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Recount for West Fargo School Board election to continue Tuesday

WEST FARGO, N.D. — A recount for the West Fargo School Board election began at 10:30 Monday morning, but staff members weren’t able to finish reviewing the ballots. Cass County Election Coordinator DeAnn Buckhouse says the group will reconvene Tuesday morning. Ballots are reviewed manually by county employees and ran through a scanning machine. Eight candidates were in the West…

Recount in Gardner, ND City Council election yields same results as initial count

Both Carey Hanson and Patrick Nelson are still sitting at eight votes each

FARGO, N.D. — Several Cass County employees spent the day recounting ballots for three local elections, including the race for Ayr mayor, Gardner City Council, and West Fargo School Board. A tight race isn’t the norm for local elections in the small city of Gardner; a town of nearly a hundred people just 25 miles north of Fargo. “There’s basically…

NASCAR Drivers; Pit Crews Stand With Bubba Wallace Ahead of Race at Talladega

KLWN Kansas City's Tyler Jones Provides Perspective on Issue

LINCOLN, AL (Talladega Motor Speedway)- Powerful moment as NASCAR drivers and pit crew members competing in Monday’s race at Talladega began walk alongside Bubba Wallace and his no. 43 race car to show support after a noose was found in his garage on Sunday afternoon. Nascar president Steve Phelps said a crew member discovered the noose and immediately took action….

Moorhead’s Zanotti Advances to Play of the Year Bracket Championship

Zanotti won by the slim margin of 12 votes to advance

FARGO, N.D. — The DJ Colter High School Play of the Year Championship is complete after Moorhead’s Maria Zanotti advances by voting. Zanotti received over 280 votes to get the win by 12 votes over the competition. Zanotti showed off her goal scoring skills in a game against Alexandria earlier in the fall season. Congrats to Zanotti and the Spuds…

MSUM Football Updates 2020 Season Schedule

Schedule shortened due to COVID-19

MOORHEAD, Minn. — (MSUM Athletics) A revised schedule for the Minnesota State University Moorhead football team has been announced. The Dragons will play a 10-game schedule that features five home games and five road games in 2020. MSUM opens the 2020 season at home against Winona State on Sept. 12. Kickoff is 2 p.m. at Scheels Field at Nemzek Stadium….

Cruz wins Ali Award for humanitarian efforts

Annual ESPYS Award Given on Sunday Night

MINNEAPOLIS (MLB.com) There are countless people in the small community of Las Matas de Santa Cruz, deep in the northwestern corner of the Dominican Republic, who owe their health and livelihood in part to Nelson Cruz, one of the town’s most prominent sons. For all those years of tireless work and service to better the lives of those in his…

Search for Missing Traverse County Man

WHEATON, MN — The Traverse County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man. Terry Lee McCoy, 68, was last seen at his home in Wheaton, MN around 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17. McCoy is 6 feet tall, 250 pounds with gray (bald on top) and blue eyes. The Sheriff says he may have…

Red River Zoo celebrates Father’s Day with free admission for dads

Free Father's Day admission has been a tradition at the zoo for years

FARGO, N.D. — “We usually fly a kite if it’s windy enough. We have lots of sleepovers and go camping.” That’s how 9-year-old Caelin Motherway usually spends time with her dad, or best friend, as she calls him. But on Father’s Day, a trip to the Red River Zoo was the way to go. “Dad ordered us tickets last night…

13 Minnesotans sick with intestinal illness linked to bagged salads

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Health says 13 people in the state have gotten sick with an intestinal illness linked to bagged salads. Health Department officials say those who got sick ranged from 24 to 79 years old. They all got sick between June 1st and 9th Two of them live in the Twin Cities metro, while…

Fergus Falls man dies in motorcycle crash near Rothsay

ROTHSAY, MN (KFGO) – An unidentified Fergus Falls man died in a motorcycle crash Friday. Authorities say the accident happened just before 4 p.m. The motorcycle heading eastbound on 94 at 150th Street lost control, the driver fell off, skidded and struck the cable median barrier. Authorities say the name of the 45-year-old will be released Monday.