Author: TJ Nelson
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Fargo Marathon Sold To Rugged Races, Knutson To Stay On As Race Director

The company has offices in Chicago and Boston
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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Marathon has been sold. Rugged Races has purchased the marathon from founder Mark Knutson. The company, with offices in Chicago and Boston, says it will help streamline operations, improve quality and attract more runners. Knutson will remain as race director. Financial details of the sale were not disclosed. Rugged Races runs marathons and other events around…
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Mother Says Son’s Eye Damaged During Arrest By Fargo Police

His mother says he suffers from emotional and mental health issues
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FARGO, N.D. — The mother of a Fargo man who was hit in the eye by a pepper ball fired by police says he’ll likely never regain full sight in his right eye. Stephanie Patel says her 27-year-old son, Tyler, was told that damage to his retina was worse than first believed. He was injured in early October after police…
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Local Groups Ask For Your Support On #GivingTuesday

Goal Is To Fund All 87 local project requests in this year’s Caring Catalog
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FARGO, N.D. — You can take part in a global movement by giving to local charities during Giving Tuesday. The goal is to raise over 4 hundred thousand dollars to fully fund all 87 local project requests in this year’s Caring Catalog. There are no fees, so 100 percent of your donation goes directly to the participating charities. Giving Tuesday…
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Wahpeton Man Charged In Nephew’s Death

61 year-old James Bynaum placed his nephew in a chokehold
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WAHPETON, N.D. — Negligent homicide charges have been filed against a Wahpeton man accused of killing his nephew. Police were called Friday afternoon to an apartment building in south Wahpeton and found 42 year-old Oscar Bynaum dead in a bedroom. A criminal complaint says that during a fight, 61 year-old James Bynaum placed his nephew in a chokehold. Investigators say…
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Kids Playing In The Snow Are Shot To Death In Minneapolis

a woman and the suspected gunman are also dead
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MINNEAPOLIS — Two boys, a woman, and the suspected gunman are dead after shots rang out in south Minneapolis. “It is believed that the gunshots heard by officers arriving were the shots that struck the adult female causing death,” said Minneapolis Police Spokesman John Elder. Police were called just after 10 a.m. to the Phillips neighborhood for the report of…
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Fargo Man Sends Moorhead Police On A Wild Chase After Crash

Adriel Lewis ran when police arrived at the intersection of 12th Avenue and 17th Street South on Saturday
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — A 25-year-old Fargo man is arrested in Moorhead for burglary after a crash. Adriel Lewis ran when police arrived at the intersection of 12th Avenue and 17th Street South on Saturday. He tried to flag down an unmarked squad car before realizing it was police. He was caught hiding in the rafters of a garage and officers…
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Ames Construction Gets Second Contract For FM Diversion Project Work

$59 million to build a flow control structure on the Wild Rice River
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FARGO, N.D. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded its second contract for the $2.75 billion Red River diversion project. A $59 million project to build a flow control structure on the Wild Rice River will be built by Ames Construction out of Burnsville, Minnesota. The concrete structure with two gates will be located about 7 miles south of…
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Man Arrested After Going 100 MPH On I-29, Hitting Another Vehicle

46-year-old Jonathan Moore of West Fargo was taken into custody
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A man was arrested for reckless driving after he caused an accident on I-29 north of Fargo. 46-year-old Jonathan Moore of West Fargo was taken into custody for driving under suspension and reckless driving. North Dakota Highway Patrol received reports of a vehicle exceeding 100 miles per hour and passing on the shoulder of I-29 just before 6 p.m. Tuesday….
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McHenry County Will Not Pursue Charges Against Fargo Diocese Priest

the Rev. Wenceslaus Katanga Was Accused of Sexual Misconduct Involving A Minor
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FARGO, N.D. — For the second time in three months, a North Dakota prosecutor has decided against charging a priest accused of sexual misconduct involving a minor. Fargo Roman Catholic Diocese says in a statement that the McHenry County States Attorney’s Office will not pursue a case against the Rev. Wenceslaus Katanga. A young girl had accused Katana of inappropriately…
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Diesel Technology Is Growing Segment Of Area School’s Career & Technical Center

The Center Has The Support Of More Than A Dozen Area Industry Leaders Including General Equipment & Butler
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WEST FARGO, N.D. — High school students at a number of schools in Cass County are getting hands on experience in a number of potential future career fields. One of those fields is diesel technology. It is an industry with a continuing need for good workers. While career and technical education has been around for decades, Cass County Career and…

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