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News

Bemidji Christmas

Bemidji named official Hallmark Christmas Town, finishes in Top 25 nationwide

Updated: 35 minutes ago
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By Austin Kurisu
Carlinville, Illinois takes top honor as Hallmark's Merriest Christmas Town of 2026 out of more than 1,500 entries

News

Halloween road safety

Drivers and trick-or-treaters urged to stay alert on Halloween night

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Bobby Falat
Sanford Health also advises drivers to slow down in residential neighborhoods, keep phones down, and turn on headlights early.

News

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Hawley man hospitalized after pickup rolls on Highway 32 in Clay County

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Erick George
State Patrol says the driver’s injuries are not life-threatening

News

Down Home celebrates 300th move-in for Moorhead family.

Down Home celebrates 300th move-in for Moorhead family

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By Sydney Zatz
A Moorhead family’s home was furnished Tuesday as Down Home celebrated its 300th move-in.

News

A hole in the side of a Moorhead home, (left), and a damaged garage door, (right), after a car...

Driver hospitalized after car crashes into garage in Moorhead

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Erick George
Police believe the driver had a medical emergency before the crash

News

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) celebrates a win against the Golden State...

Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards to undergo surgery on right knee, expected to miss two months

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Duke Schindler
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee.

Community

Toys sit on tables during the 2025 Angel Tree distribution hosted by the Salvation Army Fargo...

Registration open for Salvation Army Angel Tree, Christmas food boxes in Fargo-Moorhead

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Erick George
Families have until Nov. 13 to sign up; toy donations begin Nov. 14

News

NDSU Students shocked to find corn snake in college home

NDSU Students shocked to find corn snake in basement of college home

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Duke Schindler
A house full of college students got a scare they never expected — a pet corn snake, owned by no one in the home, made its way inside.

News

Computers in the Integrated Science Center - Concordia College

Concordia College to launch new AI major

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Anna Ballweber
They plan to launch a new artificial intelligence major by fall 2027 while using a $3 million federal grant to train faculty to incorporate AI across all majors.

News

Hawley Man, Racing Simulator

Hawley man turns backyard shed into full-motion racing simulator, hopes to bring concept to Fargo

Updated: 12 hours ago
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By Duke Schindler
That gives the simulator a full range of motion through games like F1, iRacing and others — picking up motion from the game, then transferring that motion to the rig itself.
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News

Thea Ungerer

Meet Thea: Make-A-Wish trip to swim with turtles

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Stacie Van Dyke
The family is planning another toy drive for next summer to mark 5 years of Thea being cancer free!

News

This undated photo provided by Michael Pretti shows Alex J. Pretti, the man who was shot by a...

‘We will no longer stay silent’: Alex Pretti’s parents call for justice in son’s shooting death by ICE

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Lydia Morrell
Federal investigators abruptly stopped sharing evidence of the shooting with state authorities in October

News

DNA match leads to 25-year sentence for Fargo man in sexual assault of 14-year-old

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Chris Larson
Tarpeh pleaded guilty to a single count of gross sexual imposition, a Class AA felony.

News

FEMA allocates more than $4.4 million for North Dakota disaster recovery

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Chris Larson
The agency allocated $410,152 following straight-line winds and historic wildfires in McKenzie and Williams counties on October 5th and 6th, 2024.

News

Devils Lake High School mourns death of freshman student

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Kortney Arnold
School offers counseling, urges parents to check in with kids after weekend death

News

North Dakota families can face debt collections if they can’t afford school lunch

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Jacob Orledge
Lawmakers passed a bill outlawing lunch shaming in 2023, but at least 1 district withholds transcripts for students who can’t pay.

News

Trump’s DOJ sends 1,000 election monitors to 50 states, locations not yet disclosed

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Jonathan Shorman
The Justice Department for decades has deployed monitors across the country to watch the voting process.

News

Fargo City Commission adopts landmark inclusionary housing pilot and advances major infill tax incentive

Updated: 14 hours ago
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By Chris Larson
The Fargo City Commission moved forward with significant updates to its economic development toolkit on Monday.

News

Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers as it pours money into AI

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Megan Cerullo
Microsoft expects to spend $175 billion on AI infrastructure.

News

North Dakota Highway Patrol IDs 5 hurt in Cass County crash

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Kortney Arnold
Fargo teen suffers life-threatening injuries in rollover south of city.

News

Mayville State University

State audit finds Mayville State improperly awarded tuition waivers

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Devin Fry
Auditors could not determine whether $47,047 in athletic waivers and $11,650 in cultural diversity waivers were properly awarded.

News

Barnes County deputies seek tips after string of mailbox vandalism cases

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Kortney Arnold
Anyone with information is asked to call the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office.

News

Aldin Saric

Felony threats, DWI charges filed after reports of shots fired at car in Pelican Rapids

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Devin Fry
Fergus Falls man also charged with felony threats and DWI

News

One dead following shooting in Belcourt

One dead following shooting in Belcourt

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Ariana Gonzalez
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa released a statement confirming the death.

News

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Moorhead newsletter mailed to residents lists wrong Election Day

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Devin Fry
The city says the mailed version of City Insights contained a misprint and is sending a correction postcard to all recipients

News

Governor Walz receives wildfire briefing in Ely.

Walz encourages Minnesota businesses affected by BWCA wildfires to apply for disaster loans

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Marisa Ornat
Applications for the SBA loans are open through July 22, 2027.

News

Dean Fjeld

Update: Missing 88-year-old found, according to Moorhead police

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Austin Kurisu
Moorhead Police are asking for the public’s help finding an endangered missing adult.

