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NDDOT adds dozens more self-serve kiosks

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Transportation has added dozens of self-serve kiosks around the state to help residents avoid what can sometimes be a long wait at the motor vehicle stations. The DOT has completed adding 44 kiosks, a project which began earlier this year. Residents can now use 52 kiosks to renew a license, request a…

Sheriff will appeal order to stop blocking property used by Line 3 opponents

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. – A Minnesota district judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the Hubbard County sheriff, ruling that the county must stop obstructing access to a property used by opponents of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline project. Winona LaDuke and Tara Houska, two leaders of protests against the oil pipeline, recently sued Hubbard County and Sheriff Cory Aukes…

Multiple agencies fight large grain elevator fire in Clinton

CLINTON, Minn. – Firefighters from multiple agencies battled a large fire at a grain elevator in western Minnesota, where some residents were evacuated. According to Big Stone County Sheriff Mark Brown, crews were called shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday to the grain elevator, which had become engulfed in flames. Officials in Clinton, with a population of about 500 people near…

Four pets die in Moorhead apartment fire

Two occupants of the unit were home and escaped safely.

MOORHEAD, MINN. (KFGO) – Fire caused extensive damage to a townhome in a four-unit complex plex in Moorhead overnight. Firefighters responded to the call just before midnight Sunday at 1816 Belsly Boulevard. Battalion Chief Dave Conrad says crews found heavy smoke and fire on the first floor of the two-story townhouse. It turned into a two-alarm fire with mutual aid…

“Festival of Fire” Held In Downtown Fargo

In an effort to educate and explore different cultures in the community, Broadway square and one local man came together to host the festival of fire.

FARGO, ND (KVRR) — The Fargo- Moorhead community was invited to learn more about the annual Somali celebration known as Neeroosh, or the festival of fire, which celebrates the beginning of the solar year. The event was held at Broadway Square and also focused on bringing different cultures together as one. “Educational thing we want to educate people we want…

Benefit for Rick’s Bar Bartender

A local business is helping out their fellow coworker by hosting a benefit in their honor

FARGO, ND (KVRR) — Rick’s Bar hosted a silent auction and Jam Band in partnership with Lend A Hand Up for one of their bartenders Mark Hagen. Mark, who is also known as “Box”, just had triple arterial bypass surgery and will be out of work for some time. The free food offering and auction will help Mark with expenses….

Firefighters With Eastern North Dakota Wetland Management Injured in Montana

JORDAN, Mont. — Five federal firefighters remain hospitalized after sustaining burns when swirling winds blew a lightning-caused wildfire back on them in eastern Montana on Thursday. The five were building a defensive line at the Devil’s Creek Fire in Garfield County when the weather shifted. Three U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service crew members, based at the Eastern North Dakota Wetland…

UPDATE: Victim Identified in Late Saturday Shooting in Fargo

Raymond GunnFARGO, N.D. — Police in Fargo identify the victim of a shooting late Saturday night as 41-year-old Eric Woodrow Hayes of Fargo. **original story below** FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man is arrested for murder. Police say 40-year-old Raymond Gunn shot a man late Saturday night in the 1200 block of North University Drive. Officers responded to a report of…