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Farm Rescue is Helping Nebraskans Impacted by Flooding

HORACE, N.D. – The non-profit Farm Rescue which is based in Horace, North Dakota is helping ranchers affected by flooding in Nebraska. Farm Rescue is collecting hay donations and looking for volunteers to bring it to flooded areas. The organization helps farmers who are suffering from sickness, injury or natural disasters. Operation Hay Lift was first started in 2017 to help…

Grand Forks County Emergency Calls, DUIs & Drug Offenses Increased in 2018

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office releases its crime statistics for 2018 showing an increase in DUIs and drug offenses. There were 19,241 calls for service which are 1,683 more than 2017. There were also 221 more incident reports over the same timeframe. The county also served 215 more warrants over 2017. 117 DUI citations were…

Senate Votes To Repeal ND Blue Law, Bill Heads to Gov. Burgum

The bill was passed by the house two months ago and goes to Governor Doug Burgum’s desk.

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Senate votes 25-21 to repeal the state’s blue law which closes many businesses for 12 hours on Sunday. The bill was passed by the house two months ago and goes to Governor Doug Burgum’s desk. He has already said he supports the repeal. The National Conference of State Legislatures says North Dakota is the…

Crews Can’t Get Into RRVF Building to Assess Damage

WEST FARGO, N.D. – Red River Valley Fairgrounds crews are still not able to get into one of their buildings where the roof partially collapsed on Friday. General Manager Bryan Schulz says engineers and the West Fargo Fire Department have told him that just a gust of wind could potentially take down all of Harvest Hall. The building is a…

High Risk Sex Offender Living in North Fargo

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police is letting the public know that high risk sex offender 35-year-old Ryan Denning is living at 735 14th Street North. When he was 17-years-old, Denning grabbed a 16-year-old girls’ hand while sitting in a movie theater and tried to force it into his crotch area. He also tried to put his hand up her shirt. Denning…

Fargo Mayor Mahoney Declares Emergency, City Preparing For “Substantial Flood Event”

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney makes an emergency declaration as he anticipates the city is “in danger of suffering a substantial flood event.” The emergency declaration authorizes agencies of local, state and federal agencies to take action to “limit hardships of this pending emergency.” Mahoney is directing city staff to prepare for the National Weather Services’ forecast of…

Crews Respond To Roof Collapse at Red River Valley Fairgrounds

WEST FARGO, N.D. – A storage building at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds with 30 cars inside collapses. Firefighters say heavy snow caused the south side of the building to cave in around 5:00 PM Friday. No one was inside at the time of the collapse. Firefighters say the building is a total loss. “There’s a lot of cars that are…

High Risk Sex Offender Moves to Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Grand Forks Police are alerting the city of a level III sex offender moving to town. 31-year-old Steven Korb is living at 802 North Fifth Street. He was convicted of corrupting a minor in 2010 in Towner County and served a year in jail. A 14-year-old went to bed after being drunk at a party and…

Oakes Police Encourages People to Stay Off Roads

OAKES, N.D. – Oakes Police Department is encouraging people to just stay home. There are stranded vehicles on Highway 13 north of Oakes and a few miles east. Earlier they said even some law enforcement were stranded making it is very difficult to respond to stranded motorists. Categories: North Dakota News Tags: ND, north dakota, Oakes