News

Paranormal investigations

Bonanzaville offers haunted history tours with ghost-hunting gear

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Austin Kurisu
West Fargo’s Bonanzaville is inviting visitors to investigate the spookier side of history through their annual paranormal investigations.

News

Attorney General Drew Wrigley gets heat from Democrats as he says he will not be investigating...

Attorney General refuses to look into missing funds due to conflict of interest

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Hannah Neurohr
The Development Fund was created to help grow North Dakota’s economy by offering financing that regular banks or investors usually don’t provide. Its main goal is to help start and grow businesses.

News

Fargo police are searching for Vida Salinas

Fargo police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Phillip Schlies
Salinas is described as 5-foot-7, 105 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, police said. She was last seen wearing a brown sweatshirt, black beanie and brown Timberland boots.

News

Fargo city commissioners voted 5-0 Monday to approve a balanced 2027 budget that includes...

Fargo City Commission approves $8M tax break for $61.6M apartment project

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Chris Larsen
The Fargo City Commission moved forward with significant updates to its economic development toolkit on Monday, adopting a commercial redevelopment pilot incentive policy that incorporates Fargo’s first inclusionary affordable housing mandate.

News

Lane Closure

Lane closure on 4th Street East in West Fargo for sewer line repair

Updated: Oct. 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM CDT
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By Austin Kurisu
Drivers who use 4th Street East should plan for delays starting Wednesday.

Education

Detroit Lakes School Board cuts public comment to one minute per speaker Monday night.

Detroit Lakes School Board cuts public comment to one minute per speaker Monday night

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 10:57 PM CDT
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By Sydney Zatz
Detroit Lakes residents were given one minute each to address the school board during public comment Monday night.

News

The dueling briefs come in the case against Martin Jay Hulst, 40, who faces multiple drug...

Judge denies motion to suppress evidence in Moorhead THC case

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM CDT
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By Bobby Falat
Hulst’s next pretrial hearing is scheduled for Nov. 6.

News

Moorhead Accident

Plea hearing set in case of Moorhead truck driver charged in boy’s death

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM CDT
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By Erick George
Victor Port’s trial and settlement conference have been canceled

Health

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North Dakota HHS urges families to test children for lead during awareness week

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 7:22 PM CDT
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By Erick George
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week runs Oct. 25-31

State Politics

Voting in ND

North Dakota Catholic bishops issue joint statement supporting Constitutional Measure 1

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM CDT
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By Erick George
Measure 1 would raise the threshold to amend the state constitution from a simple majority to 60%

Hunting

MnDNR

Minnesota DNR releases regulation reminders, hunting outlook ahead of firearms season

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 6:01 PM CDT
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By Cole Negen
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released a list of regulation reminders and hunting outlooks ahead of the 2026 firearms season, which begins Saturday, Nov. 7.

News

The visit was part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s annual drug prevention awareness...

DEA flies into Wahpeton High School to promote drug prevention during Red Ribbon Week

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 5:09 PM CDT
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By Bobby Falat
The DEA Omaha Division says it has removed more than five million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl across 5 states during the first nine months of 2026.

News

Attorney General Drew Wrigley gets heat from Democrats as he says he will not be investigating...

Attorney General refuses to look into missing funds due to conflict of interest

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT
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By Hannah Neurohr
The financial performance of one of North Dakota's state programs has been under heavy scrutiny following an audit that raised red flags about $4 million in missing or incomplete records. 

Sports

MSHSL Volleyball

Group says biology-based sports amendment advances in MSHSL process

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM CDT
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By Caitlin Alexander
Regional votes would have to be complete by Feb. 15.

Hunting

Chronic Wasting Disease

North Dakota hunters encouraged to have deer tested for CWD

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM CDT
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By Erick George
Game and Fish is also asking hunters to submit lower deer jaws to help track population age

News

Protesters outside Roseau County Courthouse

Roseau protest calls for tougher action on accused child offenders

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 3:18 PM CDT
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By Anna Ballweber
The protest grew from a petition calling for tougher action against people accused of targeting children.

News

Cole Vanderlinden

Clay County man charged after shots fired at hunters on public land

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 1:34 PM CDT
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By Devin Fry
Complaint says bullets passed within yards of three hunters’ heads

News

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State Finds Two Minnesota Businesses Discriminated Against Native Americans by Refusing Tribal ID

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 1:04 PM CDT
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By Devin Fry
Investigators found probable cause of discrimination involving tribal ID cards issued by the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe and Red Lake Nation

News

Kwik Trip plans convenience store at former Alerus site in West Fargo

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM CDT
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By Kortney Arnold
A site plan submitted for illustrative purposes shows a convenience store and gas station.

News

Mayville State player hurt in homecoming game reaches new milestone in recovery

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 11:05 AM CDT
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By Kortney Arnold
Matt Donovan spent 16 hours breathing on his own off a ventilator this weekend.

News

Fire truck at center of Moorhead election complaints; judge joins cases against council candidate, firefighters union

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 10:59 AM CDT
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By Chris Larson
The complaints, filed by Chuck Hendrickson and Ryan Nelson, center on the use of a union-owned fire engine displaying “Moorhead Fire Dept.” markings alongside campaign signs during October homecoming parades.

News

Essentia Health breaks ground on new Horace clinic

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 10:52 AM CDT
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By Kortney Arnold
The clinic, located at 7735 Jacks Way, is planned to open in late 2027.

News

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile rolling into Fargo Library

Updated: Oct. 26, 2026 at 10:44 AM CDT
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By Kortney Arnold
The visit kicks off with a hot dog-themed storytime at 10 a.m., geared for children ages 2 to 6.
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