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NDSU Students Learn about Careers in Cybersecurity

Seven companies set up tables to recruit possible employees

November 14, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Students learned more about careers in cybersecurity and computer science at NDSU. Many civilian and military organizations are looking to hire NDSU students for jobs specializing in information security. Seven different companies made an appearance at the school’s career fair. Professors say computer science students are at an advantage when looking for jobs in their field, especially when…

Creating More Than a Mosaic: How Art is Being Used to Create a Closer Community

The mosaic will be done in six months

November 13, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Community members are assembling pieces of glass which will end up as a mosaic inside a Moorhead apartment building. KVRR’s Danielle Church tells us why the project is about much more than creating a piece of art. Art has the power to change the way we feel. But this six feet wide by four feet tall mosaic, which…

Moorhead Parks and Recreation Looks to Sell Sports Center to City’s School District

The deal was discussed at the City Council meeting Tuesday night

November 13, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn — The Moorhead School District and the city’s Parks and Recreation Department are coming to an agreement on selling the Sports Center. If approved, the Center will be sold to the district for one dollar so it can be included in the school’s security plans. Some students agree with the new deal. “Probably like a few hundred every period,”…

Costco Warehouse Donates Over $36,000 to Children’s Miracle Network

Costco has raised $157,000 in just six years for Children's Miracle Network hospitals, which benefits Sanford Children's Hospital

November 13, 2018

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FAGRO, N.D. — Costco Warehouse is giving back and donating over $36,000 to Children’s Miracle Network. Costco employees presented the check at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo. Six-year-old Noah Schaefer, the 2018 Children’s Miracle Network North Dakota Champion battling a rare disease known as HLH, was there to accept the check as well as some cool new toys. The employees…

NDSU Raises Awareness for Human Trafficking in the F-M Area

The Red Sand Project has people filling in cracks on sidewalks and roads with red sand to start the conversation about modern-day slavery

November 13, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. – Students at NDSU are using The Red Sand Project to raise awareness for human trafficking in the F-M area. This international movement has people filling in cracks on sidewalks and roads with red sand to start the conversation about modern-day slavery. NDSU’s Red Sand Project is welcoming everyone to join them in filling empty cracks with red sand…

Otter Tail County Raises Age To Buy Tobacco Products To 21

The ordinance goes into effect on January 1, 2019.

November 13, 2018

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FERGUS FALLS, MN – The Otter Tail County Board voted unanimously to raise the age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. The ordinance goes into effect on January 1, 2019. The risk of lung problems, as well as the growing number of high school students using other tobacco products like JUUL and e–cigarettes, prompted many community members to…

MN DNR Completes Environmental Review of Red River Diversion Project

The DNR in October 2016 denied a permit for the original project, leading a federal judge to stop construction that had started southwest of Fargo.

November 13, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has completed its environmental review of a revised Red River diversion project, which will help determine whether the agency will issue a permit for the channel around the flood-prone Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota area. The DNR in October 2016 denied a permit for the original project, leading a federal judge…

Law Enforcement Raises Money for Special Olympics Minnesota

The Moorhead Police Department and Clay County Sheriff's Office are participating in the Tip-a-Hero fundraiser

November 12, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn.- First responders from the Moorhead Police Department and Clay County Sheriff’s Office are supporting Special Olympics Minnesota through the Tip-a-Hero fundraiser. From 11am until 7pm, these first responders are at Boulder Tap House in Moorhead raising money for Special Olympics athletes. They are helping out the servers on staff by cleaning up tables and greeting guests. A Clay…

Fargo Police Chief Wins Highest Honor From Alma Mater Oak Grove Lutheran School

Chief Todd says he is humbled for receiving this award, but says he owes it to his past teachers for receiving this recognition

November 12, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police Chief David Todd has received the Living the Mission Award from his High School Alma Mater. Chief Todd says he is humbled for receiving this award, but says he owes it to his past teachers for receiving this recognition. “Oak grove is a special place to me. The teachers there are really compelled by the…

Former Lake Park Police Chief, Deputy Sheriff Found Dead in Becker County

53-year-old Jay Nelson was found in his car with a gunshot wound after 6 p.m. on Saturday

November 12, 2018

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BECKER COUNTY, Minn. — On Saturday evening, the Becker County Sheriff’s Office got a call there was a dead man in his car. When they arrived, it was the last person they say they expected: their former colleague, 53–year–old Jay Nelson. Yellowhead Trail in Becker County’s West Sugarbush Township is popular among many hunters, including Nelson, who spent many years hunting…