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Deal Reached To Reopen Ashby Farmers Cooperative Elevator

Former manager Jerry Hennessy is accused of taking nearly $5 million over the past 15 years

October 3, 2018

TJ Nelson,

ASHBY, Minn. — The elevator in Ashby is reopening under a deal with the Wheaton-Dumont Cooperative Elevator. Ashby Farmers Cooperative Elevator closed suddenly last month after an audit showed that the former general manager had stolen millions of dollars. Jerry Hennessy is accused of taking nearly $5 million over the past 15 years. He used the money for safaris, taxidermy and…

Fort Totten Man Walking On Highway Hit By Car Getting Over For Ambulance

the car struck 29-year-old Clarence Brown

October 3, 2018

TJ Nelson,

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — A Fort Totten man was severely injured when a car, pulling over for an ambulance, hit him. It happened around 9:20 last night on Highway 20, about three miles south of Devils Lake. In the process of pulling over and yielding right of way to the ambulance, the car struck 29-year-old Clarence Brown. The patrol says the…

St. Cloud Man Claims God Told Him To Kill Woman

Daniel Kenning faces one felony count of second-degree murder for the weekend death of 45-year-old Jennifer Moy of Blaine

October 3, 2018

TJ Nelson,

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A St. Cloud man is accused of strangling a woman in his basement because he believed God told him to. 38-year-old Daniel Kenning faces one felony count of second-degree murder for the weekend death of 45-year-old Jennifer Moy of Blaine. Kenning told police that he met Moy at a wedding. He drove her back to his house,…

Airman Killed In Crash with Beet Truck Identified

23-year-old David Pharaoh was assigned to the 319th Security Forces Squadron at Grand Forks Air Force Base

October 3, 2018

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Authorities have identified a Grand Forks Air Force Base airman who died in a crash on Highway 2. The Air Force says 23-year-old David Pharaoh was assigned to the 319th Security Forces Squadron. He was a native of Texas. The Highway Patrol says Pharaoh was driving a pickup that rear-ended an empty sugar beet trailer Monday night….

D-G-F Schools Reviewing Fire Drill Policy

In a joint statement from the school district, Dilworth Police and the Clay County Sheriff, they described what happened during a fire drill.

October 3, 2018

Site Staff,

DILWORTH, MN — Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Public Schools have made changes to their fire drill policy after an incident on Monday, October 1, 2018. In a joint statement from the school district, Dilworth Police and the Clay County Sheriff, they described what happened during a fire drill. At the completion of the drill, students and staff reported a neighbor of the school…

Presidential Alert Test Set for 1:18 p.m (CST) Wednesday

The test has been scheduled to ensure that the alert system would work in the event of a national emergency.

October 3, 2018

Site Staff,

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration will send messages to more than 200 million U.S. cellphones on Wednesday testing a previously unused presidential alert system that aims to warn the public in the event of a national emergency. The test message was originally scheduled for September but was pushed back to Wednesday at 1:18 p.m. CST. The Federal Emergency Management…

Prairie Roots Food Co-op Welcomes New General Manager

Trae Long relocated from Louisiana

October 2, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Prairie Roots Food Co–op is under new leadership. Trae Long joins them as general manager. He and his family relocated from Louisiana. He says he’s spent the day getting to know local producers and negotiating prices. There was an open house reception with snacks from the co–op deli. This happened along with Owner Appreciation Day. “We want to…

Aldevron Opens World’s Largest DNA Manufacturing Facility in South Fargo

The 70,000 square foot facility can churn out twenty year's worth of DNA in just a month

October 2, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — If you walk around the new headquarters of Aldevron, you’ll see slight reminders of what introduced Mike Chambers to his lifelong passion. “My grandparents and my parents were commercial beekeepers. I’m from Carrington, North Dakota originally, and beekeeping is what really got me interested in science,” said Mike Chambers, the co-founder and CEO of Aldevron. That fascination with…

Proposed Half Cent Sales Tax Would Provide Upgraded Radios to Cass County First Responders

Voters will approve or deny the tax on Election Day

October 2, 2018

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CASS COUNTY, N.D. — Election Day is just a month away but Cass County voters will notice something new on the ballot. They will decide whether or not to approve a half cent sales tax increase. Whether they’re responding to a fire, shooting or weather disaster first responders use radios to communicate 365 days of the year. “Knowing that our Motorola…

Twenty DUI’s Made in Vision Zero Campaign

The data is from July through September

October 2, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police made 20 DUI arrests and wrote 27 distracted driving citations from July through September. The data comes from a campaign called “Vision Zero” by NDDOT. The department gives a grant to Fargo’s Police Department during the three months to provide more patrols for impaired driving enforcement. Most of the time, officers were doing extra patrols late…