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Minnesota ACT Scores Outperform Participating States

MINNEAPOLIS--Minnesota hangs on to its top spot for student scores on the ACT college entrance exam in states where nearly all high school seniors take the test. According to test results released Wednesday, Minnesota students had a composite score of…

Aerial video shows flooding in Roseau County

ROSEAU COUNTY, Minn. - Unusually high water for this time of the year continues in many rivers and lakes across the area. The lake is dry most of the year and typically only sees…

Students Register to Vote For Bond Referendum

MOORHEAD, Minn. - Students are making sure their voices are heard in the upcoming Moorhead High School bond referendum. If it passes, no current students would attend the new school since the building would…

Crave Opens New Fargo Location

FARGO, N.D. - Crave, a Midwest restaurant primarily based in the Twin Cities, had its grand opening at West Acres on Tuesday. The restaurant features sushi and American kitchens. Gluten free, vegetarian and vegan menu…

Dangerous Inmate Captured In Wadena

UPDATE: According to the Wadena County Sheriff's Department Facebook page, Ryan Petro has been apprehended in the City of Wadena. They thank everyone who called with information. Original Story: Extra police officers patrolled schools in the Wadena-Deer Creek district Tuesday…

Fargo Park district holds meeting on Executive Director candidates

FARGO, N.D. - Fargo Park District held a meeting to review executive director candidates. Park Board President Jerry Rostad says the Human Resources Director reviewed the position description, gathered input on interview questions and provided a framework on how the…

West Acres Cinema Closed

FARGO, N.D. - West Acres Cinema is closed Tuesday for what Marcus Theatres calls "an emergency maintenance issue." Fargo Police dispatch logs show crews were called around 7:00 Monday night for a water main break and sewer backup. Marcus Theatres…

Military Wants More Rules for Turbines Near Nuclear Missiles

BISMARCK, N.D.--The military wants North Dakota and four other states with nuclear missile arsenals to consider introducing new rules aimed at preventing conflicts between wind turbines and helicopters that provide security at launch facilities. The military says it's an "issue…

Minnesota Olympic Hockey Star Found Incompetent to Stand Trial

GRAND MARAIS, Minn.--"Miracle on Ice" Olympic hockey star Mark Pavelich has been found incompetent to stand trial for felony assault. The decision was made during a hearing Monday in Cook County. The Minnesota Duluth alum and former N-H-L player was…

Agency Overpaid Tribes for Opioid Treatment Programs

ST. PAUL, Minn.--Minnesota's legislative auditor says "troubling dysfunction'' at the Department of Human Services resulted in $29 million in overpayments to two tribes for opioid treatment programs. The auditor's office said in a report Tuesday the agency lacked authority to…

DNR: 5,700 Hunters Bag Deer During Youth Season

ST. PAUL, Minn.--The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says there was a strong response to the first statewide season for young deer hunters. The DNR says more than 5,700 youth hunters bagged a deer during the season which ran from…

Driver's License Road Testing Available on Weekends

ST. PAUL, Minn.--State officials say it will begin scheduling driver's license road testing on weekends to reduce the long wait times that have been the subject of complaints. The Department of Public Service's Driver and Vehicle Services division says it…

Local Kurd reacts to Bakr al-Baghdadi's death

FARGO, N.D. -- Over the past three decades, Kurdish immigrant Kawar Farok watched as dictators in the Middle East came and went; the most recent of which is ISIS leader Bakr al–Baghdadi. "Extremism is…

Man blinded by pepper ball shot by Fargo Police

FARGO, N.D. - It all began with Stephanie Patel's post on the social media platform Nextdoor over the weekend. She claims her son, 27-year-old Tyler Patel, was shot with pepper balls by Fargo police officers…

Minot AFB Airman sentenced for child porn

MINOT, N.D. - A Minot Air Force Base Airman is sentenced to seven years in prison for distributing child porn. From 2016 to 2018, Carl Dean solicited, received and distributed the pornography. He plead guilty in July. Dean created a…

Woman faces DUI charge after wrong way GF crash

GRAND FORKS, N.D. - A Grand Forks woman is charged with DUI after crashing into a semi on I-29 Monday morning. It happened near the Demers Avenue exit around 10:00. The Highway Patrol says 60-year-old Ann Halverson was driving the…

State Orders Shutdown Over Lead Levels at Water Gremlin

MINNEAPOLIS--Authorities have shut down production at a Minnesota company amid concerns about lead poisoning among plant workers' children. State agencies say Water Gremlin hasn't done enough to limit workers' exposure to lead dust at its White Bear Township facility. At…

American Red Cross Installing Free Smoke Alarms in West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D.--The West Fargo Fire Department is partnering with the American Red Cross to install free smoke alarms in the Meadow Ridge Development in West Fargo. Anyone living in a permanent, single-family dwelling from Main Avenue to 7th Avenue…