Author: TJ Nelson
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Teacher Loses State Licensing Board Position After Social Media Post Against President Donald Trump

Amy Hewett-Olatunde came under fire after using an expletive to criticize the president
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — A former Minnesota Teacher of the Year has lost her position on a state licensing board. St. Paul teacher Amy Hewett-Olatunde came under fire after using an expletive in a social media post criticizing President Donald Trump. She says the president’s use of an expletive to describe African counties earlier this year has had a painful…
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Student Causes Injury To Staff Member At Agassiz School

A plan to expand a special education school at Agassiz was halted because of opposition from parents and other advocates
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FARGO, N.D. — A staff member at Agassiz School in Fargo was hurt by a student. Superintendent Jeff Schatz confirms the incident happened last Tuesday. He could not comment on the identity, position, or extent of the staff member’s injury, or the gender and age of the student citing data privacy laws. Schatz says it involved a child in the…
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Resource Officers Award Being Presented To Cass County Sheriff’s Office

The program provides school safety services and advisement to more than 30,000 students and school employees
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Back Row: Left to Right Jason Scott, Joe Crawford, Chris Potter, Tim Briggeman, Sheriff Laney, Dan Hermann, Jesse Jahner Front Row: Heather Konschak FARGO, N.D. — Cass County Sheriff’s Office is being awarded for its role in school safety. They will receive the 2018 National Association of School Resource Officers Model Agency Award next month. Cass County placed its first…
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Man Who Married Woman He Didn’t Know At Mall of America Passes Away

David Weinlick Married Elizabeth Runze in June 1998 After Friends Picked Her From Hundreds of Interested Women
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1998 CeremonyThe groom who said “I do” to a woman he had just met in a well-publicized wedding at the Mall of America 20 years ago has died. David Weinlick had colon cancer. He was 48. A friend who helped arrange David’s marriage to Elizabeth Runze in June 1998, says he died Sunday night in hospice care in a Minneapolis…
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Woman Accidentally Drives Car Into Sherwin Williams

Grand Forks Police Say it appears Anderson hit the gas instead of the brakes
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — It was a shock for workers at Sherwin Williams in Grand Forks. A car driven by 70-year-old Sue Anderson of Williams, Minnesota ended up inside the store around 2 o’clock this afternoon. Police say it appears Anderson hit the gas instead of the brakes and drove into the store, causing extensive damage. Anderson and a passenger…
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Fargo City Commissioners Agree To Revert To 70-30 Share On Special Assessments

The change means those paying the higher specials will see their assessment drop
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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo’s special assessment structure is under fire by taxpayers and has become the number one issue leading up to the June election. City commissioners voted unanimously Monday to rescind the current cost share policy for street, water and sewer line projects. Commissioner Tony Grindberg offered the motion to revert to a 2013 policy that had taxpayers picking…
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Vacation Turns Deadly For North Dakota Native And Her Husband

Janet Veit and Brian Schumacher were fly-fishing when both were swept away
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A Minnesota couple has died while vacationing in Iceland. A U.S. Embassy representative says Janet Veit and Brian Schumacher of La Crescent were fly-fishing when both were swept away on Sunday. Janet and Brian were both 48-years-old. The couple’s bodies have been recovered and will be flown home for services in La Crescent. Janet was born and raised in Mooreton,…
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Wisconsin Man Tied To Moorhead Overdose Death Found Guilty

Jovan Harris of Milwaukee was convicted of six counts of possessing and distributing drugs
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FARGO, N.D. — A federal jury in Fargo has found a Wisconsin man guilty of several drug crimes tied to numerous overdoses. 28-year-old Jovan Harris of Milwaukee was convicted of six counts of possessing and distributing drugs. The trial lasted six days. Harris was linked to heroin that caused one overdose death in Moorhead and two nonfatal overdoses in Fargo…
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Honor Flight Veterans Visit War Memorials On Final Day of Trip

They were surprised with a visit by Horizon Middle School students
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Veterans on the Honor Flight of North Dakota and Minnesota are wrapping up their trip to our nation’s capital. But before they made their way back to Fargo, they were surprised with a visit by Horizon Middle School students. The veterans’ last day was filled with some pretty special moments but they’re saying one of the highlights…
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Catch-And-Release Record For Lake Sturgeon In Minnesota

Burke said they knew there were big fish in the river because they had already caught six sturgeon over 60 inches over the last few days
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Photo: Minnesota DNRKOOCHICHING COUNTY, Minn. — An angler from Stillwater, Minnesota, set a new state catch-and-release record for lake sturgeon with a 73-inch long fish caught on the Rainy River earlier this month. Jake Burke reeled in the record-breaking lake sturgeon while fishing on the Rainy River in Koochiching County with his fishing buddy Michael Orgas on May 4, according…

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