MENAHGA, Minn. — It’s a day not many get to see in their lifetimes. “I turned 100 today,” Lorraine Madsen of Menagha, Minnesota says with a smile. She may have just turned 100, but Lorraine says she doesn’t feel a day over 75. “It feels great. It feels great!” She adds, “I feel honored and special, and all my kids and…
CASS CO., N.D. — A St. Joseph, Minnesota man is stopped and arrested for taking a vehicle from the parking lot of C & I Bar in Hunter, North Dakota. Cass County deputies spotted 30-year-old Marshall Strand heading down highway 18 north of Casselton around 2:40 this morning. They eventually got him to stop and arrested him on multiple charges…
Minnesota has 10 more COVID-19 deaths and 1,450 new positive cases. All of the deaths come from southern Minnesota in people 45 and older. Three lived in assisted living facilities, while seven lived in private residences. North Dakota records 3 more COVID-19 deaths and another 640 positive cases. The deaths include two men and a woman, all over 70 with…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers will return to the Capitol on Monday for their fifth special session of the year, Gov. Tim Walz announced Wednesday as he declared his intention to extend the peacetime emergency that he declared at the start of the coronavirus pandemic by another 30 days. The governor is required to call lawmakers back each…
Courtesy: Prairie PublicFARGO, N.D. – Congressman Collin Peterson and former Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Michelle Fischbach share why they should represent the western part of the state in Washington. Peterson touted his work chairing the House Agriculture Committee including passing a farm bill and USMCA. Fischbach believes Congress should work on improving the economy which has been hit hard by the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota’s largest manufacturer is adding 100 jobs. Doosan Bobcat employs more than 3,300 people in the state and nearly 4.000 throughout North America, including at manufacturing facilities in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Headquartered in West Fargo, Doosan Bobcat manufacturers a variety of construction, agriculture, landscaping and grounds maintenance equipment, and provides attachments and services. Categories: Local…
WADENA, Minn. — Saying goodbye was always difficult for Amber Gorentz and her siblings. “I swear we’d tell each other we loved each other twenty times before we left,” recalls Amber’s brother Ashton Gorentz. “I don’t know how many hugs before we left each time.” They never anticipated the last hug they shared with Amber would be their final one….
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt reports he has tested negative for COVID-19 after his encounter with President Trump this week. Daudt was part of a group of Republican leaders who met with the president as he made a stop in the Twin Cities on Wednesday before heading north for a rally in Duluth. Senate Majority…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) — Two died in a collision Friday in Fergus Falls after their vehicle was struck by a man fleeing police. Just before 6:45 p.m. deputies from the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office attempted to arrested the man on outstanding warrants. The meeting was set up through social media by deputies posing as an acquaintance. When he…
FARGO-MOORHEAD – Many in North Dakota and Minnesota tuned in with millions of other Americans to watch the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. “Do you have any idea what this clown is doing?” Former Vice President Joe Biden said. The candidates went head-to-head in a debate many are describing as chaotic. Some…
