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Healthcare workers may be among first to get coronavirus vaccine

Sanford says they've begun initial planning of what a mass vaccine roll out in North Dakota might look like.

July 23, 2020

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FARGO, ND – New vaccines for COVID-19 are being acquired by the U.S. Government for wide spread distribution, just as soon as they can finish Phase 3 trials. The government is planning to distribute 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer some time in late 2020. The vaccine must pass Phase 3 trials. According to Sanford, those trials…

Fargo community mural project begins

July 23, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Park District is hoping a community mural project will bring some joy to the metro. “Pieces of Fargo” is a way for people to come together and leave their mark on the city. Over the next two weeks, anyone can pick up a mosaic mural piece to color, which will in turn become part of a…

School Board to hold more discussion on Woodrow Wilson High School

Board members state that new policy must include looking thoroughly at how they rename schools, as there is possibly more than 6 school district buildings that could be renamed due to their historical links to slavery, segregation, and the oppression of people of color.

July 23, 2020

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FARGO, ND – A Fargo school board governance committee meeting to determine if the school district should rename Woodrow Wilson High School has decided to ask for more public input and develop a new policy on renaming schools in the district. The committee came to the conclusion that they would discuss the topic further on August 11th. They have yet…

Construction On Main Avenue Moving Into Phase 4

On Saturday everything from Broadway through the intersection of 8th street north and south will be fully open.

July 23, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Project Managers with Dakota Underground say the construction being done on Main Avenue in Downtown Fargo has moved to Phase 4. West of 10th street to University is now fully open. Workers are recommending you still take the the detour on Main Avenue. On Saturday everything from Broadway through the intersection of 8th street north and south…

West Fargo’s August Cruise Night gets the green light

Anyone with symptoms or recent exposure to the virus is asked to stay home.

July 23, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D.–After West Fargo’s June and July Cruise Nights were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City has announced the event will happen on August 20. However, the event will look different in order to follow state and federal guidelines. There will be a limit of 200 cars which will be parked along the street for the entire…

60 People respond to Fargo Police’s undercover pedophilia sting operation

The 60 people that responded did so within six hours of the ads being posted.

July 23, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–Sixty people responded to the Fargo Police Department’s undercover operation which targeted people who wanted to engage in sexual activity with children. Fargo Police partnered with the North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force to place ads on several websites. The 60 people that responded did so within six hours of the ads being posted. Police say three men were…

Pet Connection: Meet Elm

A dog whose spirit is as big as her namesake.

July 23, 2020

Emily Welker,

Here in the Fargo metro area, we love our beautiful elm tree canopy that graces the city’s oldest boulevards and walkways. And Elm is a dog who’s just as beautiful as they are. She comes to this week’s Pet Connection from the wonderful volunteers at 4 Luv of Dog rescue. She’s a little over a year old, a pit bull…

North Dakota reports 128 new COVID-19 cases and one new death Thursday

Cass County accounts for 2,734 of the total positive cases and 75 of the total deaths.

July 23, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 128 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Thursday. Twenty-one counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 48 and Cass County the second most with 19. A man in his 70s with underlying health conditions from Burleigh County died. The NDDoH says previously reported cases…

Fargo School Board will discuss renaming multiple district buildings

July 23, 2020

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FARGO, ND — Fargo School Board’s Governance Committee recommended the full board come up with new policies regarding the renaming of school district facilities. The committee will again discuss the topic at their next meeting on August 11. The discussion stemmed from a community meeting last week where residents asked the Fargo Human Rights commission to request the school board…

Car nearly ends up in Fargo City Pool

July 23, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – A close call for a suspected intoxicated driver. Fargo police on a traffic stop in the area of Broadway and Main around 1:30 a.m. Thursday witnessed a vehicle strike a parked car and leave the scene. Officers found the heavily damaged hit-and-run car a short distance away. It had crashed through an iron fence at the Island…