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People with Disabilities Want Residents, Businesses to Clear Icy Sidewalks

One group calls on residents and businesses to diligently remove snow from public surfaces

January 4, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — People with disabilities across the metro are having a tougher time getting from place to place in the winter. For Carey McWilliams, walking down the street during the winter could be a challenge. “Snow is kind of the blind person’s fog, it gets rid of any lines to the ground you might have that you can navigate from….

People in 24 Apartments Displaced From Fargo Senior Facility After Gas Fire

January 4, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. – A senior living facility in South Fargo has been evacuated after reports a gas fire Friday night. Fire crews arrived to the Riverview Place living community on the 5300 block of 12th Street South around 6:00. Firefighters say they found a fire coming from a gas meter on the back side of the building. It spread to the…

Grand Forks Police Looking for Suspect After Attempted Armed Robbery

The victim was walking in the 400 block of north 5th street when a man tried to take her purse, but she fought back

January 4, 2019

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police are looking for a suspected robber after an armed man tried to steal a woman’s purse in Grand Forks. The victim was walking in the 400 block of north 5th street when a man tried to take her purse, but she fought back. She received a bruised knuckle ad a bump on the back of…

Troopers: Fargo Man Crashed Truck on I-29 After Picking Up Pop

January 4, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. – A man has been cited for distracted driving after a crash Interstate 29 in Fargo Friday morning. It happened near the 32nd Avenue South exit around 6:40. Troopers say a Fargo man was driving an Isuzu truck when he dropped a pop on the floor of his Isuzu truck and reached to grab it. When he looked…

NDSU Bookstore Gets Fans Ready for the Big Game with Visit to Frisco

On New Year's Day, a 24-foot-long trailer stocked with Bison merchandise made the trek to Frisco, Texas

January 4, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Whether you’re watching the game in Frisco or in Fargo, the NDSU Bookstore is making sure all Bison fans are decked out in green and gold. On New Year’s Day, a 24-foot-long trailer stocked with Bison merchandise made the trek to Frisco, Texas. This is the bookstore’s seventh time out of the last eight years selling merchandise…

Escaped Inmate Captured

Authorities say 29-year-old Johnathan Evitt ditched a work detail in Moorhead and fled into Fargo Thursday afternoon.

January 4, 2019

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FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo police say they’ve arrested an escaped jail inmate from Clay County, Minnesota. Authorities say 29-year-old Johnathan Evitt ditched a work detail in Moorhead and fled into Fargo Thursday afternoon. A citizen called police when the inmate, still in orange jail clothing, was seen running in downtown Fargo. An officer found Evitt and arrested him. Categories: Crime,…

Morning Stabbing Ends In Arrest

Fargo police say they responded to a 911 hang up to an apartment.

January 4, 2019

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FARGO, ND — One Person is in custody after a stabbing this morning at a Fargo apartment building. Fargo police say they responded to a 911 hang up to an apartment In the 3300 block of 31st Ave South. When officers arrived they found a adult male with a minor stab wound to his abdomen. He’s been treated at the…

Doctors Seeing More Patients for Slips and Falls This Winter

Injuries to hips, elbows, knees, and hips are the most frequent

January 3, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Doctors across the metro are seeing more cases of injuries from slips and falls on the ice. Sharilyn Althoff and her team at Eventide have had their hands full with victims of slips and falls. “We’ve seen an increase in falls in the community and a lot of people that have needed to come and rehab, so people…

West Fargo To Begin Special Assessment Forums This Month

The next one will be next Thursday at Faith United Methodist Church.

January 3, 2019

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo begins one of five special assessment forums during January. Special assessments are commonly used to help fund infrastructure projects. Each session will educate people and businesses about what the purpose of the assessments are and how they can use them to give feedback about what’s going on in the community. After a presentation, attendees…

Gov. Doug Burgum Gives 2019 State of the State Address

His priorities include agriculture, technology, education, etc.

January 3, 2019

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BISMARCK, N.D. — Governor Doug Burgum gives his 2019 State of the State address to the 66th Legislative Assembly. It was 130 years ago when North Dakota was officially recognized as a state, thanks to President Benjamin Harrison. It grew rapidly over the first four years but then things took a turn. “Our population shrank from 1930 all the way to…