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Oakes Police Encourages People to Stay Off Roads

OAKES, N.D. – Oakes Police Department is encouraging people to just stay home. There are stranded vehicles on Highway 13 north of Oakes and a few miles east. Earlier they said even some law enforcement were stranded making it is very difficult to respond to stranded motorists. Categories: North Dakota News Tags: ND, north dakota, Oakes

Fargo & West Fargo Issue Emergency Declaration, Non-Emergency Offices Closed Thursday

FARGO & WEST FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney and West Fargo Mayor Bernie Dardis declare an emergency to close all non-emergency city offices Thursday, March 14th. MATBUS will suspend routes at 7:00 PM Wednesday. The Ground Transportation Center in Downtown Fargo is closing at 7:30. There will be no residential trash and recycling collection in both cities and…

UND’s Scheel Named to NCHC All-Rookie Team

Scheel is second among freshman goaltenders with a 2.07 goals against average

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (UND Athletics) — North Dakota freshman goalie Adam Scheel (Lakewood, Ohio) was named to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference’s All-Rookie Team, announced today by league officials. Scheel has been stellar in net this season for the Fighting Hawks and is among the nation’s leaders in goals-against average and wins among NCAA freshman netminders. Scheel has nine wins…

One injured in Lidgerwood, N.D. house fire

Courtesy: KFGOLIDGERWOOD, N.D. – One person has been injured in a house fire in Lidgerwood. It happened in the 100 block of 3rd Ave SE and crews were called around 9:40. Richland County Emergency Manager Brett Lambrecht says a garbage truck driver spotted the fire, called 911 and helped the victim escape. The man was airlifted to Sanford Hospital. The…

UND Women Overpowered in Summit League Tournament Semifinal

The Fighting Hawks fell to South Dakota 84-61

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (UND Athletics) – Playing its second game in a 24-hour span, against the first opponent in league history to earn a top-25 ranking on the women’s side, who had only lost four games all season, and had defeated UND by a combined 63 points in the previous two meetings, the sixth-seeded Fighting Hawks gave everything it could…

Forecast Revenue Projects Another $1 Billion In North Dakota Tax Collections

The forecast presented to the Legislature's Budget Section predicted higher oil prices and production

BISMARCK, ND — A newly updated revenue forecast shows North Dakota’s treasury expects to collect about $1 billion more in state tax collections for the next two-year budget cycle than what lawmakers had adopted just two months ago. The forecast presented to the Legislature’s Budget Section predicted higher oil prices and production than what was set by lawmakers in January as…

Fargo Named 6th Happiest City in the U.S.

We may not be thrilled about all the snow we’ve been getting, but Fargo is a lot more cheerful than we may think. WalletHub names it the sixth happiest city in the country. The website looks at 21 indicators of happiness to rank 180 cities. Fargo is in the top 20 for emotional and physical well-being, income and employment and…

Winter Storm Expected To Dump 6-12″ of Snow

The North Dakota DOT has issued a Travel Alert for south-central and southeastern North Dakota. 

FARGO, ND – A winter storm warning is in effect until 1 p.m. Sunday for a large portion of North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota. The snow is expected to continue through Saturday, followed by increasing winds, which could cause blowing and drifting in open areas. Dangerously cold windchills are not expected to be an issue. The North Dakota DOT…

Summit League Men’s Basketball Tournament Preview

NDSU is the four seed, while North Dakota is the seven seed

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State men’s basketball coach Dave Richman refers to tournament time as the third season. The slate is wiped clean as all eight teams in the Summit League Tournament are three wins away from an NCAA Tournament berth. The Bison match up with Oral Roberts in the first round, a team they beat twice already this…

Police as Nazis, Klan? Taxpayer-Funded DAPL Protest Painting Ignites Debate

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – A taxpayer-funded painting that portrays police as Nazis backed up by Ku Klux Klan members has ignited a debate about censorship in Minnesota. The painting, by Anishinaabe artist Jim Denomie, depicts the 2016 protests over the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota. Protesters were concerned about the impact on the Missouri River and the…