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Driver Cited After Semi-Van Crash in West Fargo

The highway patrol says around 1:30 a.m., a semi was eastbound near the Veteran's Blvd exit when the driver failed to noticed a slower van directly in front of it.
Joe Radske,

West Fargo, N.D. (KFGO) – A 27-year-old Michigan man was cited for care required and following too close after a crash on eastbound I-94 in West Fargo early Tuesday morning. The highway patrol says around 1:30 a.m., a semi was eastbound near the Veteran’s Blvd exit when the driver failed to noticed a slower van directly in front of it….
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Fargo Man Is Killed After Crashing Into A Stopped NDDOT Snow Plow On Interstate 29

The Plow Was Helping The Highway Patrol During A Crash Investigation
TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. — A Fargo man is dead after driving his pickup into a parked snowplow on I-29 in Grand Forks County. The crash happened around 7:30 Tuesday morning about a mile north of Reynolds. The plow was stopped along the interstate with a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper and all of their emergency lights were activated. The…
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Traffic Stop Results in Meth and Marijuana Drug Bust

With the help of K9, Fia, they discovered 30 bundles of methamphetamine weighing 32 pounds and 54 bundles of marijuana weighing 35 pounds.
Joe Radske,

FARGO, ND — The North Dakota Highway Patrol made a large drug bust over the weekend. With the help of K9, Fia, they discovered 30 bundles of methamphetamine weighing 32 pounds and 54 bundles of marijuana weighing 35 pounds. NDHP stopped a vehicle driven by Vikkie See Vue Lor, 37, and her passenger Cheng Yang, 29 both of Sacramento, CA….
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Grand Forks Man Arrested After Chase In Moorhead

Around 9:45 p.m., Clay County authorities were notified that a pursuit started by the North Dakota Highway Patrol was in Cass County and heading towards Moorhead.
Joe Radske,

Moorhead, MN (KFGO) – With the help of citizens, a Grand Forks man was arrested after a chase that started in North Dakota ended in Moorhead, Minnesota Monday night. Around 9:45 p.m., Clay County authorities were notified that a pursuit started by the North Dakota Highway Patrol was in Cass County and heading towards Moorhead. Moorhead Sgt. Thad Stafford says…
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Crash Kills Two South of Wahpeton

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says around 9 p.m., a pickup was southbound on a gravel road (182nd Ave. SE) when it started to drift across the northbound lane.
Joe Radske,

Wahpeton, N.D. (KFGO) – A 35-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man are dead following a crash south of Wahpeton Saturday night. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says around 9 p.m., a pickup was southbound on a gravel road (182nd Ave. SE) when it started to drift across the northbound lane. The driver over-corrected and lost control. The pickup went into…
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Rolette Man Dies in Motorcycle Crash

28-year-old Derek Thompson died in the Saturday afternoon accident
Alison Voorhees,

BOTTINEAU COUNTY, ND — Authorities say a motorcyclist died when he failed to negotiate a curve on a road near Lake Metigoshe. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 28-year-old Derek Thompson, of Rolette, died in the Saturday afternoon accident. The patrol says the motorcycle went into the ditch and struck a sign support. Thompson was not wearing a helmet. The…
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North Dakota Highway Patrol Makes One of It’s Largest Drug Busts

A subsequent search revealed 183 pounds of marijuana with an approximate street value of $700,000.
Joe Radske,

BISMARCK, N.D. – Yesterday afternoon, a highway patrol trooper stopped a vehicle for minor traffic violations and discovered 183 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle, one of the North Dakota Highway Patrol’s largest drug busts. A Dodge minivan was eastbound on I-94 between Mandan and Bismarck in a construction zone. The driver, Harold Miller, 71, of Sacramento, California, was stopped…
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West Fargo Teen Dies in Dirt Bike Crash

A dirt bike and UTV crash head on in Sargeant County
Alison Voorhees,

STIRUM, N.D. — A West Fargo teen is dead after hitting a UTV head on with his dirt bike. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the two vehicle crash happened around 11:30 Saturday night one and a half miles southwest of Stirum. The 19-year-old was driving his dirt bike when he collided with a UTV, driven by 56-year-old Clayton Hoffman…
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Child Flown To Fargo After Crash Has Died

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a car was eastbound on Steele County Road 1 when a southbound pickup failed to yield at the 137th Ave SE intersection and hit the car's passenger side.
Joe Radske,

Galesburg, N.D. (KFGO) – An 8-year-old Page, North Dakota boy who was airlifted to a Fargo hospital after a crash west of Galesburg Tuesday morning has died. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a car was eastbound on Steele County Road 1 when a southbound pickup failed to yield at the 137th Ave SE intersection and hit the car’s passenger…