor Flight that will bring many of the region’s veterans to see the Washington, D.C. and the monuments that honor them is only a few weeks away. For many of these veterans, the nation’s capital is a sight they’ve never seen before. And for a few, it may be their final chance to do so. One of this…

100 Deadliest Days Results in 132 Lives Lost on Minnesota Roads

Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day is known as the 100 deadliest days on Minnesota roads.

MINNESOTA–The Minnesota Department of Public Safety reported more than half the traffic fatalities so far in 2019 occurred during the 100 deadliest days. Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day is known as the 100 deadliest days on Minnesota roads. 132 traffic fatalities occurred during the summer, including a two-car crash that took six lives. The Department of Public Safety says…

Fire Crews at Business Fire in Moorhead

Firefighters brought in additional hoses to help extinguish the fire.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Sprinklers help contain a fire at a Moorhead company that has a history with flames breaking out. Crews responded to the Pactiv Corporation building along 42nd street south around seven this morning. The company manufactures and distributes food packaging. Firefighters found smoke coming from the main part of the building and the loading bay. Moorhead Fire Department…

Minnesota House Bonding Committee Hearing Requests in Moorhead Today

Murphy said they were told earlier this year that the dollar amount of a bonding bill could be upwards of over $3.5 billion.

MOORHEAD, MINN.  – Minnesota House members are in Moorhead and other northwestern Minnesota communities Thursday, hearing pitches for projects vying for state bonding dollars. Hermantown Democrat Mary Murphy, chair of the House Capital Investment Committee, says last legislative session while assembling a bonding bill that ultimately didn’t pass, lawmakers heard the local needs and want to address those now so…

5 Arrested for Endangering Children in Mandan

Police went to a home Tuesday for a welfare check and say they found five children under age 7 who were filthy.

MANDAN, N.D.–Five people have been arrested on child endangerment and child neglect charges in Mandan and two of them are also accused of dealing drugs. Police went to a home Tuesday for a welfare check and say they found five children under age 7 who were filthy. Four more children live in the home, but were at school. The five…