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FIVE-THIRTY."
WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH BREAKING
NEWS.... FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE
SEARCHING FOR A
BUSINESS OWNER FROM WEST FARGO.
POLICE SAY TIM HAGENSEN WAS
LAST SEEN AROUND 3:00 YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON.
HAGENSEN IS THE OWNER OF TNT
DINER IN WEST FARGO.
A GROUP OF ABOUT 150 FAMILY AND
FRIENDS ARE SEARCHING AN
AREA NEAR KINDRED, NORTH DAKOTA
NOW.
FAMILY MEMBERS TELL POLICE HE
WAS DRIVING A 2001 RED FORD F-
150... WITH NORTH DAKOTA LICENSE
PLATE: H-T-V-090.
THE TAIL GATE IS A DIFFERENT
TINT
RED THAN THE REST OF THE TRUCK.
HAGENSEN WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A
YELLOW T-SHIRT
AND BLUE JEANS.
IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
TIM HAGENSEN'S LOCATION, OR SPOT
HIS VEHICLE, YOU ARE ASKED TO
CALL WEST FARGO POLICE.
"DISBELIEF. I COULDN'T BELIEVE
IT. I THOUGHT THEY WERE DOING
REALLY WELL."
A LOCAL MAYOR IS SURPRISED TO
FIND OUT HIS CITY IS LOSING MORE
THAN 90 JOBS.
SOME SAY IT'S ALREADY
HAPPENING.. WORK IN THE OIL
FIELD HAS SLOWED DOWN AND NOW,
JOBS RELATED TO THE
ENERGY SECTOR AREN'T IN SUCH
HIGH DEMAND.
VALLEY NEW TEAM'S CORNELIUS
HOCKER SAT
DOWN WITH ONE OF THE WORKERS
WHO'S LOSING HIS JOB, TO HEAR
HIS
THOUGHTS ABOUT THE DIRECTION
ENERGY RELATED JOBS WILL
PROBABLY TAKE.
"EVERYONE JUST WALKS AROUND LIKE
IT'S MAYBERRY, BUT YOU KNOW
SOMETHING IS
JUST NOT RIGHT."
RANDY STEEN IS ONE OF NINETY
ONE PEOPLE THAT'S LOSING
THEIR JOB AT THE WEST FARGO
MANUFACTURING
FACILITY TRINITY CONTAINERS
"WE ALL WERE MADE AWARE OF A
LAST
MINUTE MEETING. AND WERE TOLD
THAT AS OF
THE END OF JUNE THAT ALL THE
DEPARTMENTS
WOULD BE LET GO"
WEST FARGO MAYOR RICH
MATTERN SAYS HIS CITY IS
GOING TO STAND BY THESE LAID
OFF WORKERS.
"WE'RE GONNA CONTACT JOB
SERVBICE AND SEE
WHAT KIND OF HELP THEY CAN GIVE
IN FINDING
JOBS FOR THESE PEOPLE.. AND
MAYBE
TRINITY STEELE WILL PUT
SOMETHING TOGETHER."
MATTERN SAYS HE HAS AN IDEA
ABOUT WHY THE FACILITY IS
CLOSING.
"MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS IT'S GOTTA
BE THE OIL
PATCH. CONTAINER ORDERS ARE WAY
DOWN.
I DON'T KNOW THAT FOR FACT..
IT'S JUST IN MY
HEAD." S
ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT THE
MAYOR THOUGHT, TRINITY
INDUSTRIES SAID THEIR REASON
BEHIND THE CLOSURE STEMS
FROM CURRENT MARKET
CONDITIONS.
THEY ALSO SAID THEY WILL HELP
THOSE LAID OFF FIND OTHER
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
HOWEVER, STEEN, WHO HAS A LOT
OF EXPERIENCE WORKING JOBS
RELATED TO THE ENERGY SECTOR,
SAYS HE WON'T BE SURPRISED IF
LAYOFFS IN ENERGY RELATED JOBS
CONTINUE HAPPENING.
"IT'S MORE THE ECONOMIC
SITUATION OF
THE WHOLE COUNTRY."
CORNELIUS HOCKER. VALLEY
NEWS LIVE.
ALONG WITH FINDING THOSE
IMPACTED BY THE LAYOFF JOBS,
MATTERN SAYS HE HOPES TO FIND
USE FOR THE BUILDING ONCE
THE COMPANY IS FINISHED WITH THE
CLOSURE IN AUGUST 2016.
A RECENT INVESTIGATION ON A
LOCAL DRUG TREATMENT
FACILITY REVEALS POSSIBLE
VIOLATIONS AND DECISIONS THAT
ARE BEING MADE BASED ON LACK OF
FUNDING.
