MINNESOTA — One of the main providers of solar energy in Minnesota says you don’t have to worry about whether or not its service will be interrupted for Monday. Xcel Energy officials say they have been planning for Monday’s solar eclipse and will shift to other power sources when the eclipse takes place. The company manages over 1,000 megawatts…
STREETER, ND — Police have identified the body of a man who drowned near Streeter, North Dakota earlier this week. Officials said 25-year-old Garrick Bonnet was found dead at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Earlier that morning, officers found suspicious tire tracks near a body of water. Shortly after, they got a report of a missing person in the same…
WARD COUNTY, ND — Two Minot men are dead after a rollover crash in Ward County. David Rocha, 37 and 29-year-old Travis Gillen died after they were ejected from the vehicle as it rolled. Javier Solis-Morales, 23, of Minot and 37-year-old Ernie Gant of Surrey were injured. The state patrol said Solis-Morales was driving the vehicle when he went…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Minneapolis Police Department has officially hired its new police chief. The city council approved interim police chief, Medaria Arradondo, to take over the role on a permanent basis. He will serve the rest of former chief Janee Harteau’s term, which runs through January of 2019. Arradondo said he is ready to help the city heal…
JAMESTOWN, ND — More than one hundred motorcycle riders will North Dakota’s fallen veterans this weekend in Jamestown. The North Dakota Patriot Guard is hosting their 11th annual All Fallen Heroes Memorial Ride. The celebration, steak-fry and ride start at Noon this Saturday at Jamestown’s Civic Center. Captain Tony Grogh said the ride is more of a reunion for its…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — A Douglas County boy has died after a UTV rollover crash in Millerville Township. The Sheriff’s Office says nine-year-old Jon Dingwall Jr. was driving the UTV with a 10-year-old female passenger on the slope of a hayfield on Gravel Pit Road. The UTV rolled, pinning both children under it. The passenger was able to get…
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Steve Bannon, a forceful but divisive presence in President Donald Trump’s White House, is leaving. Trump accepted Bannon’s resignation on Friday, ending a turbulent seven months for his chief strategist, the latest to depart from the president’s administration in turmoil. White House spokesman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday would be Bannon’s last day on the job. “We…
We’ve all heard the children’s song about going out into the garden and eating some worms. But as gross as that idea is, worms themselves are actually pretty beneficial. They’re natural soil turners and their castings can provide great fertilizer for your plants. You can even buy worm poop or “tea” commercially that’s rated very highly as plant food. Let…
Solar eclipse viewers have become hard to find in the Red River Valley. But if you want to skip the hunt, here’s a cool way to make your own using the stuff you have already in your home. Here’s how you make a Pinhole Projector to safely view Monday’s solar eclipse. What You Need: Cereal Box or Shoebox Pen or…
Annette SullivanGrand Forks, ND — A railroad bridge fire in Grand Forks is under control, according to the Grand Forks Fire Department. The call came into dispatch around 6:00 a.m., Friday morning that the railroad bridge at South 3rd Street and Kittson Avenue was on fire. Investigators are on the scene searching for the cause of the fire. Fire Department…
