HAWLEY, Minn. — Multiple fire crews spent the afternoon fighting a house fire that was sparked by a grass fire near Hawley. Thick smoke could be seen coming from the roof of the house as firefighters worked to put it out. Crews from Hawley and Hitterdal were called out around 4:30 to 26586 28th Avenue South. Other crews from Lake…
RED RIVER VALLEY — It’s Earth Week and the metro is participating in a variety of green, earth friendly activities. The mayors of Fargo and Moorhead, The Chamber and MinnKota Recycling held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to introduce the new non-sort recycling bins. They will be distributed in July. It also gave people a chance to see the new collection trucks….
BEMIDJI, Minn. — The assistant principal at Bemidji Middle School has pleaded not guilty to two counts of engaging in electronic communication about sexual conduct with a child. Brandon Bjerknes was arrested last month after using the alias “Brett Larson” to lure young girls on social media. Authorities say the 34-year-old posed as a 13-year-old male student on Facebook…
CROOKSTON, Minn. — An atheist was targeted by vandals in Crookston over the weekend. His pickup was hit with eggs and flour. It also had graffiti written in marker saying “if you don’t like God, go” and “Jesus is life”. The victim told police that several magnetic stickers expressing atheist views were taken from the bumper. He believed the vandalism…
NORTH DAKOTA — More than 20 percent of the citations issued during the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign were alcohol and drug-related. A total of 867 citations were issued in North Dakota. Officers made 88 DUI arrests during the campaign from March 1 to 31. There were another 23 arrests or citations for other alcohol-related violations such as…
Facebook RUGBY, N.D. — A man is dead after being hit by a train in Rugby, North Dakota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says an SUV was stopped near the train tracks on Main Street early this morning. Howard Duck, 41, then tried to go around the barricades and was struck by the train. Duck was thrown from the SUV…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police are searching for a man that fled police and is suspected of breaking into a house to hide. The man who was wanted on a warrant was spotted by an officer around 1:30 a.m. in the 100 block of 18th St. South. Once the man saw police he ran. Police soon received a report…
RUSTAD, Minn. — The Sabin Fire Department responds to a house fire south of Moorhead in Rustad. The fire was reported around 12:45 a.m this morning at this dome-like house at 1758 108th Avenue South. The Clay County Sheriff’s office says one man was home but made it outside with no injuries. The cause of the start of the fire…
NECHE, N.D. — Only one flood warning remains in the northern valley. The warning for the Pembina River at Neche has been extended to Thursday. There is a concern that rainfall totals overnight could impact the river level. It has fallen from moderate to minor flood stage in the past 24 hours. The governor has declared an emergency declaration for…
HAWLEY, Minn. — Fire crews from Hawley, Hitterdal, Glyndon, Barnesville and Lake Park are battling a house fire at 26586 28th Ave. South near Hawley. The call for help came in around 4:30 p.m. after reports of a grass fire in the area. The Salvation Army has also been called to assist. We have a crew on the scene and…
