FARGO, ND — Petitioners are making progress in allowing voters to decide if North Dakota will keep Blue Laws in the 2018 election. The state laws do not allow businesses to open before noon on Sundays. At 11:30 Sunday morning, cars drove by the dark entrance of Walmart on 13th Avenue South in Fargo to run weekend errands. But like…
DILWORTH, Minn. — A volunteer-run thrift store which helps pets in the area may be at risk of shutting down. Jazzy and Mumbo’s Thrift Store in Dilworth made a Facebook post which says if they don’t get enough volunteers to run the store, they will close down. The store is known for donating all of their proceeds to help…
FARGO, ND — A self-described yoga-inspired athletic apparel company is coming to Fargo. Lululemon is opening a store in West Acres Mall sometime this fall. Mall officials say the chain has already begun hiring. Lululemon sells a variety of workout clothing for both women and men. The store will take over the space once occupied by Wet Seal near…
FARGO, ND — Police are investigating a burglary at a Fargo floral shop. A burglar broke into Shotwell Floral at 4000 40th Street South overnight. Police are reviewing surveillance video from inside the building. It was when the store’s owner showed up for work this morning that he noticed something had happened. “Saw a few things not right and that’s…
WEST FARGO, ND — Hornbacher’s has stores in Fargo, Moorhead and Grand Forks and they will soon open their 9th location in West Fargo. The grocery store chain will be the first business developed on the northwest corner of Sheyenne Street and I-94. This location is commonly referred to as the strawberry patch, an area the city has tried to…
FARGO, ND — A man with a big stick was arrested for trying to rob a convenience store early Monday. Fargo police say Lucas Kulberg was armed with the stick when he demanded cigarettes at Simonson Station Store on Main Avenue. He got into a fight with the clerk before fleeing the store. On Tuesday night, patrol officers spotted Kulberg…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Three suspects charged in the kidnapping and assault of a 15-year-old girl from Alexandria made their initial court appearances. Thirty-two-year-old Thomas Barker, a family friend, is charged with kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct, assault with a dangerous weapon and false imprisonment. Steven Powers is charged with kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct and false imprisonment. Joshua Holby is charged…
FARGO, ND — Prairie Roots Food Co-Op in downtown Fargo is celebrating its grand opening. They are inviting you to come out to their store and try an array of different produce and organic items from local farmers. This week, the co-op is offering free activities including yoga, Zumba, acupuncture, massages, and cheese tasting. The stores marketing coordinator says they…
NATIONAL — Bush Brothers and Company is issuing a voluntary recall of 28 ounce cans of three kinds of it’s popular flavors of beans. The company is asking consumers to throw away the cans after they found potentially defective side seams of the cans. The recall affects the Bush’s Brown Sugar Hickory Baked Beans, Country Style Baked Beans and…
FARGO, ND — Another store is set to close in West Acres Mall. Gymboree is the latest store to announce its closure. The Gymboree Corp. plans to close 350 stores around the country. The children’s store filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June. Over a dozen stores have closed in the shopping center in the past year and…
