Jamestown/North Dakota Highway PatrolJAMESTOWN, N.D. — A big rig did some damage to an overpass in Jamestown. North Dakota Highway Patrol shutdown one lane of traffic on I-94 around 1 o’clock Thursday after an oversize load got wedged under the overpass bridge. It was reopened a short time later but the Exit 257 overpass is now closed due to damage…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota U.S. House candidates are holding their first debate next month in Bismarck. Republican State Sen. Kelly Armstrong of Dickinson and Democrat Mac Schneider of Grand Forks both won endorsements at their recent party conventions. The debate is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on May 5 at the Bismarck Radisson Hotel. The event is sponsored by the…
FOSSTON, Minn. — A teen wanted on outstanding felony warrants in Illinois tried to out run authorities in Fosston, Minnesota. A Polk County Deputy attempted to arrest 18-year-old Alexander Thompson around 9:30 Thursday morning. Thompson fled on foot but was soon found hiding inside a building. He was booked into the Northwest Regional Correctional Center on the outstanding warrants out…
COLFAX, ND — The Richland #44 Public School District has hired former Valley City Superintendent Dean Koppleman. The school board in a unanimous vote approved the hiring of Koppelman as Interim Superintendent for the 2018-2019 school year. Koppelman will start his duties on May 1 as a substitute administrator and receive a contract for the 2018-2019 school year. He retired…
When you get up as early as we do here on the Morning Show, you’ll take any chance you get to keep a smile on your face. That’s where Happy Jake and Zeke come in awfully handy. The 1-and-a-half-year-old yellow Lab and the 5-year-old blue heeler woke up pretty early themselves to come in all the way from James River…
Hunter, N.D. (KFGO) – Firefighters from several towns are working on containing a fire at a bar in Hunter, N.D. The fire was reported around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. Resident Tim Murch says he awoke to an unusal noise and he went to investigate when he saw the smoke. After calling authorities, he then ran to a nearby apartment building and…
FARGO, ND — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a pregnant woman has died in a rollover crash in Fargo. Authorities say 29-year-old Alicia Bernier was thrown from her SUV on Interstate 29 Wednesday night when it veered into the median, rolled over and came to rest on its roof. KFGO reports Bernier and her unborn child were killed. A…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Contractors are ready to begin work on the 13th Avenue East reconstruction and improvement project in West Fargo. The first phase will begin Thursday morning at 5 between 45th Street South in Fargo and 12th Street East in West Fargo. For the first couple of weeks, crews will work in the center of the roadway. Access…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – People got the chance give their two cents on changes to the Center Avenue Corridor from the Red River to Eighth Street in Moorhead on Wednesday. Currently, there are two lanes in each direction. One option for the project would include adding a third left turn lane to reduce the possibility of crashes. Others include simply doing a…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Many of us have received calls from scammers trying to trick us into giving them money. The Better Business Bureau partnered with Moorhead Public Library to host an anti–scam workshop. “You have a warrant, grandchild in jail.” Those are some of the most common tricks that scammers try to use to play with your emotions and scare…
