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Early Morning Fire Results in Heavy Smoke Damage to Lidgerwood Market

Firefighters say the building is a complete loss due to the smoke damage

November 28, 2018

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LIDGERWOOD, N.D. — Around 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, firefighters from Lidgerwood and Hankinson converged on the Lidgerwood Market after reports of smoke in the building. Fighting through layers of false ceilings and compartments, firefighters found the fire stopped itself before it could spread further. “It just starved itself from oxygen. It didn’t have enough to really get itself going, which I don’t…

Dog Dies in Abercrombie House Fire

November 14, 2018

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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…

Driver Dies After Crashing Into Farm Equipment

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says shortly after sunset, around 7:05 p.m., the car was southbound on Richland County Road 1 when it met a northbound tractor towing a disc plow and coil packer.

October 24, 2018

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Hankinson, N.D. (KFGO) – A 59-year-old Hankinson man was killed when the car he was driving collided with farm equipment just north of Hankinson Tuesday night. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says shortly after sunset, around 7:05 p.m., the car was southbound on Richland County Road 1 when it met a northbound tractor towing a disc plow and coil packer….

Andrew Sadek Wrongful Death Lawsuit Gets Trial Date

The NDSCS student was found dead while working as an undercover drug informant

August 30, 2018

TJ Nelson,

RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. — A wrongful death lawsuit is set to go to trial in July in Jamestown. Tammy and John Sadek in June 2016 sued the Richland County sheriff’s department, a deputy and the county over the 2014 death of their 20-year-old son Andrew. The NDSCS student was found dead while working as an undercover drug informant. In 2014,…

MN Releases Environmental Impact Statement On F-M Flood Diversion Project

The new plan is meant to reduce impacts in Richland County in North Dakota and Wilkin County in Minnesota that, in the original plan, were in the heart of a staging area to hold excess water in times of serious flooding.

August 27, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ Minnesota officials have released a draft environmental impact statement on the revised Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project and say they will decide on a permit application sometime this winter. The new plan is meant to reduce impacts in Richland County in North Dakota and Wilkin County in Minnesota that, in the original plan, were in the heart…

Young Man Killed In Crash Near Galchutt On Monday Is Identified

Charges are pending as the investigation into the crash continues

June 26, 2018

TJ Nelson,

RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. — The highway patrol has released the identity of the young man killed in a crash near Galchutt on Monday. He is 22-year-old Isaac Englestad of Mooreton. The patrol says a pickup driven by 49-year-old Stephen Hutcherson of Walcott turned in front of Englestad’s car on County Road 1 around 6:40 in the morning. Englestad was thrown…

Man Faces Possible Charges After Fatal Crash Near Galchutt

49-year-old Stephen Hutcherson is accused of turning in front of a vehicle

June 25, 2018

TJ Nelson,

RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. — Charges are pending against a Walcott man after a fatal crash in Richland County. 49-year-old Stephen Hutcherson is accused of turning in front of a vehicle driven by a 22-year-old man from Mooreton. The highway patrol says the 22-year-old was thrown from his vehicle and died at the scene. His name has not yet been released….

Fatal Crash In Richland County

The state patrol is handling the investigation and will release more information later today.

June 25, 2018

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MOORETON, N.D. (KFGO) – A fatal crash in Richland County. Chief Deputy Gary Ruhl says the head-on collision happened around 6:30 this (Monday) morning, on County Road 1, north of Mooreton. One person was killed in the crash that a involved a car and a pickup. The state patrol is handling the investigation and will release more information later today. Categories:…

Referrals Made To Juvenile Court In School Sexual Misconduct Investigation

Others close to the case tell KFGO radio that some of the five juveniles initially named as suspects were not referred.

March 29, 2018

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COLFAX, ND — On the eve of a special board meeting to discuss Richland 44 Superintendent Tim Godfrey’s contract, some teens have been referred to juvenile court for sexual misconduct. Richland County State’s Attorney Megan Kummer says since minors are involved, she can’t disclose how many juveniles were referred. Others close to the case told KFGO that some of the five…

Fire Destroys Barn On Turkey Farm in Richland County

Lelm Turkey Farm in Walcott is home to 30,000 turkeys

March 6, 2018

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WALCOTT, N.D. — Fire departments from Walcott, Colfax, and Christine, North Dakota were at the scene of a fire at a turkey farm. The fire, at the Lelm Turkey farm east of Walcott, put thousands of turkeys in danger and destroyed one of the barns. “The building was a complete loss,” Festus Mickelson, the Chief at the Colfax Fire Department said. This…