North Dakota News

WATCH: Lightning Strikes South Fargo Garage

FARGO, N.D. – A lightning strike may have caused a garage fire in South Fargo. It happened at 11:35 Monday morning in the 2500 block of Amber Valley Court South. Fargo Fire Department Battalion Chief Dane Carley says crews responded at 11:48 after a neighbor saw smoke in a garage near a twin home. Carley says firefighters knocked the fire…

Officer Assaulted During Jamestown Arrest

Police say the man fled into the IDK Bar & Grill where he fought with an officer and assaulted him.

JAMESTOWN, N.D.–Police say a Jamestown officer was assaulted by a suspect during a weekend arrest at a bar. Authorities say officers responded Saturday to a report of a suspicious man peeking into windows. An officer found the man in the parking lot of Casey’s General Store and ordered him to take his hands out of his pockets. Police say the…

LIVE: Out of the Darkness Walk

Finding a little light to lead your way out of the darkness.

It’s a difficult subject, and a dark place to find yourself in. And strange as it may seem, to some people, talking about suicidal thoughts and mental health struggles may be almost as scary as actually going through them. That’s why, for years now, the activists from Out of the Darkness Fargo-Moorhead area walk have been working to save lives…

Man Arrested for DUI After Crashing Vehicle Near Devils Lake

The North Dakota Highway Patrol reported the vehicle ran off the road, rolled, and the driver was ejected.

DEVILS LAKE, N.D.–A Devils Lake man has been arrested for driving under the influence after he ran his vehicle off the road at 12 a.m. on Monday. The North Dakota Highway Patrol reported the vehicle ran off the road, rolled, and the driver was ejected and landed approximately 30 feet from the vehicle. There was one passenger, James Raynor Jr….

ATV Crashes Kill 2 Brothers Minutes Apart in North Dakota

The Highway Patrol says the two crashes happened about 10 minutes apart.

ECKELSON, N.D.–Authorities say a North Dakota man was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash while searching for his brother, who had died in a similar wreck minutes earlier. The Highway Patrol says the two crashes happened about 10 minutes apart Friday night near Eckelson. Authorities say each brother was driving an ATV to a farm. Forty-three-year-old Kyle Foster of Tucson,…

Lutheran Church and Jewish Synagogue Come Together to Promote Religious Tolerance

Temple Beth El and St. Mark's have been using the same worship space for the past month

FARGO, N.D. — Old and young. Strangers and family. Jewish and Christian. Temple Beth El Synagogue is bringing people of different backgrounds together under one roof. “St. Mark’s has been kind of a wandering people of faith over the past six years, and members of Temple Beth El invited us to share a space with them,” said St. Mark’s Lutheran…

North Dakota National Guard Celebrates One Promotion And One Retirement

Brig. Gen Robert Schulte promoted while Brig. Gen. Bob Becklund retires

Brig. Gen Robert Schulte/Brig. Gen. Bob Becklund FARGO, N.D. — A professor, business owner and pillar in his community has a new role with the North Dakota National Guard while another leader retires. A promotion ceremony was held as Brig. Gen Robert Schulte assumes the duties of the Joint Force Headquarters chief of staff for Air. Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann,…

Inaugural American Veterans Motorcycle Show Raises Awareness

The mayors of Moorhead and Dilworth were at the opening ceremony

FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo VFW held their first American Veterans Motorcycle Show. Bikers rode to the Fargo National Cemetery Dedication Ceremony in the morning. A bike show took place in the afternoon, and people could vote for their favorite bikes and even the ugliest one. The mayors of Moorhead and Dilworth spoke at the opening ceremony. Vendors and live music…

Department of Veterans Affairs Dedicates Fargo National Cemetery

Local dignitaries were there, and military members were honored

HARWOOD, N.D. — It’s a 4.82-acre site that will serve the needs of 30,000 veterans, as well as their spouses and family members. Even though it was a rainy day, people crowded into a tent for the Fargo National Cemetery Dedication Ceremony. Local dignitaries were there, and it was a time to honor those who served our country. Lucas Dusek,…