IN A REPORT FROM THE NORTH
DAKOTA BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH DIVISION, THEY FIND THAT
"SHAREHOUSE" -- A DRUG TREATMENT
CENTER -- INAPPROPRIATELY
DISCHARGED THEIR PATIENTS.
THE MONTH-LONG INVESTIGATION
INCLUDED SEVERAL ON-SITE
REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS WITH THE
RECOVERY CENTER STAFF.
AND, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE
INVESTIGATION
FOUND SHAREHOUSE DIDN'T FOLLOW
ITS POLICIES AND HAD
UNLICENSED WORKERS PRACTICING AS
ADDICTION
COUNSELORS.
COMING UP ON VALLEY NEWS LIVE AT
SIX, WE'LL BRING YOU MORE
DETAILS INSIDE THE STATE'S
INVESTIGATION.
ALSO TONIGHT ON VALLEY NEWS LIVE
AT SIX...
WE HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE REPORT
REGARDING SOME
SHOCKING *** OVERDOSE NUMBERS
IN ONE SMALL COMMUNITY
ON THE WHITE EARTH RESERVATION.
TWO MORE *** OVERDOSES JUST
YESTERDAY, HERE AT THE TINY
COMMUNITY OF
NAYTAHWAUSH ON THE WHITE EARTH
RESERVATION. EMERGENCY MEDICAL
PERSONNEL TELL ME THEY SERVE A
POPULATION OF ONLY AROUND 2,000
HERE AT
NAYTAHWAUSH AND THE SURROUNDING
AREA.
HOWEVER, THEY RESPOND TO 2 OR 3
OVERDOSE CASES A WEEK. MICHAEL
ROY,
NAYTAHWAUSH: "IT'S BREAKING UP
FAMILIES."
AND THE OVERDOSES KEEP
OCCURRING,
DESPITE THE ARREST OF 5
SUSPECTED DEALERS,
EARLIER THIS WEEK.
IT'S A STORY YOU'LL ONLY SEE
HERE... ON VALLEY NEWS LIVE,
TONIGHT AT SIX.
WE'RE ENJOYING GREAT WEATHER
TODAY, BUT STILL KEEPING OUR
EYES ON THE RAIN THAT'S MOVING
THROUGH THE STATE.
LET'S FIND OUT FROM
METEOROLOGIST ROBERT HAHN IF
WE'LL SEE ANY SHOWERS THIS
EVENING.
ROBERT...?
YOUR VALLEY NEWS LIVE STORM TEAM
FORECAST:
LOOKING AHEAD: AS WE END THE
WORKWEEK, WE WILL SEE A DROP IN
TEMPERATURES AS MORE RAIN
DEVELOPS. IT
WILL BE A SOGGY AND COOL WEEKEND
FOR
MOST AS A RAIN-MAKER MOVES
THROUGH. THEN
FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEK, WE
ARE BACK TO MAINLY SUNNY SKIES
AND THERE WILL BE ANOTHER NICE
WARMUP.
TONIGHT: PARTLY TO MOSTLY
CLOUDY. TEMPS FALLING BACK TO
THE MID-60S. WINDS S 10-15 MPH.
FRIDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND T- STORMS.
TURNING
WINDY. LOW: 55. HIGH: 70.
AND A REMINDER FOR MINNESOTA
RESIDENTS.... OUTDOOR SIRENS
ACROSS THE STATE WILL SOUND AT
6:55 TONIGHT.... TO TEST THE
SYSTEM.
THESE TESTS ARE TO PREPARE FOR
THE SEVERE WEATHER SEASON.
THE VALLEY CITY POLICE
DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A
REPORT OF POSSIBLE HUMAN REMAINS
LOCATED IN THE CITY.
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THE 300
BLOCK OF WINTERSHOW
ROAD IN VALLEY CITY.. AND FOUND
WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS A
HUMAN BONE ON THE GROUND NEAR
ONE OF THE TREES THAT WAS
PLANTED ALONG THE ROAD.
AFTER EXAMINING IT
FURTHER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE
BONE IS A RADIUS BONE, ONE OF
THE
TWO BONES BETWEEN YOUR ELBOW AND
HAND.
IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ON THIS,
CALL THE VALLEY CITY
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
DILWORTH POLICE DEPARTMENT IS
STILL WAITING PATIENTLY ON
THEIR MUCH ANTICIPATED BODY
CAMERAS.
LATE LAST YEAR THEY ANNOUNCED
THEIR DEPARTMENT WOULD START
WEARING BODY
CAMS.
HOWEVER, MODIFICATIONS TO THE
CAMERA FROM THE MANUFACTURER
HAVE PUSHED BACK THEIR ROLLOUT
DATE FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW.
THOSE MODIFICATIONS WILL HELP
WITH THE OVERALL
GOAL OF THE BODY CAMERAS
ACCORDING TO THE DILWORTH
CHIEF OF POLICE.
