NATIONAL HARBOR, Md – The 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee is here, and North Dakota has two representatives. Eighth graders Chris Fleig from Dickinson and Annaliese Rauschenberger from Minot advanced to the third round of competition. Each talk about the way they felt coming into this spelling bee. “It feels really crazy, like I didn’t think this was going to…
FARGO, N.D.– A Fargo man has a history of giving. He’s been donating blood for the last 50 years. 75–year–old Gerry Hamm has been donating blood and platelets since he was in his 20’s. “When I see stories about people that are where they are because they’ve gotten blood donations, it just reinforces to me that’s the thing that I should…
FARGO, N.D. — Art can be very therapeutic, and Sanford is giving brain injury survivors an outlet to get their creative juices flowing. Kathleen Ford suffered from a stroke last year, and art has been part of her life throughout her recovery process. “My kids tell me to hang up so I do,” she said. Now she’s bringing her artistic skills…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Authorities are investigating a former Detective with the Moorhead Police Department in connection with vandalism at his ex-supervisor’s home. Last May, Det. Lt. Brad Penas’ door was shattered, his home’s siding was damaged. Penas told investigators it’s possible Bob Porter had a personal grudge against him. Police got surveillance video from the Dilworth Walmart showing Porter buying a…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — If you’re in the mood for some pizza, head over to the Spicy Pie location in West Fargo from 5 – 10 p.m. and you can help support the Fargo Police Explorers. Twenty percent of all sales tonight will go towards the program. Being a police explorer gives teens a taste of police work, so they can…
FARGO, N.D.– The Budweiser Clydesdales are visiting the NDSCS Fargo campus to honor a local beverage distributor. D–S Beverages is receiving the Ambassadors of Excellence Achievement Award. They are one of 430 wholesalers in the country, but are now just one of ten vendors to get the award. They are excited to celebrate with the community and the famous Budweiser…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Investigators say a Grand Forks Lithia Ford employee started a fire inside a shop injuring another worker. Police Officers and Firefighters responded around 2:15 Wednesday afternoon to 2273 32nd Avenue South. The fire was put out by a fire suppression system. Authorities say an employee purposefully lit gas on fire that spilled onto the floor. It caused…
BISMARCK, ND — A lawyer for the Fargo man who pleaded guilty to charges he conspired to kidnap Savanna Greywind’s baby, tells the North Dakota Supreme Court why he is appealing his life sentence. Hoehn’s attorney, Kiara Costa Kraus-Parr, told the court, “The child was healthy, the child was given food, clothing, diaper changes, diapers, it was cared for. So, nothing in…
ST. PAUL, MN — Abortion rights supporters are seeking to overturn Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion, including its 24-hour waiting period and parental notification requirements. A lawsuit, filed in state court by Gender Justice and the Lawyering Project, argues the restrictions violate Minnesota’s constitution. A 1995 Minnesota Supreme Court decision affirmed abortion rights. But the lawsuit says opponents have chipped away at…
ST. PAUL, MN — Gov. Tim Walz is seeking a presidential disaster declaration for spring storms that caused nearly $40 million in damage to infrastructure across Minnesota. He requested the declaration for 51 counties and four tribal governments. Officials say flooding, blizzards and strong winds from mid-March to late April caused damage totaling $39 million. That is well above the $8…
