FARGO, N.D. — “Black lives matter. Period. No question. But we do not support anarchy.” Those are the words of Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney after what began as a peaceful protest Saturday morning at Island Park evolved into violence and destruction. “We do not support vandalism,” he says. “That is not us, and that is not Fargo.” Mahoney says he…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota has 14 more deaths from COVID-19 as state health officials report another 664 cases. Two of those deaths are in Clay County: a person in their 70’s and one in their 90’s. The total number of positive cases is nearing 25,000. This map shows the positive case count by county. 848 of the 1,040 deaths…
FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police Chief David Todd says there was an opportunity for officers to step in and do something during the arrest of George Floyd. He adds the same could be done to stop destruction during protests. Todd says Saturday’s march at Island Park is an opportunity to do and say something in a productive manner. “The Fargo…
FARGO, N.D. — As protests across the country are sparked and those in the Twin Cities continue, people in Fargo are planning to make their voices heard. This upcoming Saturday is when a peaceful protest is set for those in the area to “pay respect to George’s family and countless other black lives that have been taken by the hands…
FARGO, N.D. — As the school year comes to an end, fifth graders at Eagles Elementary in Fargo are being celebrated in a unique way. To abide by physical distancing guidelines, students and their parents lined up to drive through a “clap out” ceremony. The celebration is to recognize the fifth graders finishing elementary school and moving on to middle…
NEAR LAMOURE, N.D. – A 74-year-old Fullerton, North Dakota man is dead after being thrown from a tractor. It happened five miles south of town on 78th Street around 4:00 Thursday afternoon. The Highway Patrol says the man was towing a pickup on the gravel road down a slope and the truck started to sway. The driver lost control, the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The Grand Forks Sheriff’s Office says Corporal Ron Nord, who was injured during a shooting at an apartment Wednesday, is out of the hospital. Grand Forks Police Officer Cody Holte and 61-year-0ld Lola Moore were killed in the gunfire. “After being shot in the upper leg and abdomen only a day prior, Corporal Ron Nord walked…
FARGO, N.D. – The Red River Valley COVID-19 task force was formed at the request of Governor Doug Burgum earlier this month. 13 partner organizations began working to determine how to best address the coronavirus and its impact on the community. “Since our locally generated testing matrix has been implemented, we’ve been able to focus our limited resources solely on…
UPDATE – Grand Forks Police says an officer is dead following a shooting at a Grand Forks apartment building. Lt. Derik Zimmel says a Grand Forks Sheriff’s Deputy received non-life threatening gunshot wounds and is in stable condition at Altru Hospital and Salamah Pendleton, who initiated gunfire, is also in the hospital. A woman who also died from gunshot…
MOUNTAIN, N.D. — A 10-year-old is killed in a crash half a mile south of Mountain, North Dakota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the boy was driving a Polaris Ranger side-by-side off-highway vehicle on 87th Street Northeast. The happened around 3:45 this afternoon. The vehicle left the road and tipped onto its side. Authorities say the driver was ejected…
