FARGO, N.D. — It’s the last weekend for the Pride of Dakota pop up market at the West Acres Mall. In their second year, owners say they’ve had a very successful 45-day run as people did their holiday shopping. Pride of Dakota sells all local products, from jams to wine to salsa. Owners say they’ve seen thousands of customers throughout the…
BARNES COUNTY, N.D. — Barnes County rolled out a new emergency notification system that speeds up how people find out about situations throughout the county. “ALERT Barnes County” notifies registered users about severe weather, road closures, health crises, and police or fire emergencies. Once people sign up for the service, they can receive the alerts via email, text, or phone call….
FARGO, N.D. — Waking up to around 8.5 inches of snow on the ground, Mackenzie Neuhalfen and her brother Zachary got right to work. “It’s hard only because it’s so heavy and it’s also kind of cold so I mean there’s nothing wrong with shoveling, it was just a lot of snow at one time,” said Neuhalfen. Some in the metro…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Homeless shelters across the metro took in more people because of the blizzard. Churches United normally houses 91 people, but they had to accommodate an extra eighteen Thursday night due to the conditions. The shelter had some additional mattresses and sleeping areas throughout the building. With more people coming through the door, it was all hands on deck…
FARGO, N.D. — Lots of people had to work through the storm and are still working through the cold. Postal carriers deliver mail in rain, sleet or snow, as the saying goes, and they were certainly out there during the blizzard and are braving the cold today. While they weren’t able to make all the deliveries they would on a normal…
FARGO, N.D. — Some restaurants see a spike in delivery and takeout orders because of the storm. Café Aladdin on 13th Avenue in Fargo says there were 60 percent more orders. The restaurant partners with delivery services like Bite Squad, Uber Eats and Food Dudes. They say they haven’t heard of any issues with delivery drivers despite the snow. They say…
House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte of VirginiaWASHINGTON – A retiring Republican Virginia Congressman blocking Savanna’s Act from passing in the house says the measure is unfair to law enforcement. House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte says he agrees with the intent of North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp’s plan to improve the federal government’s response to violence against Native American women….
FARGO, N.D. – No one was hurt when a car sideswiped a North Dakota Highway Patrol squad car on Interstate 94 in Fargo on Friday. It happened around 10:15 on the westbound side of the interstate between the Red River bridge and University Drive. The Highway Patrol says the trooper was investigating a crash when a Fargo driver lost control…
80 Sears and Kmart stores will close in late March including in Grand Forks. Sears Holdings says it’s a process to “accelerate its strategic transformation and facilitate its financial restructuring.” The Grand Forks Kmart will close. Minnesota stores include the Sears in the Mall of America in Bloomington and the store in Rochester. Liquidation sales are expected to begin in two weeks….
NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA – Troopers show how dangerous it was on the roads during the storm, even deadly. In North Dakota, the Highway Patrol investigated seven crashes involving snowplows near Richardton, Hebron, Steele, Williston and Killdeer on Thursday. Troopers say two were from people trying to pass plows. One driver was killed on Highway 22 near Killdeer. From 8:00…
