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Vigil honors the life of Natasha Aposhian in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Plenty of people gathered outside the Grand Forks federal building to honor the life of an airman that was shot and killed while serving at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. One in four women will be the victim of domestic violence. Airman First Class Natasha Aposhian’s family believes she was one of those victims. On…

Forbes Magazine Spotlights Drekker Brewing

FARGO, N.D. — A local brewery is getting some big attention thanks to Forbes Magazine. The business magazine reached out to Drekker Brewing to profile the brewery for a recent issue of the magazine. One of the Drekker co-founders initially believed it was a joke before realizing Forbes really wanted to talk with him. He hopes the increased attention will…

2020 live horse racing at North Dakota Horse Park is a go

Races begin this Friday and Saturday, and continue next weekend

FARGO, N.D. — If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, live horse racing is a good bet. The races begin this Friday and Saturday at the North Dakota Horse Park in Fargo and will continue next weekend. Event organizers have added hand sanitizing stations across the park, are encouraging people to wear face masks, and ask anyone who’s…

City Commission, Fargo Police revise policy on use of chokeholds

Fargo Police Chief David Todd says clarity during these times is important for officers and the community they serve

FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo City Commission votes unanimously in favor of a revision to Fargo Police’s “Response to Resistance” Policy. “It needs to stop,” said Faith Dixon with Black Lives Matter Fargo-Moorhead. “The chokehold is banned in other states, completely banned, and we are still even talking about it.” In light of recent conversations regarding police brutality across the…

Car driven into Alerus Center

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Three people are checked by paramedics after a car drives into the Alerus Center. Grand Forks Police was called at 7:35 on Monday. They say 22-year-old Billy Mutgetsi was driving through the parking lot when his vehicle went over the curb and onto the sidewalk and into the arena. The air bags were deployed and everyone…

Great White Apologizes After Dickinson Concert And Mostly Mask-Free Crowd

The band drew criticism on social media after performing as part of the “First on First: Dickinson Summer Nights”

DICKINSON, N.D. — Great White is apologizing for performing at a concert Thursday night in Dickinson where the crowd didn’t wear masks despite the ongoing threat of the coronavirus. The band drew criticism on social media after performing as part of the “First on First: Dickinson Summer Nights” concert series. Great White said in a statement that the band “would…

COVID-19 By The Numbers For Sunday, July 12, 2020

Three more people around the Twin Cities have died with COVID-19. Minnesota’s death toll has now surpassed 1,500. The state has another 715 cases of the virus. That puts the daily positive rate at 5.4%. There are currently 251 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, 123 of whom are in the ICU. North Dakota ends the week with another 92 cases…

Tom King talks with Fargo fans, says comics industry doing well during pandemic

FARGO, N.D. – Thanks to the internet, comic book fans got to hear how a writer used his experiences as a former CIA operative to write the series Sheriff of Babylon. Eisner award-winning scribe of the Vertigo Comics books Tom King was the special guest of Fargo comics shop Paradox Comics-N-Cards’ Paratalks Graphic Novel Club. He talked about crafting characters…

U.S. House hearing shines light on needs of North Dakota tribal communities

WASHINGTON — A hearing in the U.S. House Wednesday discussed needs of the country’s tribal communities. “Day after day, our nation’s tribal communities are suffering terrible inequalities,” said Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey. But according to the executive director of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, the coronavirus remains the state’s first priority. “Health disparities on reservations is…

ND Attorney General Takes Up Independent Investigation Into Todd Osmundson

The Attorney General says It has assigned a supervising agent with the BCI to conduct an independent review.

FARGO, N.D. — The City Of Fargo says they made the request because “all parties feel it is important to seek an independent” investigation. Criminal charges against Osmundson were declined after the police department concluded an internal review. Osmundson admitted to carrying an open beer and shouting obscenities at police during the riot in downtown Fargo. He was off duty…