WEST FARGO, N.D. – J & K Marine expands to West Fargo, hosting a grand opening for its new location. The boat and dock company has been in business for 27 years and now has seven locations including Detroit Lakes, Vergas and Walker. The new store at 2248 Main Ave East is J & K Marine’s first in North Dakota….
UPDATE 4:00 PM Monday: The Alerus Center has announced Grand Forks Comic Con will now be held on September 28 and 29. UPDATE 3:00 PM Monday: A spokesperson with Grand Forks Comic Con says the event will be rescheduled since it was originally supposed to be held the same weekend as ValleyCon in Fargo. GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Grand…
Courtesy: Jamestown PoliceJAMESTOWN, N.D. – Jamestown Police is warning about small, blue Fentanyl pills they’ve found made to resemble Oxycodone. The pills are stamped with an M on one side and 30 on the other that are being sold on the streets. Fentanyl is up to one hundred times stronger than morphine. If anyone comes in contact with pills matching these,…
NEAR PAGE, N.D. – No one is hurt after a BNSF train hits a car stuck in the snow at a railroad crossing near Page, North Dakota Friday morning. It happened half a mile south of town on State Highway 38. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says three people were trying to push the vehicle out of the way when the…
FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police is notifying the public about a high risk sex offender. 19-year-old Terry Grommish Jr. lives at 514 University Drive South. He was convicted of indecent exposure five years ago in Stutsman County. When he was 13 or 14 he exposed himself to a seven-year-old boy and he groped him. The victim’s mother found them in a…
FARGO, N.D. – An elderly woman has died inside a vehicle in the parking lot of the Cash Wise on 33rd Street South. Fargo Police responded around noon Wednesday. Authorities say it appears the woman was dead for “a significant period of time.” They don’t believe she died due to the dangerously cold weather. Investigators are working on identifying…
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Senate once again rejects a bill prohibiting housing and workforce discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The vote failed by a 27-20 margin. Senate Minority Leader Joan Heckaman of New Rockford says people are leaving the state because they don’t feel accepted. Republican Sen. Diane Larson of Bismarck says no one testified in…
BISMARCK, ND (KFGO) – The state penitentiary in Bismarck has been placed on lockdown after two staff assaults. Seven employees were treated for injuries. The extent of their injuries hasn’t been released. The maximum security prison has temporarily ended visitation, including in-person and by video. The lockdown will be reassessed Monday. Categories: North Dakota News Tags: bismarck, ND, north dakota,…
Courtesy: Officer Down Memorial PageCorpus Christi, Texas – A Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal and former McIntosh County, North Dakota Deputy has died in Texas due to a medical condition. The U.S. Marshals Service says 45-year-old Norman Merkel died inside the fitness room of the federal courthouse in Corpus Christi. Security officers administered CPR, but Merkel passed away at the scene….
FARGO, N.D. – Fargo and West Fargo Public school leaders are working to meet the needs of students with behavioral challenges, and they’re doing it with a little help from a Least Restrictive Environment-Behavior Task Force. West Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Beth Slette says the district has noticed an increase in complex behaviors in some of their students, specifically in…
