FARGO, N.D. — For several hours, line workers rose up in a bucket truck, scaled an electrical pole in tree–climbing spikes, and tried to save an 180–pound dummy from possible disaster. “They’re learning proper rigging, proper lifting skills, proper, you know, being able to bring them down safely, are just some of the main skills that they’re learning, and then also,…
FARGO, N.D — North Dakota’s East Central Judicial District celebrated the 15th anniversary of its drug court, and one woman celebrated by graduating from the program. Drug court is a court–managed, drug intervention treatment program that’s an alternative to jail or prison time. Participants go through court sessions, support meetings, mandatory treatment, and probation appointments. The court says the program saves…
FARGO, N.D. — Like many people, Grace Beauchamp was shy growing up. “I moved schools last year and I was terrified. I had an hour car ride every day and I didn’t want to talk to people, I didn’t want to go to school,” Beauchamp said. That is until a little thing called passion sparked inside of her this year. She…
FARGO, N.D. — It’s time to recycle all of your old televisions and electronics. The 12th annual Electronics Recycling Event is Saturday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. You can drop off your electronic items free of charge at the Solid Waste Facility at 2301 8th Avenue North in Fargo. You may recycle a total of two items….
HUNTER, N.D. — The Hunter C&I Bar was a popular meeting place for people in Hunter. But everything changed Thursday morning. “A neighbor across the alley who heard some popping and banging and oh man, 2:30 in the morning I think, and he went out to investigate, and thank goodness he did,” said Randy Moen, the Insurance Agent for the Hunter…
FARGO, N.D. — Winter’s late departure may also mean a slow season for bugs. Cass County’s Vector Control is counting on mosquitoes. They just don’t know how bad they’ll be. If you thought mosquitoes played an essential role in our ecosystem it turns out, that may not be the case. “That’s not necessarily true. They’re not a major food source for…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — On days like today where the air is dry and the wind is heavy, simply putting a cigarette in a flower pot could end in disaster for your home. “It’s a soil mixed with compost so there’s still organic matter in there and it’s dry. You put that cigarette out, it will burn, smolder until it gets…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. — An Omaha, Nebraska man led North Dakota troopers on a high-speed chase in Cass County Saturday night. Thirty-two-year-old Daniel Rosseter was arrested for reckless driving and fleeing a police officer. The highway patrol says around 11:40 p.m., they received a report of a reckless driver on I-94. A trooper located the SUV going more than 110…
FARGO, N.D. — Fernando Sayasaya, the former Fargo Catholic priest accused of molesting two underage boys, made his second appearance in court this morning. During a hearing in Cass County court in Fargo, Sayasaya’s attorney asked for more time. The judge agreed and set his next court date for May 17. Sayasaya pleaded not guilty in February to charges of…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. — The Cass County Jail has a new scanner that’s changing the way inmates are processed. The scanner works like an X–ray machine that’s more detailed than airport scanners, but not as detailed as a medical X–ray. It detects differences in density throughout the body, and can pick up anything either on or inside a person, not matter…
