Elliott, ND

KATHRYN, N.D. (Valley News Live) - People living by the Clausen Springs Dam near Kathryn were told to evacuate their homes because of rising water levels. Authorities originally thought the dam was breached based off high water flow in the area, however water levels have gone down and officials now say there is no imminent threat to people in the area.

With planting in the Red River Valley plagued by wet weather, producers are faced with challenging conditions to plant their crops in a timely manner — but also faced with a very enticing price incentive from the current market conditions to plant when possible. Lance Gulleson of Farmers Union...

KATHRYN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Heavy rains raised concerns recently in the area regarding Clausen Springs Dam near Kathryn. Barnes County Emergency Manager Sue Lloyd says during the Thursday night heavy rains, there was no breach at the dam. Lloyd added that residents of the area were made aware that...

Milnor Public School District and the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of North Dakota reached a settlement agreement last week on allegations that the school district violated the Americans With Disabilities Act. The complaint alleged the newly constructed playground at Milnor Public School isn’t accessible to students with disabilities and...

FARGO, N.D — The Chris Heise high school play of the week goes to Oakes Baseball and Fletcher Willprecht. Willprecht told home and struck out nine hitters throwing over 100 pitches. It helped the Tornadoes force extra innings in a close loss to Kindred last Thursday. Congrats to Willprecht...

LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese police have shot and killed a man, described as a German citizen by some local media, who had taken another person hostage at knifepoint in an apartment on the outskirts of Lisbon on Thursday. In a statement, police only confirmed that the hostage-taker had died...

SARGENT COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) - North Dakota Highway Patrol says one driver was on ND Highway 13 escorting a tractor to rural Stirum. The driver had her hazards on at a slow speed behind the tractor. The report says another driver approached the first driver, and failed to...

MINOT, N.D. (G&F) – School-aged archers from across the state participated in the 2022 National Archery in the Schools state tournament in Minot. Oakes students claimed top honors in the bull’s-eye high school (grades 9-12), middle school (grades 7-8) and elementary (grades 4-6) team divisions. The overall individual male winner was Wahpeton archer Joshua Wiebusch, while Hankinson student Danica Onchuck claimed the top individual spot in the female division.

HUNTER, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – If you are a fan of offense, this was not the game for you. It was a pitcher’s duel in the purest form in Hunter between Northern Cass and Oakes in which the Jaguars won by a final score of 2-1. Northern Cass left-handed starting pitcher Jack Metzger pitched an absolute gem in front of his home crowd striking out 13 Tornado hitters Wednesday afternoon. Only three Tornadoes could boast that they got a hit against the southpaw. Metzger pitched a complete game and only walked one batter, allowing just three hits and zero earned runs.

GWINNER, N.D. (KFGO) – Two people were injured in a crash 14 miles west of Gwinner Saturday afternoon. The North Dakota State Patrol said one person was driving a pickup following a tractor at a slow speed with her hazard lights on, escorting the machine on State Highway 13.