UPDATE FRIDAY APRIL 26TH: Fargo Police have identified the man who died after being struck by a train Thursday night as 24-year-old Trent Mitchell. He has no permanent address. Thursday, April 25th FARGO, N.D. – A man is dead after being struck by a train in North Fargo. Officers responded to 2nd Street North and 4th Avenue North to an…
KIDDER CO., ND — The victim of a one-vehicle rollover crash has been identified. The highway patrol says 38-year-old Elizabeth Monger of Strasburg lost control of her minivan on I-94 north of Tappen around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. She was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Monger was not wearing a seatbelt. The crash remains under investigation. Categories:…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two former Democratic senators from red states who lost re-election bids in 2018 are leading a campaign to help their party win back votes in rural America. North Dakota’s Heidi Heitkamp and Indiana’s Joe Donnelly are starting an initiative called the One Country Project. Its website states that Democrats need to “reopen the dialogue” in areas where people…
GRAND FORKS, ND – (KVRR, National Weather Service) •Critical fire weather conditions across all of North Dakota and parts of western Minnesota Thurs. afternoon and evening. •Red Flag Warning in effect from 1 PM to 8 PM for red highlighted area. •Very dry air, gusty northwest winds, and dry vegetation will create dangerous conditions. •Any fires that occur could spread…
Des Moines/Ankeny, IA (KFGO) – Casey’s General Stores and Kum & Go are joining with Convenience Stores Against Trafficking (CSAT) are working to raise awareness about human trafficking. The chains thousands of employees will undergo special training. The stores will also place stickers in restrooms with information for victims to call or text to reach the National Human Trafficking hotline….
Peeps is the kind of company that, unlike her namesake sugar-covered marshmallow treat, will never get stale. She came in around the Easter holiday as an owner surrender to the rescue workers at 4 Luv of Dog, and the ten-month-old shepherd mix already has the manners, self-possession and calm of a much, much older dog. She already knows commands like…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden has formally entered the 2020 race for president. The vice president under President Barack Obama made the announcement in a video released Thursday morning. The move marks what will likely be the 76-year-old’s final opportunity to seek a job he has eyed for more than a generation. He struggled in two previous campaigns. One of…
FARGO, N.D. — Six years ago today, the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh killed more than one thousand garment workers. That brought the working conditions of garment workers to the forefront and sparked the global Fashion Revolution. The movement is focused on changing the way clothes are sourced. “A lot of people think it’s done by machines. That’s actually not true. Each…
FARGO, N.D. — According to health experts, about 1 million people are living with Parkinson’s disease in the U.S. That number is expected to double in the next 20 years. Local caregivers are bringing awareness to the disease and supporting those who have it. People living with Parkinson’s disease and their loved ones are filling the air with “ahs,” but…
FARGO, N.D. — A new docuseries is taking a look at what a non-profit calls North Dakota’s homelessness crisis. “Home” is split into 12 chapters. Filmmakers Sean and Sonya Coffman with The Human Family premiered the first chapter at the Fargo Library. Sean says the idea came to him and his wife during his wife’s time volunteering at a local homeless…
