Travis Skonseng
Travis grew up in Wahpeton, ND. He attended NDSU for Business and Psychology. After graduating, he went back to school at MSUM for a broadcasting degree. Travis started at WDAY in May 2008. Prior to joining the WDAY team, he worked at the FOX News Station in Fargo for 4.5 years. There he did everything from behind the scenes work to fill in weather to weekend anchoring. Travis has won North Dakota and Minnesota Associated Press awards for reporting. He co-anchors First News and reports during the week. Please feel free to drop an email with story ideas.Contact
Top local stories of 2012: Part 2
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) -- We continue our look back at the top stories of 2012 that made headlines locally. And in some cases, nationally.WDAY, 01/01/2013
Top local stories of 2012: Part 1
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) -- We begin our look back at the top local stories of 2012. They are the stories that captured our attention.WDAY, 01/01/2013
NDSU students studying a piece of Antarctica
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - It is history in the making; a small group of NDSU students is getting a unique learning experience, most of us can say we've never had. Those students are literally going to the end of the earth, Antarctica, for their studies.WDAY, 04/19/2012
Cell phone carriers seeing uptick in spam text messages
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - More and more of us are getting bombarded with text messages, some of them unsolicited. They are called text message spam. Cell phone companies are taking action to combat the ever growing concern. Some have even won lawsuits.WDAY, 04/11/2012
Church's homeless overflow program comes to an end
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - It is a staggering reality. People living on the streets spent 3,751 stays this winter in overflow housing. Nearly half in churches in the metro that agreed to deal with the dilemma. We first told you about this new program last fall. It ended this week.WDAY, 04/06/2012
Several Fargo businesses shut down in wake of gunman report
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - The unsettling news of someone on the streets carrying around a scoped rifle forced companies to close. Police quickly urged nearby businesses to go into lockdown. Many of these businesses in that search perimeter heeded that advice. They quickly shut down.WDAY, 04/05/2012
Police respond to report of gunman in north Fargo
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - An afternoon manhunt turned up no sign of a suspect with a scoped rifle wandering North Fargo. Armed authorities spent hours, scouring the scene for the suspect, but left before finding the man.WDAY, 04/05/2012
Fraser in Fargo receives grant for low income housing
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) -- Fraser in Fargo is getting a grant for low income housing, strictly for that population. The first such facility in the state.WDAY, 04/01/2012
Daughter of Moorhead fire victim thankful for quick response
Moorhead, MN (WDAY TV) - You can credit firefighters for the saving the life of a Moorhead homeowner, dragged from her burning home. They found her using thermal imagery. Eighty-six year-old Elaine Carlson's remains in intensive care tonight. She was taken to Sanford for smoke inhalation.WDAY, 03/29/2012
Firefighters pull Moorhead woman from burning home
Moorhead, MN (WDAY TV) - A Moorhead woman is in intensive care at this hour after firefighters saved her from her burning home. Eighty-six year-old Elaine Carlson is being treated at Sanford hospital.WDAY, 03/29/2012
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