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Despite Deep Freeze, Fargo Running Company Starts the New Year with a Brisk Jog

The store has community runs weekly for anyone interested in group exercises

FARGO, ND — Runners with Fargo Running Company are starting the New Year on the right foot…literally! They arrived at the store at 10 a.m. for a run a few miles long around Fargo. These cold temperatures make it more difficult to get warm while running but some runners say once you break a sweat, it isn’t so bad to…

ND State Patrol: Porsche Driver Hurt in Distracted Driving Crash with Semi

A passenger and the driver of the semi were not hurt

STUTSMAN COUNTY, ND — The driver of a Porsche was hurt Sunday after rear-ending a semi on I-94 near Medina in Stutsman County. The semi had slowed up because its diesel fuel started to gel up and the driver of the car ran into the trailer. The state patrol says 37-year old Lara Weisman, of Excelsior, Minnesota was distracted and…

Fort Totten Teen Facing DUI After Crashes with Devils Lake Police Vehicles

The teen from Fort Totten was not hurt but he is facing a charge of driving under the influence

  DEVILS LAKE, ND — It’s not the best start to 2018 for a 15-year-old teen in Devils Lake. He backed into two parked Devils Lake Police Department patrol vehicles. A highway patrol trooper says the teen then spun out while trying to back out again and hit another car, pushing it into a fence. All three vehicles have minor…

Lottery Fever Hits the Nation, Powerball and Mega Millions Jackpots Rise

Ticket sales have pushed the Powerball jackpot to an estimated $440 million and the Mega Millions jackpot to $343 million

  NATIONAL — You could say winning the lottery would make 2018 your luckiest year yet…and with two big jackpots set to draw this week, lady luck could be stopping by. Ticket sales have pushed the Powerball jackpot to an estimated $440 million and the Mega Millions jackpot to $343 million. On Friday and Saturday night’s drawings, several people around…

Young Walleye Population Booming on Lake Sakakawea

The department also cites a rebounding of the smelt population for another reason for the high numbers

NORTH DAKOTA — Officials with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department say flooding from seven years ago is helping with the young walleye population on state lakes. The department says they’ve recorded the fourth-highest catch of the fish in Lake Sakakawea in a half-century. Lake Sakakawea reservoir is on the Missouri River and officials say because the flood changed…

Bismarck Police Release Details Behind Identity of Man Found Frozen Under I-94 Bridge

An autopsy is being conducted

  BISMARCK, ND — A man found dead in subzero temps in Bismarck was not homeless. Police say the frozen body of the 52-year-old man was found near the Missouri River on Saturday, beneath an Interstate 94 bridge. The man’s name or other details about his identity haven’t been released. Police aren’t treating the death as suspicious. An autopsy is…

Coach of the Week: UND Hockey’s Brad Berry

UND is Ranked No. 6 at the halfway point of the season in Berry's third season

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — At the halfway point in the season, North Dakota men’s hockey is ranked No. 6 in the USCHO Poll. Brad Berry is in his third season as head coach of the Fighting Hawks as they sit second in the NCHC standings. UND has emphasized spreading the puck out through a variety of scorers, and six different…

Firefighters Battling Fires in Dangerous Wind Chills Get Assistance from the Salvation Army

The Salvation Army will be at the scenes this weekend for firefighters during the dangerous low wind chills

FARGO, ND — As the temperature outside continues to drop, the number of house fires has increased in the last week. It means the Fargo Fire Department has had to gear up for extreme temperatures to help put out fires across town. Some say it can be really tough because although the gear is designed to protect firefighters, it doesn’t…

New Deadline for ND Governor’s Mansion in February of 2018

As much as $4 million in state money was approved for the construction of the home and $1 million was approved in private donations

BISMARCK, ND — Construction is running behind on the new governor’s mansion in North Dakota. Workers say they were hoping to have the 13,600 square foot building done by Thanksgiving and was then set back to the beginning of the year. But now the deadline for the Burgums is set for late February. As much as $4 million in state…

United Blood Services: We Need Your Help

United Blood Services takes appointments but also welcomes walk-ins

FARGO, ND — During the holiday season, there is a 40 percent decrease in the amount of people donating blood. The cold weather is making those numbers even lower. United Blood Services is asking for the community to help by spending an hour of their time to donate blood. During bad weather, more trauma accidents seem to happen and there’s…