Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead officials say they’re not just seeing the same spike in the rates of domestic violence during the pandemic as the rest of the nation. Locally, they’re also seeing an increased severity in the acts of abuse themselves. The nonprofit helps thousands of women, children and men in the region each year. But with…
DILWORTH, Minn. – Shawn Erickson decided to do things a little differently this year. For her mom’s birthday, she surprised her with a different kind of party. “So, today is my mom’s birthday. She turns 77 and it’s been a really difficult year for her she has a cancer diagnosis and she’s fairly isolated and, so, just to make it…
MINNESOTA — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says increased testing is key to stopping the state from seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases. Walz says Minnesota is working hard to expand testing capacity and that Minnesotans are close to having at-home testing with immediate results. Over the weekend, the Governor met with the White House’s COVID-19 advisor, Dr. Deborah Birx who told…
It’s been a stressful year. But a program at the YMCA of Cass Clay that’s here to ease financial and mental strain on local families is here to help. The “Pay it Forward” program at the YMCA allows you to nominate someone you know for a fully sponsored membership. It can go to families struggling under financial hardship, dealing with…
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. — A Twin Cities area woman had one dying wish: to not vote for Donald Trump for president. 93-year-old Georgia May Adkins, of Inver Grove Heights, died of a stroke on September 28 at United Hospital in St. Paul. A pair of obituaries published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press included details of how she wanted…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Solutions Behavioral Healthcare Professionals in Moorhead is finally breaking ground on the site for its new facility. The project was scheduled to start back in March, but because of COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed. The new two-story building will help better accommodate the increasing need for its mental & behavioral health services. It will also feature a…
We’re in Day Two of early voting after it started off with a bang about 24 hours ago. Elections officials say people started lining up an hour before the polls opened at 9 a.m. at the Radisson Hotel in Fargo. It’s one of three locations open in Fargo and West Fargo to cast your ballot. Any eligible Cass County voter…
Minnesota has 17 more COVID-19 deaths and more than 1,700 new cases of the virus. The majority of the deaths are in southern Minnesota with one up north in St. Louis County. The positivity rate remains nearly unchanged at 5.1% due to an increase in testing. These maps show the positive cases by county since the pandemic began. The death…
FARGO, N.D.–Sanford Health is donating $1 million to the Great Plains Food Bank on Friday to help support hungry children, seniors and families across North Dakota and western Minnesota. The donation is the largest in the 38-year history of the Great Plains Food Bank which has seen a recent increase in the number of people needing food support due to…
It suddenly seemed like winter set in all across the region when most of us stepped foot outside this morning. Fortunately — my family got a little more fall fun in recently, social distancing style. We spent the weekend apple picking at my father-in-law’s. He has a tree that gives some of the tastiest pie apples I’ve ever had. They’re…
