MOORHEAD, Minn. After a 40 year career in law enforcement, Moorhead’s Police Chief announces it’s time for him to retire. David Ebinger first served as an officer in Little Rock, Arkansas for 28 years. He was hired as the Chief of Moorhead’s Police Department 12 years ago. He says one of the reasons he took the job is because his…
FARGO, N.D. — Frontier Airlines is back in Fargo– its first direct flight from Denver since 2015 arrived this afternoon. It joins United as the two carriers that offer service from Fargo to Denver. Frontier has operated on and off at Hector International Airport over the past 40 years. The airline said in a statement they are “pleased to return to…
FARGO, N.D. — After two months collecting stuffed animals, the Teddy Bear Posse has set a new record. In collaboration with Midwest Radio and Gate City Bank, the posse collected more than 4,500 teddy bears, eclipsing its record from last year. The bears will be donated to local law enforcement agencies, who give the stuffed animals to young children in the…
WASHINGTON, DC – Tuesday is Peace Officers Memorial Day and a North Dakota officer is being remembered and honored in our nation’s capital. Rolette County Sheriff’s Deputy Colt Allery was killed in the line of duty in January 2017. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven cosponsored a resolution honoring Allery and the other officers killed last year. “Deputy Allery’s name was…
FARGO, N.D. — Not every job requires you to be in an office all day. Some require you to be on the road. Discovery Middle School introduced students to all the different types of careers they could pursue behind the wheel. More than ten businesses and organizations talked to students about what they do every day. Some of them included Fargo…
North Dakota and five other states are filing a lawsuit against a drug maker for overdose deaths. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says Purdue Pharma “misrepresented and trivialized” the risk of addiction from prolonged opioid use. He says the company promoted the drugs through a “pervasive and deceptive marketing campaign.” Similar lawsuits are being filed in Nevada, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A Montpelier, North Dakota man who admitted to police that he shot and killed his ex-wife appears in court. Bail for Kevin Hoff was set at $500,000. A preliminary hearing has been set for July 11. The 37-year-old Hoff is charged with the murder of 25-year-old Nicole Gututala-Hoff of Jamestown. Authorities say he shot Nicole while she…
MINOT, N.D. — Airmen have called off the search for a missing container of ammunition lost on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. A Minot Air Force Base spokeswoman says personnel exhausted efforts to find the missing ammunition over the weekend. It fell of a vehicle on May 1 near Parshall. The Air Force says the ammunition is safe as long…
BISMARCK, N.D. — A Bismarck pharmacist is accused of sending child porn to 20 people and making a bomb threat against the local high school. Fifty-year-old Curtis McGarvey faces 20 charges, including promoting sexual performance by a minor, child neglect and terrorizing. His bond was set at $250,000. According to his attorney, McGarvey says he “very strongly maintains his innocence.”…
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) – Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says he plans to skip next month’s Republican state convention and go straight to the August primary. Pawlenty’s move means he won’t seek the party endorsement. In a statement Tuesday, his campaign says the two-term governor entered the race too late for to have a “fair fight” for the endorsement. Hennepin…
