FARGO, N.D. — Now that Thanksgiving has passed, people are getting into the Christmas spirit. The “Cookies With the Claus Family” event at the Festival of Trees brought holiday cheer to the community. There were activities from face painting to writing letters to Santa. “I hope they all have fun. It’s just a fun event, and it’s free. Maybe people who…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Shortly after 2:30 this afternoon, the Grand Forks Fire Department responded to a single family home fire at 2002 4th Avenue North. When fire crews got to the home, there were flames and smoke coming out of the windows on the first floor. They were able to put out the fire in ten minutes, but there’s…
FARGO, N.D. — If you’re not into the crowds at big–box stores and still want to get some shopping done, there’s a twist to Black Friday. Several businesses downtown are taking part in Plaid Friday. If you wear plaid to participating stores, you can get a special discount. Plaid Friday is a national movement bringing more awareness to small businesses in…
MINNEAPOLIS – Choice Bank donates $300,000 dollars to Vikings Wide Receiver and Detroit Lakes native Adam Thielen’s newly launched Thielen Foundation. The non–profit is dedicated to helping people overcome adversity to achieve their full potential. The donation is part of the North Dakota–based bank’s People First commitment. Thielen and Choice Bank are matching all donations to a Pledge It campaign. It…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) – St. Paul firefighters are responding to home explosion Friday morning at the intersection of Payne Avenue and Edgerton Street. The home explosion occurred at 8:34 a.m., according to St. Paul Assistant Fire Chief Matthew Simpson. One person, who was inside at the time, was taken to Regions Hospital. That person’s condition is unknown, but he was conscious…
What with temps predicted to be staying in the 30s Friday, it’s likely many of us are going to be looking at bare brown dirt in the yard, rather than the blanket of November snow we’ve been seeing for the past week or so. So why not take advantage of it? Melinda Myers explains why testing your soil sometime soon…
Courtesy: Norsk HostfestMINOT, N.D. (AP) – Officials have announced the first two headline acts for next year’s Norsk Hostfest in Minot. Singer, comedian, ventriloquist and impressionist Terry Fator won the “America’s Got Talent” competition in 2007 and is now a popular Las Vegas act. Irish singer Daniel O’Donnell has amassed 32 top-selling albums over his career and has remained on…
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (KMSP) – The holiday shopping season is underway. An estimated 2,500 shoppers lined up at the doors of Mall of America for the Black Friday shopping, according to mall officials. The doors officially opened at 5 a.m. Friday morning. Santa and his elves greeted people as they made their way in. The Mall of America will be giving out 8,000 mystery scratch-off…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – State Rep. Shannon Roers Jones of Fargo will introduce legislation to decriminalize user quantities of marijuana in the 2019 session. She has been getting input from both law enforcement and lawyers as the bill is being put together. Unlike Measure 3 which sought to legalize marijuana that was defeated at the polls earlier this month. The…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Thanksgiving is a time for food and family, but for those who might need some companionship, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church is bringing the community together with a Thanksgiving meal. “Just working together and meeting all these new people that— we all go to church together every week but we don’t necessarily get the chance to visit and get…
