FARGO, N.D. – Attorneys for an alleged sexual assault survivor say the Fargo Diocese told them “it was her fault” after coming forward. The law firms of Bradshaw and Bryant and O’Keeffe O’Brien Lyson Foss will hold a press conference Thursday, July 11 in Fargo. They claim Father Michael Wright abused someone at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Belcourt, North…
MANDAN, ND — Fourteen high schools in North Dakota, including a few in our area, plan to form competitive video gaming teams. Mandan Superintendent Mike Bitz says his school will spend around $20,000 this year to buy computers and other equipment to construct an esports lab for students. He says it will help an “underrepresented population” of students who might…
FARGO, N.D. – All weekend long, a Fargo bookstore will be doing its part to help refugees and immigrants. 10% of all book sales at Zandbroz will be donated to RAICES. It’s a Texas-based organization providing low-to-no-cost legal services to people who are detained at our southern border. Zandbroz is one of the many independent stores throughout the country taking…
File ImageARVILLA, ND — The Grand Forks County Sheriff released the name of the rural Aneta man pulled from a grain bin at Columbia Grain. 58 year old Kevin John Anderson was trapped while cleaning the bin. He became buried under approximately 15 feet of corn. Rescue crews spent at least two hours attempting to locate and recovering Anderson. He…
BISMARCK, ND — North Dakota regulators are raising questions about a plea deal a grain trader reached with federal prosecutors. Prosecutors allege 22-year-old Hunter Hanson of Leeds was running his grain business like a Ponzi scheme. Hanson plans to plead guilty to money laundering and wire fraud charges. The deal calls for him to forfeit his assets and pay $11.4…
BUCHANAN, ND — A Fairfield, Iowa man is in the Jamestown Regional Medical Center after a head on crash on Highway 52 north of Buchanan, North Dakota. The highway patrol says 33-year-old Mohammed Albanna crossed the center line and crashed into a semi driven by 65-year-old Dennis Montgomery of Carrington. Albanna had to be cut out of his car while…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of bipartisan Senators, including North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer, have introduced the SPEED act to help veterans in distress. The Suicide Prevention by Eliminating Excessive Digits Act requires the Federal Communication Commission to designate a 3-digit dialing code for veterans in crisis. It is similar to 9-1-1 and would connect directly to the Veterans Crisis…
BISMARCK, ND — Praise is coming from the North Dakota School Superintendent for two students who scored a perfect 36 on their ACT college entrance exams. Kirsten Baesler says the entire state should be proud of Seth Benson and Millicent Schwartz. Benson graduated from Sheyenne High School in West Fargo and is already attending basic training at the U.S. Military…
BISMARCK, N.D. — The first case of West Nile virus has been reported in North Dakota for the season. The department of health says the person is from McHenry County in the central part of the state. The infected person was not hospitalized. The West Nile virus surveillance coordinator says this is the second year in a row where the…
FARGO, N.D. – As we approach the July 4th holiday and what will be a long weekend for many across the U.S., Vitalant is bracing for a national shortfall of nearly 8,500 blood donations the week of July 1. In an effort to bolster local and national blood supplies and be prepared for unexpected events, Vitalant is calling on the…
