NATIONAL — JCPenney executives announce they are closing nearly 140 stores nationwide in an effort to slash company costs. Officials with the department store chain say they are offering about 6,000 employees a buyout with an “early retirement program.” They say they want to focus more on improving the company’s online sales in order to compete with other retailers. Two…
FARGO, N.D. — Students and faculty at NDSU competed with one and other in hopes of becoming a speaker at TEDxNDSU. TEDx brings people together and share ideas worth spreading. Five staff members and 35 students were given two minutes to share their ideas with the judges and the audience. The judges narrowed it down to one staff member and…
FARGO, N.D. — If you’re looking to indulge in some sci–fi we have just the event for you. Comic–Con will kick–off this weekend at the Baymont Inn & Suites in Fargo. The two-day event is a celebration of pop culture and comic books. The event will have different guest speakers, including writer and artist Erik Burnham of Marvel Comics. There…
SOUTH DAKOTA — South Dakota officials say they will begin processing a new federal concealed gun permit that allows the holder to bypass a background check for buying firearms. The Federal Bureau of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined the enhanced “gold card” pistol permit qualifies as an alternative to the background check required for gun purchases. But…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Firefighters are often the ones doing the saving, but who’s going to save them? U.S Senator from Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar is aiming to save the lives of firefighters, one hero at a time. Klobuchar, among others, would like to establish a nationwide registry to monitor and track the relationship between firefighter’s exposure to fumes and toxins and…
FARGO, N.D. — A Minneapolis man is sentenced in a 2015 drug bust case at a Fargo motel. Charles Erdmann pleaded guilty in December to felony drug and weapons charges. The judge sentenced Erdmann to 19 years in prison. Erdmann was arrested with another man, Corey Stevens of Fargo after police raided their motel room and found more than $100,000…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Businesses are booming in the F-M area and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar says it’s all thanks to small businesses being the engine of the economy. Flowers blossom from a seed, babies grow up to be kids and the economy grows from the startup of small businesses. “Target started as a dry cleaning store. 3M started as a…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — There are now six people facing charges in a deadly car crash in Sioux Falls. One teen is charged with murder and now police say his parents have been arrested after they tried to allegedly cover it up. Police say Joseph and Vicki Lingor, the parents of Alexander Lingor, 16, the teen charged with second degree…
ROCHESTER, Minn. — It’s a first for the Mayo Clinic and it’s given a Wyoming man a new outlook on life. It took a team of nine surgeons 57 hours to successfully complete the hospital’s first face transplant. The patient lost most of his jaw, nose and flesh below his eyes after he shot himself in the face 10 years…
FARGO, N.D. — If you haven’t taken a crack at filing your taxes yet, NDSU has just the deal for you. The university is offering free tax preparation to the public on February 28th, March 7th, March 21st and March 28th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at NDSU’s main library. Organizers say you don’t have to make an…
