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Police arrest man for DUI after car collides with train in Fargo

December 30, 2020

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A man was arrested for DUI after the car he was driving collided with a train in downtown Fargo. Police were called to the crash at around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday near Main Avenue & Broadway. When officers arrived, they found 39 year-old John Ochwal of Fargo sitting in the car alone in the driver seat. Police say…

Remembering Native American lives lost at Wounded Knee massacre

The Wounded Knee tragedy occurred 130 years ago, killing close to 300 Lakota tribe members

December 29, 2020

Aaron Walling,

WOUNDED KNEE CREEK, S.D. — Tuesday marks the 130th year since the Wounded Knee massacre. “At the time there was a movement with the ghost dance that was occurring sort of this evangelical effort by Native Americans that were praying for sort of relief from all that was happening,” Plains Art Museum Director of Native American Programs Joe Williams said….

Rising catalytic converter thefts in F-M area are costing some a couple thousand dollars

December 29, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. – Catalytic converters are being stolen off of vehicles in the metro and have been leading to some pretty big replacement costs. Muffler Man, a Moorhead auto body shop, says it’s seen 14 cars with stolen converters this month and they’ve had even more calls about it. “The pickup we just got done. That one came to about…

Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd reflects on 2020, looks ahead to 2021

“I’m very optimistic," he says

December 29, 2020

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Leaders across the FM metro have been faced with extraordinary challenges this year. Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd says he will remember 2020 as a year filled with resilience. “I’m a person that likes to see the light and the positivity in spite of the challenges, so that’s what I think I’m going to look back at 2020…

Detroit Mountain welcomes back skiers with Covid-19 guidelines

Some of the adjustments include wearing masks indoors and outdoors.

December 29, 2020

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DETROIT LAKES, Minn.- Detroit Mountain opened earlier this month with safety precautions amid the pandemic. Skiers from Lakes country and beyond could not wait to get their ski gear out for the winter. Some had to cut last season short after Detroit Mountain had to close earlier than expected in March due to COVID-19. “We were able to start making…

Driving conditions remain difficult as snow continues to fall across FM metro

Several crashes have been reported

December 29, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Snow continues falling in the FM metro, making driving conditions more difficult. Those who are thinking about getting behind the wheel should be extra cautious as the roads are slick. In a tweet, Minnesota State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow says troopers have responded to several crashes and vehicles sliding off the road along I-94. Fargo Public Works…

Otter Tail County fugitive arrested in Wadena County

December 29, 2020

Jim Monk,

WADENA, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) A Perham, Minn. man who was wanted for not reporting to prison on a drug conviction has been arrested in Wadena and may face new drug charges. Thirty-nine-year-old Terry Ciancio was arrested Monday during the search of a home. Wadena Police, county deputies, Wadena-Hubbard SWAT and members of a drug task force seized meth, 650 pills and…

After quiet Christmas, COVID-19 cases rise in North Dakota

December 29, 2020

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – The rate of positive tests for COVID-19 in North Dakota rose to nearly 13% in the last day after hovering between about 3% and 5% during the Christmas holiday. State health officials said Tuesday there were 294 new cases of the coronavirus in the last day, out of a total of 1,530 examinations. A total of 91,829…

Hoeven ‘evaluating’ Trump’s $2,000 stimulus proposal

December 29, 2020

Jim Monk,

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) says he’s in the process of evaluating whether to support President Trump’s request to approve $2,000 COVID-19 stimulus payments. Trump recently signed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that provides stimulus payments of $600. But after he signed the bill, Trump made it clear to lawmakers that he wants the individual payments increased…

North Dakota unemployment insurance claims plummet since pandemic began

December 29, 2020

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Job Service North Dakota says the number of unemployment claims has dropped dramatically since the early days of the pandemic. Deputy Director Darren Brostrom says at one point, around 100,000 unemployment insurance claims were filed. He says the number of claims peaked in early May, when around 13,000 claims were filed in one week. Two federal…