"I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
CLARITY, FOR
OPENNESS TO SEE THE FULL
PICTURE. IT'S GONNA
GET THE OFFICER'S INTERACTION
FROM THE
START OF THE CRIME TO THE END OF
THE
CONTACT."
CHIEF SHARPE SAYS THE BODY
CAMERAS WILL HOPEFULLY BE AT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT BY
THE END OF THIS MONTH.
IT IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE
BIGGEST YEARS IN ROAD
CONSTRUCTION HISTORY IN
MOORHEAD... WITH PROJECTS
TOTALING MORE THAN 25-MILLION
DOLLARS.
THE PROJECTS WILL MEAN SOME
BIG HEADACHES... AND THEY
STARTED TODAY.
THIS IS THE WAY THINGS LOOKED ON
MAIN AVENUE AND EIGHTH
STREET IN MOORHEAD AT
MID-MORNING.
THE CONES ARE OUT... THE LANE
REDUCTIONS ARE ON.... NOT ONLY
ON
MAIN... BUT THEY'RE HEADED FOR
8TH STREET AS WELL.
BUT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
REBUILDING THE INTERSECTION OF
I-94 AND 8TH STREET.. IS SET TO
START THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL.
WORK ON THAT, AND THE OTHERS IN
MOORHEAD, ARE EXPECTED TO
LAST INTO THE FALL.
"THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE
RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAIN ACCESS
TO THE BUSINESSES, BUT, I'M NOT
GOING TO SUGARCOAT IT,
CONSTRUCTION, GETTING AROUND
DURING THE
CONSTRUCTION , IS GOING TO BE,
IT'S GOING TO BE
CHALLENGING."
IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN AND
EIGHTH STREET PROJECT.... AND
THE I-94 INTERSECTION...
ENGINEERS SAY YOU CAN ALSO
EXPECT TO DEAL WITH ROADWORK
ON 20TH STREET SOUTH.. AND ON
40TH AVENUE SOUTH.
BUT ENGINEERS ARE WORKING TO
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING ISN'T
TORN UP AT THE SAME TIME.
YET ANOTHER MAJOR TRAFFIC
ARTERY IS GOING TO BE SHUTDOWN--
THIS ONE IN
DOWNTOWN FARGO. AND IT'S GOING
TO MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE FOR MONDAY'S COMMUTE.
THE FIRST AVENUE NORTH BRIDGE
BETWEEN FARGO AND
MOORHEAD IS GOING TO BE
CLOSED...AND IT CARRIES A LOT OF
TRAFFIC.
SOME NEW FLOOD
PROTECTION WORK-- LEVEES-- ARE
BEING BUILT DOWNTOWN...SO
FIRST AVENUE IS BEING CLOSED
FROM THE BRIDGE TO THIRD AVENUE
NORTH.
WEST-BOUND TRAFFIC ON THE
MOORHEAD SIDE, WILL BE DETOURED
TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE
CENTER MALL, ONTO CENTER AVENUE.
THE BRIDGE IS NOT EXPECTED TO
RE-OPEN, UNTIL FALL.
WE NOW KNOW THE NAMES OF THE TWO
PEOPLE INJURED IN A
CRASH NEAR MAPLETON. THEY ARE
19- YEAR-OLD, CLAY
LAROCQUE OF FARGO AND 28-
YEAR-OLD TRAVIS ROBERTS OF
DAKOTA CITY, IOWA. BOTH WERE
TAKEN TO FARGO
HOSPITALS.
THE CRASH HAPPENED ON I-94 JUST
AFTER 7:00 LAST NIGHT.
TROOPERS SAY AN SUV SLOWED DOWN
IN THE LEFT-LANE TO
TURN AROUND AT A MEDIAN
CROSSOVER... AND WAS REAR-ENDED
BY A CAR.
THE SUV AND CAR ENDED UP IN THE
DITCH. THE SUV ROLLED ONTO
ITS SIDE.
NO ONE WAS WEARING THEIR SEAT
BELT.
IT WILL BE A SHOW THE WHOLE
FAMILY WILL ENJOY.
GYMNASTS FROM AMERICAN GOLD ARE
PUTTING ON THEIR ANNUAL
'GOLD-N-MOTION' SHOW. IT WILL BE
THIS SUNDAY AT 3 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
ALL LEVELS OF ATHLETES WILL BE
PERFORMING-- SOME FOR THE
LAST TIME THIS SEASON.
"THE FM ACRO TEAM WILL BE
PERFORMING, ALONG WITH THE REC
TEAM, AND THE
COMPETITIVE TEAM AND IT IS A
VERY HIGH FLYING,
ENTERTAINMENT THAT YOU WON'T
WANT TO
MISS."
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