Cass County News

Three additional cases of active tuberculosis have been identified in Cass and Stutsman counties, North Dakota Department of Health officials reported Thursday.

The individual whose name appears on this notification has been convicted of a crime against a child or an attempted crime against a child, or has pleaded guilty to a sexual offense.

Officials say that the total includes two TB cases in 2010, 20 cases in 2012, and 4 cases so far in 2013.

North Dakota health officials say a total of 26 cases of active tuberculosis have been linked to an outbreak that originated in the Grand Forks area.

Rainbow trout were stocked in Camels Hump Lake in Golden Valley County, Dickinson Dike in Stark County, North Woodhaven Pond in Cass County and Mooreton Pond in Richland County.

The tab for managing a Red River threat that never really materialized has topped the $2.5 million mark in Fargo, after the city built 11 miles of clay levees and placed 100,000 sandbags.

The Barnes County Sheriff's Department says at least a three vehicles have been blown off the road by high winds from this morning's storm.

Tim Abrahamson, former deputy for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, pleaded guilty today in Cass County, North Dakota to beating up his wife's lover.

Larry Haug, a sergeant, has been with the Minot Police Department for 25 years as of this Thursday.

A 26-year-old Fargo man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to stabbing another man outside a downtown bar last summer.

The Cass County Sheriff's Department says it's just taking "extreme caution" in this unusual situation.

The Fargo Police Department is notifying the community that Ashton Lee Norton of Fargo has failed to maintain his registration in accordance with state law and is currently wanted for failure to register, a C felony.

The Red River at Fargo is expected to crest sometime tomorrow morning at around 35.5 feet, a crest that most recently was lowered from 37 feet.

President Obama has approved an emergency declaration for flooding in North Dakota.

The move announced Friday afternoon authorizes federal agencies to coordinate all disaster relief effort and makes money available to help with the flood fight.

As the Red River continues to rise more and more roads will begin to close. Cass County has over 600 miles of roads and about 300 bridges.

In this new age of technology, spy gadgets are no longer just for actors in James Bond movies.

Cass County officials are starting their 3rd day of distributing sandbags and building clay dikes and levees in parts of the county.

Sandbags are being delivered to folks in southern Cass county. Organizers say they are able to deliver anywhere from 50 to 90 thousand sandbags in a single day.