Author: TJ Nelson
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George W. Bush To Headline Kevin Cramer Fundraiser In Texas

Cramer is challenging Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, one of the most vulnerable Democrats seeking re-election
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Former President George W. Bush is raising money for Kevin Cramer’s Senate bid. Cramer says Bush will headline Cramer’s September 19 fundraising event in Fort Worth, Texas. Cramer says it’s being hosted by executives at Texas-based oilfield service companies that do business in North Dakota. He says former longtime LSU basketball coach Dale Brown, a native of Minot, also is…
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David Sedaris To Appear At Fargo Theatre In 2019

Humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor
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FARGO, N.D. — Humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor David Sedaris is coming to Fargo. He published his first collection of essays and short stories in 1994. His latest, “Calypso”, a collection of 21 essays, came out in May. Sedaris will be at Fargo Theatre next year on Tuesday, April 30. Tickets are $45 and go on sale Friday, September 21…
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Man Calls 911 After He Finds Bullet On Floor Of His Apartment

The gun owner, apparently frightened when his pistol went off, fled before police arrived but later showed up at the police station to report it
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — No one was hurt after a gun accidentally fired sending a bullet through an apartment wall. Police responded to a 911 call around 10 o’clock Tuesday night in the 3000 block of 18th Street South in Moorhead. The man who made the call found a bullet from a .50 caliber pistol on his floor. The gun owner, apparently…
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Murder Charge Dropped Against Elderly Fargo Man Who Shot His Wife

85-year-old Louis Averson and his wife, 85-year-old Ila, were both in poor health when they made a suicide pact
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FARGO, N.D. — A murder charge is dropped against an elderly Fargo man who shot his wife to death in June. 85-year-old Louis Averson and his wife, 85-year-old Ila, were both in poor health when they made a suicide pact. They allegedly tried to kill themselves by keeping their car running in the garage before Louis shot his wife in the…
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Greywind Family Starts GoFundMe Account To Attend Trial Of Daughter’s Accused Killer

William Hoehn will stand trial on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder
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OBERON, N.D. — The family of Savanna Greywind has started a GoFundMe account so they can attend the trial of one of their daughter’s accused killers. The account was set up by Norberta Greywind, Savanna’s mother, with a goal of $1,000. She wrote that the family hopes to be in Fargo for the entire trial of William Hoehn which begins September…
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Teen Charged With Killing Girlfriend’s Baby Has Bail Set At $100,000

Mason Kamrowski is charged with murder in the death of 5-month-old Brynley Rymer
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Bail has been set at $100,000 for a Grand Forks teen accused of killing his girlfriend’s baby. 18-year-old Mason Kamrowski is charged with murder in the death of 5-month-old Brynley Rymer. The baby died of a traumatic brain injury. Kamrowski’s attorney told the judge in Grand Forks County court that prosecutors haven’t even said how Kamrowski might…
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Fired Veterans Affairs Secretary Lands Job With Sanford Health

David Shulkin will become Sanford's chief innovation officer
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Veterans Affairs Secretary fired by President Trump in March has landed a job with Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health. David Shulkin will become Sanford’s chief innovation officer. He will work on proposals to advance research and be a director on Sanford’s International Board. President and CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft says Shulkin is one of the most talented health…
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Police: Woman At Center Of Gun Incident Was Agitated, Hurt Face On Hospital Bed

Jennifer Thomas was Arrested Sunday At Buffalo Wild Wings In moorhead
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — A woman arrested for a gun incident at Buffalo Wild Wings in Moorhead on Sunday was agitated according to police and that is how she got hurt. They say Jennifer Thomas spit in the face of an officer while being put into the squad car. They put a spit mask on her. Before she could be taken to…
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Barnes County Inmate Walks Away While On Work Release

Michael Dickinson Hasn't Been Seen Since Sunday Evening
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VALLEY CITY, N.D. — Barnes County officials are asking for the public’s help in finding an inmate who walked away while on work release. Michael Dickinson did not return to the Barnes County Corrections Facility in Valley City after his scheduled work release on Sunday at 9 p.m. Dickinson is described as a 6’02’’ white male, 190 pounds with gray…
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Work Begins To Install Artificial Turf Field At Fargo South High School

The turf is being paid for thanks to a generous and anonymous $1.2 million donation
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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo South becomes the first public school in Fargo to get an artificial turf field. Work started in August and the turf is now being installed. It was manufactured in Georgia. The turf is being paid for thanks to a generous and anonymous $1.2 million donation. Until the field is finished, the Bruins football and boys soccer teams…

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