WEST FARGO, N.D. – West Fargo is named the 10th best small city to live in America by WalletHub. The website compared more than 1,200 cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 based on 40 indicators. West Fargo’s low cost of living, crime and unemployment rates and a high average of median income and education helped the city get the honor….
FARGO, N.D. – The Red River Zoo is continuing its conservation efforts by giving visitors the chance to learn about bald eagles. Leuca was rescued from the wild and brought to the Red River Zoo in 2006. His presence at the zoo is to teach visitors about the conservation story of bald eagles. “Leuca was found in the area. He…
FARGO, N.D. — Just in time for Thanksgiving, over a dozen North Dakotans are back home after an almost yearlong mission in Afghanistan. About 15 members of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 191st Military Police Company had their homecoming. Nine months ago, they were sent on a NATO mission in Afghanistan. They served as protective detail and provided transportation for…
FARGO, N.D. – Sandy’s Donuts is making it even easier for customers to stop by and grab a donut. The business is adding a third location at 4281 45th Street South in the Osgood area of Fargo. Employees celebrated the reveal of the new location this morning by handing out free donuts to the first 250 people who visited the new…
ABERCROMBIE, N.D. – Officials are investigating a house fire in Abercrombie claiming the life of a dog. It happened around 2:30 PM Wednesday on the 400 block of 1st Street North. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says the owner wasn’t at home when the fire started. Authorities believe the fire started in the kitchen, but the cause is unknown. No…
The UND men’s basketball program is 2-0 to start the season, but it would be a tall task for them to improve that to 3-0. The Fighting Hawks are playing on Wednesday at Kentucky. The No. 10 Wildcats are a perennial powerhouse, and their home dominance cannot be understated. Since the 2013-14 season Kentucky has lost just eight of its…
WILLISTON, ND — Phillips 66 and Bridger Pipeline say they have preliminary plans for a new pipeline to send Bakken crude oil to Texas. The companies say the Liberty Pipeline would transport 350,000 barrels of oil per day from the Bakken and Rockies production areas to Corpus Christi. A spokesman says there’s a need for more crude oil pipeline capacity…
DIVIDE COUNTY, ND — A Tennessee man accused of illegally acting as a hunting guide in North Dakota for several years has pleaded not guilty. Twenty-six-year-old Randal Layman Jr. faces seven felony counts of exploiting wildlife that together carry a maximum punishment of 35 years in prison and $70,000 in fines. Investigators from the Divide County Sheriff’s Office and the North…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A Grand Forks police officer shot a dog while trying to search a home. It happened around 12:30 PM Friday at 321 North 4th Street. Grand Forks Police say when officers entered the building, an officer was bitten by “a large, vicious” dog. They say numerous “physical” attempts to get the dog off the officer were…
Deer hunters are getting ready for the opening of the North Dakota deer gun season on Friday at noon. The state has allocated 55,150 deer gun licenses for the roughly 16-day-long season. North Dakota Game And Fish Department modestly increased licenses but was conservative enough that hunters will likely have a successful season. Anecdotal data and field reports suggest deer…
