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North Dakota Lawmakers Getting to Work on Next Session

Each committee will compile a report and any suggested legislation for the 2019 session

  BISMARCK, ND — The North Dakota Legislature’s 141 members are already at work on the next legislative session. The Legislative Management committee has assigned the lawmakers to conduct 50 studies on topics such as state retirement funding, health care and the financial condition of the state’s 11 public colleges and universities. Each committee will compile a report and any…

Save Some Lives…You Could Drive Away with a New Harley Davidson Motorcycle

United Blood Services says they begin to see a decrease in donors during the summer months

FARGO, ND — Donating blood this summer could get you a free Harley Davidson. United Blood Services says they begin to see a decrease in donors during the summer months. The decline can be caused by vacation time and students being on summer break. To entice new and current donors to come in to give blood, UBS is partnering with…

Hollywood Medium Warned Alan Thicke About Heart Condition Before His Death

Thicke died three months later from a ruptured aorta

  HOLLYWOOD, CA — Did actor Alan Thicke know about his heart condition before he died? Three months before his death, Thicke filmed an appearance on Tyler Henry’s E network series “Hollywood Medium”. Henry says he is a “clairvoyant medium” and during the session with Thicke, warned the actor there may be multiple people in his family who are dealing…

The Ashley Hunter Trial: Prosecution, Defense Rest on Same Day, Closing Arguments Friday

The defense only took minutes to present their case before resting

  FARGO, ND — The prosecution and defense have both rested in the double murder trial of Fargo man, Ashley Hunter. The prosecution took eight days to argue their case in front of a jury but the defense rested only minutes after the prosecution did. Hunter is accused of killing Clarence Flowers and Samuel Traut, both of Fargo, as well…

West Fargo Firefighters Battling House Fire

The original call was for a garage fire, our crew on the scene says it has no spread to the house.

West Fargo, ND – West Fargo firefighters are on the scene of a house fire at this hour. The original call was for a garage fire, our crew on the scene says it has no spread to the house. It appears the family is safely out of the house. Police have closed some roads around 44th Avenue West. West Fargo…

Sex Offender Residing In Horace, ND

36 year old Travis Lauckner is living at 407 Nelson Drive.

Horace, ND – The Cass County Sheriff’s office informed the public that a high risk sex offender is residing in Horace, ND. 36 year old Travis Lauckner is living at 407 Nelson Drive. In 1997, when he was 17, he was convicted of having a sexual relationship with a 14 year old female. In 2011, Lauckner was convicted of sexual…

Pet Connectio: Meet Mango

Mango is a True Lady's Man

  Mango the Goffin Cockatoo comes to us this week from the Center for Avian Adoption, Rescue and Education in West Fargo. Mango is about 16 years old and loves to play and entertain himself. There is a catch. Mango does not like men, so he needs to be adopted by a woman who does not live with men. Find…

The Ashley Hunter Trial: DNA Analyst Links Victim’s Neighbor to Evidence

The analyst said trace DNA of one of Traut's neighbors was found on Ashley Hunter's socks

FARGO, ND — DNA takes center stage at the double murder trial of Ashley Hunter at the Cass County Courthouse. Some DNA samples hint at a former neighbor of one of the victims. After the victims’ bodies were found, blood samples from their clothes and nearby items were taken in for DNA tests. Kyle Splichil, a DNA analyst for the…

Drone Focus Conference 2017 Draws Pilots from Around the World

US Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, Was Among Many Guest Speakers at the Conference

FARGO, ND — This year’s Drone Focus Conference drew pilots from around the world, as well as a member of the Trump Administration. Drone Focus 2017 brings together drone developers, business owners and lawmakers who are all looking to expand the reach and rules for the use of drones. There was even talk of using the technology as a delivery device….

Grand Forks Student Won’t Advance in Scripps National Spelling Bee, Says He’ll Be Back

He says while he didn't make it this time, don't count him out yet. Our Washington, D.C. correspondent, Yarilet Perez reports

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rayne Korsmo of Northwood, who made it through the first two rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, will not be moving on to the next round. Rayne, who is a seventh grader at Greater Grand Forks Home School Association, began spelling with about 300 other students in the competition. He says while he didn’t make it this…