North Dakota News

Making Connections Through the NDSU Career Fair

This year there will be over 350 employers and there is expected to be around 2,000 students in attendance

FARGO, N.D.–The semi–annual career expo is back at NDSU Tuesday and Wednesday, and they are looking forward to another successful turnout. This year there will be over 350 employers and there is expected to be around 2,000 students in attendance. Not only does the career fair connect students with potential employers, it can lead to networking and relationship building. Smita…

Freeze-A-Thon Raises Money for Children with Developmental Disabilities

The Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity and the Kappa Delta Sorority are partnering up to raise money for the Anne Carlsen Center.

FARGO, N.D. — It may be freezing outside, but some NDSU students are bundling up and facing the temperatures for children with developmental disabilities. The Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity and the Kappa Delta Sorority are partnering up to raise money for the Anne Carlsen Center. During their annual Freeze–A–Thon, we asked them what drivers say when they see students out…

Dunseith Man Leads Officers On Pursuit With Deflated Tires

A Grand Forks County Deputy tried to stop Quentin Demery Jr. east of Emerado

RAMSEY COUNTY, ND — A Dunseith man leads authorities on an early morning pursuit with punctured tires. A Grand Forks County Deputy tried to stop 34-year-old Quentin Demery Jr. east of Emerado around 1:30 this morning but he fled. A state trooper put down spike strips in Ramsey County damaging Demery’s tires and rims. But he kept driving for 40 miles…

SUV Leaves I-94 Landing On Street Below

The state patrol says the driver was going too fast for conditions.

FARGO, ND – An SUV headed west on I-94 left the interstate Tues. morning on the 5th St. overpass in Fargo and landed on the street below. A witness tells KFGO Radio News he thought the worst when saw it happen. There were two people in the SUV but they were not hurt. The vehicle landed on its top. The…

An Unbreakable Bond: CCRI Gives New Home to Four Best Friends

they've been friends and roommates for ten years

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Sometimes it doesn’t take a lot to forge an unbreakable bond another with person. For David, Greg, Brad and Lane, it’s been both a friendship and a home they’ve shared for ten years. But that almost came to an end about a year ago. “We started seeing some mobility issues with David and as you can see, Brad…

Hornbacher’s Annual Feed Hope Campaign Raises Nearly $53,000 for Great Plains Food Bank

the campaign ran through december

FARGO, N.D. — Hornbacher’s annual Feed Hope campaign raises nearly 53-thousand dollars for the Great Plains Food Bank. All the money comes entirely from the community. Each time someone went through the checkout line at Hornbacher’s they could add one, three or five dollars to their total and donate to the food bank. The money will be able to provide nearly…

Fargo Public Roads Clearing Roads, Using All Equipment

They ask people to keep their cars out of the streets

FARGO, N.D. — We are looking at a lot of snow once again but Fargo Public Works crews say they’ve got things covered. Crews started snow operations last night at 8 and with the accumulation overnight, they ended up running plows twice by 7 this morning. They hope to be done with residential neighborhoods tonight by 7. Fargo Public Works has…

No Criminal Charges In Fatal Forklift Crash Last Summer In Grand Forks County

Marilyn Pederson of Northwood crashed into a forklift on Highway 15 near Thompson killing Juan Contreras

GRAND FORKS COUNTY, ND — Grand Forks County State’s Attorney Haley Wamstad has declined to file charges against an elderly woman for a deadly crash last summer. It was June when then 80-year-old Marilyn Pederson of Northwood crashed into a forklift on Highway 15 near Thompson killing 61-year-old Juan Contreras of Grand Forks. Pederson and her 75-year-old passenger were not hurt….

Suspected Heroin Dealer In Fargo-Moorhead Is Arrested

Officers seized approximately 110 grams of heroin, with a street value of $22,000

MOORHEAD, MN — A suspected heroin distributor is behind bars following a two week investigation by Moorhead Police detectives and other narcotics agents. 24-year-old Myrone Bell of Moorhead was arrested after search warrants were carried out in homes in Moorhead and Fargo. Officers seized approximately 110 grams of heroin, with a street value of $22,000, 3 grams of marijuana, and $5,000…

Hornbacher’s Donates $50,000 To Great Plains Food Bank

The campaign ran during December 2018 and collected customer donations at the cash registers at Hornbacher’s locations throughout Fargo and Moorhead.

FARGO, N.D. – Hornbacher’s has once again made a substantial gift in the fight to end hunger by donating $52,985 to the Great Plains Food Bank through their annual Feed Hope campaign. The campaign ran during December 2018 and collected customer donations at the cash registers at Hornbacher’s locations throughout Fargo and Moorhead. The donation is enough to provide nearly…