FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota Horse Park is closing its doors as the final races come to an end. “I mean, it’s bittersweet. It’s been a long couple months getting things ready to come up to four days of racing,” said North Dakota Horse Park president Mike Schmitz. The final day is all about the ladies and their hats….
FARGO, N.D. – The City of Fargo is asking for your help returning an iconic piece of the city. The Statue of Liberty replica on the Main Avenue Bridge Plaza has been stolen. It was dedicated nearly 70 years ago and it the focal point of the Park District’s Statue of Liberty Park. Mayor Tim Mahoney says if Lady Liberty…
FARGO, N.D. – Police need your help finding a missing man. Rodney Lajimodiere is 62-years-old, is 5’6″ tall, weighs 180 pounds. He has blue eyes and brown hair. Authorities say Lajimodiere has not been in contact with his family in about a month. He was staying at the Grand Inn in Fargo, but is no longer there. and his last…
Grand Forks N.D-Fighting fires and teaching people how to stop them. That’s just some of the things being taught at Grand Forks. Here at the Public Safety Center in Grand Forks fire departments are teaming up to teach local people about the importance of fire safety. While I was being lowered down from about 30 feet in the air, back…
FARGO, N.D. — Four Star Ninja Academy is officially open, but the mission of this gym isn’t like many others in Fargo. “We started designing this to bring a new way to do fitness without them thinking they’re doing a workout,” said co-owner Dustin Hjelmstad. The idea came from the co–owners’ own struggles with working out, as well as their…
FARGO, N.D. — Scheels has been preparing for its 16th annual Hunting Expo for nearly a year, and it’s finally right around the corner. This year’s event includes classics like the dog-jumping competition, as well as some new businesses, including waterfall, archery and barbecue vendors. The expo will have a “mini food court” feel. Barbecue vendors are the main focus,…
FARGO, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum made a big announcement at TEDxFargo. It’s designed to help get people ready for today’s workforce. Burgum says $200,000 of federal funding will go towards starting Emerging Digital Academy. It will teach high school graduates how to code and other technology skills. The governor says this is a great way to fill technology jobs…
MAPLETON, N.D. – Firefighters respond to a shed fully-engulfed in flames in Mapleton. It happened around 3:00 Thursday afternoon. The smoke could be seen from our tower camera here in Fargo. Mapleton Fire Department says crews were able to put the fire out within 10 minutes and flames did not spread to any of the houses nearby. The heat from…
BADLANDS, ND — A college student made a discovery of a lifetime in the badlands of North Dakota. Harrison Duran teamed up with Professor Michael Kjelland on a paleontology dig, and discovered a triceratops skull. Experts say the bones date back to the late cretaceous period, about 65 million years ago. The pair isn’t saying exactly where they found the…
WASHINGTON – The Senate Indian Affairs Committee, which Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota chairs, passes a bill to return criminal jurisdiction to the Spirit Lake Reservation for crimes committed there. It repeals a 1946 statute authorizing North Dakota to prosecute certain crimes committed by, or against, members of the Spirit Lake Tribe. The Spirit Lake Nation has its own…
