WASHINGTON – North Dakota families travel to Washington, D.C. to urge Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp to protect the Affordable Care Act. Melissa Schroeder maxes out on her health insurance every year. Her son Tyler has a form of congenital heart disease and caring for his needs costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. “This is all just maintaining his health…
FARGO, N.D. — People had the chance to buy old goods to support people of Bethany Retirement Living. Volunteers, employees, those living at the center and their families donated thousands of good used items that were sold at a rummage sale. The items included clothing, toys and games, books, and furniture. The funds from the sale will go towards funding activities…
BISMARCK, N.D. — Medical marijuana should be available by the end of the year in Fargo and Bismarck. That is the goal of the North Dakota Health Department. Medical Marijuana Division Director Jason Wahl says dispensaries in Fargo and Bismarck potentially could be operating by the end of the year. But it isn’t known yet how soon the manufacturing facilities…
FARGO, N.D. — President Donald Trump has nominated former Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley to serve as the U.S. Attorney for North Dakota. It’s a role Wrigley served in from 2001 to 2009 before serving as lieutenant governor with Gov. Jack Dalrymple. Wrigley’s highest profile case was the 2003 murder of UND student Dru Sjodin of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota. The 2006…
GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. — A human West Nile case has been reported in Grand Forks County. The North Dakota Department of Health could not release any details about the person who was infected. It is the first report of human West Nile in the county this year. There have been 38 human West Nile cases and no deaths reported…
WEST FARGO, ND — One adult and three children were injured after a single vehicle rollover. The accident occurred at 1111 Armour Street NW in West Fargo around 11:20 a.m. Thursday morning. A 31 year old West Fargo woman and her three children, ages 2,4,8, were treated for non-life threatening injuries. West Fargo Police say alcohol was not a factor…
KINDRED, ND — A helicopter went down late Thursday morning just outside of Kindred, ND. No injuries have been reported. The Federal Aviation Administration says that the crash involved a Schweizer Hughes 269C helicopter. F.A.A. spokesman Tony Molinaro says the helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. The FAA will be on the scene to begin an investigation. The Kindred Fire Dept. and the…
FARGO, ND — Sanford Medical Center Fargo has cleared the final hurdle to be verified a Level I Adult Trauma Center. This verification is awarded by the American College of Surgeons. Level I is the highest level of trauma care and recognizes Sanford’s dedication to raising its level of services for injured patients. This achievement makes Fargo the only city…
DETROIT (AP) _ Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” who sang with matchless style on such classics as “Think,” “I Say a Little Prayer” and her signature song, “Respect,” and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, has died at age 76 from advance pancreatic cancer. Publicist Gwendolyn Quinn tells The Associated Press through a family statement that…
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) – An inmate accused of killing a guard at the Stillwater prison last month has been indicted on first-degree murder charges. A grand jury in Washington County returned the indictment against Edward Muhammad Johnson on charges of first-degree premediated murder and first-degree murder of a prison guard. Department of Corrections Officer Joseph Gomm died after he was…
