West Fargo

Shanley, Devils Lake Make State with EDC Tournament Wins

The Deacons beats Davies 54-49 and Devils Lake knocked off West Fargo 63-53

FARGO, N.D. — Shanley and Devils Lake girls basketball clinched a spot in the Class-A state tournament by winning their EDC semifinal showdowns. The Deacons took down Davies 54-49, while Devils Lake slipped past West Fargo 63-53. West Fargo and Davies are in the consolation round and will need to win on Saturday to make it to State. Categories: High…

Man Hospitalized After West Fargo Apartment Fire

First responders rescued a 40-year-old man from his first-floor apartment at 1031 1st Street East

WEST FARGO, N.D. – Fire and police crews are investigating an early morning apartment fire in West Fargo. Firefighters were paged at 5:30 Thursday morning for a structure fire at 1031 1st Street East in West Fargo. Police made it to the scene first and rescued a 40–year–old man a few feet from the door of his first–floor apartment. Nearly 15…

West Fargo Continues to Grow with Phase Two of Downtown Redevelopment

Pioneer Place is set to open for commercial tenants and residents in June

WEST FARGO, N.D. – Construction is well underway on Sheyenne Street with Pioneer Place nearing closer and closer to its completion each day. “It’s kind of like dreams coming to reality,” EPIC Companies marketing and public relations vice president McKenzy Olson said. Over $35 million is going toward the city’s four part project. The building has over 13,000 square feet…

EDC Boys Basketball: Quarterfinal Highlights

Davies, West Fargo move on as top seeds. Devils Lake upsets Sheyenne

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Davies and West Fargo both hung on at home as the favorites in the quarterfinals of the EDC boys basketball tournament Tuesday night. The Eagles took down Shanley 78-62. West Fargo led by only six at halftime against 7-seed Fargo North, but then the Packers exploded for 59 points in the second half to win 100-62….

West Fargo Police Sgt. Arrested on Suspicion of DUI

WEST FARGO, N.D. – A West Fargo Police Sargeant has been arrested for suspicion of DUI after his car is found in a snow bank Sunday night. West Fargo Police responded to a reckless driving report in the area of 19th Avenue East and Beaton Drive around 9:00. Officers identified the driver as West Fargo Police Patrol Sgt. Ryan Denis….

HIGHLIGHTS: N.D. Girls State Hockey Quarterfinals

Fargo North-South, West Fargo, Bismarck and Davies all advance

FARGO, N.D. — The higher seeds in the North Dakota girls state hockey tournament managed to avoid upsets in the quarterfinals. The top four seeds all move on after Thursday’s action. Top-seeded Fargo North-South shut out 8-seed Devils Lake 5-0. Bismarck also earned a shutout victory while only scoring one goal against Minot. Davies (3) and West Fargo (2) also…

Liberty Middle School Students Test Projects to Put Out Kitchen Fires

They tested three materials: sand, baking soda, and salt

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Seventh graders at Liberty Middle School are putting their fire-fighting projects to the test. They had an assignment to pick a project that would help solve a problem in the community. “We decided to do kitchen fires because we know it’s a serious problem not just here, but everywhere,” Jackson Windle said. They tested three materials to…

A Win-Win: Buy Cookies at Chick-Fil-A & Help Brooks Harbor Elementary

FARGO, N.D. – Eating more cookies at Chick-Fil-A will provide a lot more than a full stomach. The food chain’s Cookies for a Cause program is raising money for local organizations. Proceeds from all chocolate chip cookies sold tonight at the West Acres location will go to Brooks Harbor Elementary in West Fargo. Chick-Fil-A started doing Cookies for a Cause to…

UPDATE: Power Restored to all Cass Co. Electric Customers

Courtesy: Cass County ElectricUPDATE 7:55 PM Thursday – Power has been restored to all Cass County Electric Customers in West Fargo. The cooperative says the cause of the outage is failure at a switch. “In an electric power system, switchgear is the combination of electrical disconnect switches, fuses or circuit breakers used to control, protect and isolate electrical equipment. The…

West Fargo Shop is the Store That Keeps on Giving With a Twist

the store will donate to charities with some help from mystery bags

  WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo gift shop Aquablue is giving back to six local charities with a little bit of a twist. In addition to helping Ms. Preteen Prairie Rose International 2019 make blankets for the Ronald McDonald House, the store’s owner has also created mystery bags. The bags are filled with items from the store and cost $10…