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Fargo Forestry Department Expects Cleanup to Continue for Rest of Month

Crews are getting a lot of calls and focusing on branches hanging from trees

FARGO, N.D.– Fargo’s Forestry Department is continuing to clean up the mess Mother Nature left us on Saturday. Workers are focusing on a large area north of 15th Avenue North and another area south of 32nd Avenue South, east of I-29 to about University Drive that were hit the hardest. Crews are getting a lot of calls and focusing on…

Allegiant Flight In Fargo Not Actually Hit By Lightning During Saturday’s Storm

The spokesperson says there was a "smell" in the aircraft

FARGO, ND — A spokesperson for Allegiant Air says after inspection it was determined a jet headed from Fargo to Los Angeles was not hit by lightning during Saturday’s severe weather. There was lightning around the airport and a suspected lightning strike as the Airbus taxied back to the terminal as the storm hit. The spokesperson says there was a…

Fargo Police Notify The Public About A High Risk Sex Offender

Jordan Charles Earring is residing at 735 14 Street North

FARGO, ND — The Fargo Police Department is notifying the community that a registered sex offender, Jordan Charles Earring, is residing at 735 14 St N in Fargo, ND. Earring was assessed as a high-risk offender by the North Dakota Sex Offender Risk Assessment Committee. The following information describes Earring and his offense: Jordan Charles Earring 32 years old, 6’3,…

Bus Crashes Leaving North Dakota Casino

Two people on the bus received minor injuries.

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KFGO) – A bus with 30 people on board, en route from the Dakota Magic Casino near Hankinson to Fargo, hit crash barrels as it was exiting a construction zone on I-29 near Christine, south of Fargo around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Two people on the bus received minor injuries. The bus driver was able to pull off…

Victim Of UTV Hit-and-Run Identified, Authorities Still Searching For Car Responsible

Authorities are looking for the driver of a 1999 Mercury Marquis who hit the UTV and fled the scene

BECKER CO., MN — The driver of a U-T-V who was killed in a hit and run crash in Becker County has been identified as 27-year-old Michael Tibbetts of Ogema. He was found unresponsive on County Road 158 in Maple Grove Township on Monday night. Tibbetts was taken to Sanford in Fargo where he died as a result of his…

UTV Driver Killed In Hit-and-Run, Authorities Seek Driver Of 1999 Mercury Marquis

Becker County Sheriff's Office was called to County Road 158 in Maple Grove Township

BECKER CO., MN — The driver of a U-T-V who was involved in a hit-and-run crash in Becker County on Monday night has died in Fargo. Becker County Sheriff’s Office was called to County Road 158 in Maple Grove Township around 6:45 p.m. They found a 27-year-old man unresponsive. He was taken to Sanford in Fargo where he died today…

Red River Women’s Clinic Sues Over Two Abortion Laws

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has said that he will be required to defend the current laws

FARGO, ND — Red River Women’s Clinic, the sole abortion clinic in North Dakota, is suing over two state laws it believes tells doctors to lie. One measure passed this year requires physicians to tell women that they may reverse a so-called medication abortion if they have second thoughts. The other law requires doctors to tell patients that abortion terminates…

Permit Denied For FM Diversion Project By Buffalo-Red River Watershed District

The Diversion Authority is already consulting with its lawyers about what the next step should be

FARGO, ND — The Buffalo-Red River Watershed District has voted against issuing a permit for the FM Diversion project. Chair of the FM Diversion Authority, Mary Scherling, says she is disappointed but hopes the two sides can still work out a compromise. The Diversion Authority is already consulting with its lawyers about what the next step should be. Scherling says…

Border States Electric Moves Into Its New Headquarters in Fargo

Border States Electric has moved to a new location and opened its new Branch Support Center with a "wire" cutting ceremony

FARGO, N.D.– One of the largest 100% employee owned companies in America houses its corporate office in Fargo. Border States Electric has moved to a new location and opened its new Branch Support Center with a “wire” cutting ceremony. The public was able to tour the building and learn more about BSE. Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney also came out to…

Main Avenue And Sheyenne Street Road Construction Changes Coming This Week

Work Will Directly Impact Parts of Fargo and West Fargo

It’s about to get even more difficult to get around downtown Fargo thanks to the next phase of the Main Avenue makeover project. Starting at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, crews will close the Main Avenue and Broadway intersection. The closure will last for the new few months. Pedestrian access through the intersection will be available during the reconstruction work in…