Author: TJ Nelson
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Former FM CVB Director Passes Away After Cancer Battle

Vince Lindstrom passed away in Maple Grove, Minnesota
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Vince Lindstrom/FacebookMAPLE GROVE, Minn. — A former Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau executive director who was often called a bigger than life character, has died. Vince Lindstrom passed away in Maple Grove, Minnesota after a lengthy cancer battle. His wife says he died peacefully in his beloved recliner. Lindstrom first came to Fargo as Cultural Director for Fargo Public Schools….
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Fargo City Commissioners Approve Memo of Understanding, Details Still Kept Private

The Municipal Airport Authority has a meeting planned for Tuesday and could vote on the agreement
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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo City Commissioners have signed off on an agreement reached in mediation between the city of Fargo and the Municipal Airport Authority. The vote was unanimous but the public is still out of the loop about what the deal is until a vote possibly tomorrow by the authority. “I think it is also important that we clearly…
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West Fargo Woman Found Guilty of Drowning Newborn Son

verdict handed down by a Cass County District Court jury against 37-year-old Ginny Lubitz
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FARGO, N.D. — The West Fargo woman accused of drowning her newborn child in 2018 has been found guilty of murder. That was the verdict handed down by a Cass County District Court jury against 37-year-old Ginny Lubitz. Court documents say Lubitz placed her newborn child face down in about an inch of water in her bathtub to cause his…
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Grand Forks Woman Cited After Driving In Path of Slow-Moving Train

Theresa Knutson's SUV was pushed off the roadway by a slow-moving BNSF train
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — An 87-year-old Grand Forks woman is cited after she drives in front of an oncoming train. Police were called to Demers Avenue and 42nd Street around 11 a.m. Sunday. They say Theresa Knutson’s SUV was pushed off the roadway by a slow-moving BNSF train. Knutson was taken to Altru Hospital for possible minor injuries. She was…
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Championship NDSU Bison Football Team Delayed At Airport After Big Win Saturday

A mechanical issue caused an aborted takeoff of one of the teams planes at Love Field in Dallas
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DALLAS, TEXAS — Even national champions can run into some unexpected travel issues. NDSU Bison Football claiming its eighth FCS national championship Saturday afternoon in Friso, Texas with a 28-20 win over James Madison. A mechanical issue caused an aborted takeoff of one of the teams planes at Love Field in Dallas. Around 3 hours into the delay, pizzas arrived….
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Minnesota Supreme Court Allows Only President Trump On GOP Primary Ballot

The decision clears the way for early voting in Minnesota's March 3 primary
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Supreme Court has rejected a Republican candidate’s attempt to join President Donald Trump on the state’s primary election ballot. The Republican Party of Minnesota is listing only Trump on its ballot. That drew a lawsuit from Lake Elmo voter James Martin and Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente, a businessman and frequent candidate who’s challenging Trump…
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Fargo 3rd Grader Wins A lot of “Cabbage” For Growing One Big Cabbage

Annie Paxton of Washington Elementary School is the state winner in the National Bonnie Plants 3rd Grade Cabbage Program
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FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo third grader proved to have a pretty good green thumb by growing this massive cabbage. Annie Paxton of Washington Elementary School is the North Dakota state winner in the National Bonnie Plants 3rd Grade Cabbage Program. It is offered to classes across the country. Annie will receive a $1,000 savings bond. She was randomly selected…
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U.S. Senate Resolution Honors Life & Service of the Late Jocelyn Burdick

She served for three months in the Senate after her husband, Senator Quentin Burdick, passed away in 1992
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The first woman to represent North Dakota in the U.S. Senate is honored on the Senate floor. North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer introduced a Senate resolution to honor the life and service of the late Jocelyn Burdick. She served for three months in the Senate after her husband, Senator Quentin Burdick, passed away in…
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Bismarck Murder Suspect Caught Near Canadian Border In Michigan

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers arrested 41-year-old Earl Howard of Belwood, Ontari
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Earl Howard & Nikkisue Entzel.BISMARCK, N.D. — A Canadian man wanted in the killing of a man in Bismarck has been arrested. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers arrested 41-year-old Earl Howard of Belwood, Ontario on the Blue Water Bridge between Port Huron, Michigan and Ontario. Howard is wanted for murdering 42-year-old Chad Entzel. He was found with a gunshot…
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Minnesota And CenturyLink Reach Deal On Overcharges

nearly $9 million settlement
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota has reached a nearly $9 million settlement with CenturyLink for fraudulently over-billing Minnesotans. Nearly $900,000 dollars is going to more than 12,000 people who were falsely promised a discount that they did not receive. An additional $8 million will be distributed by Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office as refunds to others who were taken advantage…

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