Man threatens kids in West Fargo park

A man is in custody after allegedly threatening a group of kids with a knife in a West Fargo park.

International honors for Casselton winery

Casselton, ND (WDAY TV) - It's the best fruit wine in the world and its right here in North Dakota. An international award is putting Maple River Winery on the map and bringing regional agriculture with it.

• Strawberry Rhubarb wine
• 2 gold medals

Two people injured in West Fargo car accident

Two people were injured when one car pulled out in front of another in West Fargo

WF approves preliminary budget; not tax increase expected

West Fargo City Commissioners approved the preliminary budget totaling $32,373,224 for calendar year 2011 during regularly scheduled Monday night meeting action.

Back to School Night set

West Fargo High School’s annual Back to School Night will be held on Tuesday, September 7, at 7 p.m.

Best, Weible participate in national VFW Ladies Auxiliary convention

North Dakota President Janice Best, a member of Arthur W. Jones #7564, West Fargo, led the state delegation of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the U.S. at the 97th National Convention held August 21-26 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind. Joyce Weible of West Fargo, a member of Arthur W. Jones Auxiliary #7564, also participated in the convention.

• Janice Best
• Joyce Weible

Koppelman chairs national advisory committee discussion of interstate transmission line

Rep. Kim Koppelman, District 13-West Fargo, chaired a national advisory panel comprised of state legislators, federal agency representatives and other key stakeholders who met for the first time July 29 and 30, in Washington, D.C., to examine the potential for interstate compacts to improve the efficiency of electricity transmission line siting.

• Sloan and Koppleman

West Fargo man hurt in head-on crash in I-29 construction zone

FARGO – A West Fargo man driving an SUV the wrong way in a construction zone on Interstate 29 was hurt when he collided head-on with a van just before midnight Monday, the North Dakota Highway Patrol said.

West Fargo police investigate alcohol source after 13-year-old hospitalized

WEST FARGO – Police here are investigating how a group of six teenagers obtained alcohol after a 13-year-old girl was hospitalized for extreme intoxication, Assistant Police Chief Mike Reitan said.

WF third-grader suffers apparent neck injury in fall from swing

WEST FARGO – A third-grader at West Fargo’s Aurora Elementary School was treated and released at a local hospital after she fell or jumped off a swing this morning on the first day of school, officials said.

UPDATED: Sanford doctor diagnosed with tuberculosis

FARGO – Sanford Health plans to release details today about a doctor diagnosed with active tuberculosis, or TB.

Bristol Palin to speak at Fargo event

Bristol Palin is coming to Fargo-Moorhead.

Bristol Palin coming to Fargo for October speaking engagement

The daughter of former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is scheduled to speak in Fargo this October at a fundraiser for The Perry Center, a home for unwed mothers.

Backpack donations end nightmare for thousands of F-M students

The 12th Annual United Way School Supply drive, which ended Aug. 18, netted 4,638 backpacks filled with supplies for students in Cass and Clay counties. The quota easily surpassing the goal of 4,500 backpacks set in mid-July.

• Lots of backpacks

West Fargo School Board votes to forego early compliance of new health care insurance provisions

At the West Fargo School Board meeting Aug. 9, recommendations by the insurance committee to conform early to new national health reform measures were tabled for further discussion. On Monday, changes from those talks were unanimously approved by the board.