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NFL To Drop Preseason Games in 2020 Due To Pandemic

The league had initially proposed two preseason games

July 21, 2020

TJ Nelson,

The NFL Players Association has agreed to the league’s plan to drop all preseason games for the 2020 season, according to the Associated Press. The league had initially proposed two preseason games before deciding to scrap the preseason altogether. That means the first time we see the Minnesota Vikings, assuming the season moves ahead as planned, will be when they…

Mandatory Masks Coming To Minnesota?

Gov. Walz will announce the next steps in the state's response to COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon

July 21, 2020

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz says he is close to announcing a decision on whether to require people across Minnesota to wear face masks as a way to slow the spread of the coronavirus. He will announce the next steps in the state’s response to COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon. Last week Walz said that he is “seriously considering” requiring…

Fargo Police Still Searching for Armed Robbery Suspect

The SWAT team entered the house but didn't locate the suspect

July 21, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police are looking for a suspect of an armed robbery. Officers and Red River Regional SWAT surrounded a house for hours, trying to get the suspect to come out of a house they thought the suspect was in. Around 1:30 p.m., police responded to a report of an armed robbery in the 1400 block of 14…

Police surrounding house in south Fargo after armed robbery

July 21, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department has set up a perimeter around a house in the 900 block of South University Drive. The perimeter is due to an armed robbery that occurred in the 1400 block of 14 Avenue South at approximately 1:34 p.m. The suspect is believe to be inside the house. Police say the people involved in the robbery…

Two MSUM student-athletes test positive for COVID-19

July 21, 2020

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, MN — Two student-athletes at Minnesota State University – Moorhead have tested positive for COVID-19. MSUM Athletic Director Doug Peters confirms that exposure took place off campus. The student-athletes were tested because someone they worked with tested positive. Both student-athletes work in different places. Procedures are in place to screen athletes daily prior to them being allowed into a…

UPDATE: Restriction on Red River in Grand Forks lifted

Non-motorized watercrafts are still asked to remain cautious.

July 21, 2020

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UPDATE: The Grand Forks Sheriff’s Office has lifted its restriction on a section of the Red River. The Sheriff’s Office initially closed a quarter-mile section after seven kayakers got caught in the current, but now say the current has slowed enough to lift the restriction. Non-motorized watercrafts are still asked to remain cautious north of the Kennedy Bridge to the…

North Dakota reports 82 new COVID-19 cases and one new death Tuesday

July 21, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 82 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Tuesday. Twenty counties report new cases. Burleigh County and Grand Forks County report the most new cases with 15 each. A woman in her 90s with underlying health conditions from Cass County died. The NDDoH says a previously reported case from Cass…

El Zagal Shrine Circus, West Fargo Police Department to award bikes to kids in the FM area

West Fargo Police will randomly select 12 completed pictures and announce the winners on August 5.

July 21, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D.–The El Zagal Shrine Circus isn’t letting the COVID-19 pandemic stop them from giving deserving kids in the FM area something to remember. Organizers at the Circus along with KVRR have donated 12 children’s bikes to the West Fargo Police Department to give away. The bikes would normally have been awarded at the Circus. In order to fairly…

Previewing Fargo Brewing Company’s Remodel

The remodel is a massive overhaul that fully utilizes all of the space in the building. It includes a new taproom, an outdoor patio space, a concert hall, and a food truck.

July 20, 2020

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FARGO, ND – Fargo Brewing Company is undergoing a facelift, with a few surprises in store for customers when it’s finished. “There really was no, like, ‘In ten years this is what this will look like.’ With this thing it was just like ‘Let’s just get it up and running and see where it goes’ and we’ve discovered that this…

OneFargo honors life of Congressman John Lewis

July 20, 2020

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FARGO, ND – The country lost another freedom fighter from the Civil Rights Movement late last week, Congressman John Lewis. Community members and OneFargo gathered on the Blue Bridge over I-94 to honor the life of the late congressman. The group participated in a moment of silence in his honor, as well as a march across the bridge for justice…