FARGO, N.D. — Fargo’s Director of Engineering is retiring after leaving a lasting impact on how the city handles flooding. The city of Fargo had a retirement party for Mark Bittner to celebrate the 42 years he’s served with them. “I can’t thank them enough for all the support they’ve shown me over the years,” Bittner said. Bittner, who has…
FARGO-MOORHEAD – Friday is National Donut Day, and police in Fargo–Moorhead had plenty to smile about on social media, but one department has a difficult case to solve. Moorhead Police says, “You will never guess what’s on our minds today?” West Fargo officers thank Sandy’s Donuts for helping them celebrate the right way. With plenty of donuts of course! Dilworth…
FARGO, ND – It’s a delicious day: National Donut Day. The Salvation Army and Sandy’s Donuts teamed up for a tasty fundraiser at the Fargo Theatre Friday. Free original World War One treats were given out, and there was was free music and a comedy sketch show. Volunteers also spent their morning going to 43 locations in the metro to share donuts…
FARGO, ND – Homeward Animal Shelter and Prairie Brothers Brewing teamed up Thursday for a cute cause: a kitten shower. People could head to the brewery for a cold one, door prizes and, of course, cat cuddles. The shelter asked for donations like milk replacers, cat food and bottle kits. The items will be used to care for 30 kittens until…
FARGO, ND – Fargo Police have identified a man accused of lurking around and sexually propositioning people at West Acres Mall as 50-year-old Lonnie Weiand of Minot. Two charges of disorderly conduct has been filed against him. On Wednesday, police said officers responded to two separate but similar incidents involving Weiand. He’s described as white man taller than 5’7″ with a medium build…
FARGO, ND – After the Drone Focus Conference, politicians and business leaders discussed how to continue to help tech companies grow in North Dakota. U.S. Under Secretary of Transportation Derek Kan was even at the meeting. Companies like Appareo, General Atomics, Microsoft and Xcel Energy talked about their expertise in drone technology. Sen. John Hoeven calls tech entrepreneurship North Dakota’s…
Tobi Shorunke-Fargo/Ainsley Boucher-CrookstonWASHINGTON, D.C. — It was smooth sailing through round three of the spelling bee for Ben Franklin 8th grader Tobi Shorunke of Fargo. Shorunke easily spelled the word “deliverable” in round 3 and now moves on to the 4th round. He is the only speller from North Dakota to make this year’s spelling bee. Ainsley Boucher, an 8th…
FARGO (KFGO) – Officers involved in two recent shootings in Fargo and West Fargo have been cleared by Cass County prosecutors. On March 12th, the Red River Valley SWAT Team was called to West Fargo after Justin Dietrich threatened to shoot police during a traffic stop. A report by Cass County States Attorney Birch Burdick says Dietrich got out of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Dakota’s top speller made it to round two of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. So how did Tobi Shorunke of Fargo do Tuesday afternoon? His word was “portulaca” and he asked for the definition. Any plant of a genus of mainly tropical succulent herbs having usually yellow, pink, red, white or purple ephemeral flowers with four…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo police are looking for the suspect in an early morning stabbing. The police department says just before 5:45 a.m. Sunday, they responded to the I-29 underpass on 13th Avenue for a stabbing. On scene, they found a male with a non-life threatening stab wound. He was taken to the hospital. His current condition is not known….
