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Giant Table Brings Dilworth and Moorhead Community Members Closer

The Longest table is an opportunity for people to connect with others in their community

June 12, 2019

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DILWORTH, Minn.– A giant table is bringing community members from Moorhead and Dilworth together. The Longest table is an opportunity for people to connect with others in their community. People share their stories of why they came to the area and why they’ve stayed. The Lions club provided food for everyone who showed up. The goal of the event is to…

Grand Opening of Block E to Promote Community Involvement

Block E is a 4–story multi–use building with both commercial and residential tenants

June 12, 2019

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MOORHEAD, Minn.– A new addition in the heart of Moorhead is bringing the community together. Block E is a 4–story multi–use building with both commercial and residential tenants. “I hope everyone that comes to this building kind of gets that wow factor and has that good feeling when they walk in,” says the VP of Public Relations and Marketing for EPIC Companies,…

Two People Rescued From Broken Down Dam East of Fergus Falls

The people were up against the old portion of the Broken Down Dam

June 12, 2019

TJ Nelson,

OTTER TAIL, MN — First responders had to jump into action this afternoon after a report that two people were trapped on the Otter Tail River. The people were up against the old portion of the Broken Down Dam east of Fergus Falls and couldn’t make it to shore. Members of the Fergus Falls Police Department, Fergus Falls Fire Department, Otter…

United Way Reaps Benefits from Eat United Food Truck Feed

Blue Cross Blue Shield of ND hosted the vendors for the second year in a row

June 12, 2019

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FARGO, N.D.– United Way of Cass-Clay is reaping the benefits after a major lunch rush from food vendor-eaters. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota hosted the Eat United Food Truck Feed for the second year in a row. A portion of the money made from the afternoon event went directly to the United Way. Food trucks like Smoke My…

Kids Fly High at North Dakota Elite’s Adaptive Cheer Camp

North Dakota Elite has an adaptive cheer team that meets year round

June 12, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Kids are getting their groove on and flying high at North Dakota Elite’s Adaptive Cheer Camp. Some of the highlights include a dance routine, learning arm motions for cheer, and stunts like lifts and flips. The camp is designed to be all-inclusive. Even those in wheelchairs get to go up in the air. Not only is it a…

Prairie St. Johns To Build $47 Million Behavioral Health Hospital In Fargo

Once the new facility is completed in mid-2021, the old hospital will be demolished

June 12, 2019

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — Prairie St. Johns plans to build a new Behavioral Health hospital in Fargo. The $47 million state-of-the-art, 128-bed facility will be built on a portion of the footprint of the hospital, just to the east. That will require the demolition of the vacant RiversEdge facility which was once a chapel and living quarters for nuns when the building…

President Trump Approves Disaster Declaration For North Dakota & Minnesota

Covers Damage In Both States Caused By Spring Flooding

June 12, 2019

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, ND — President Donald Trump has approved a disaster declaration for North Dakota and Minnesota due to widespread spring flooding. Governors Doug Burgum and Tim Walz both requested federal help last month in dealing with flooding that damaged homes, infrastructure, roads and farmland this spring. The damage is expected to exceed $40 million in Minnesota and $8.5 million in North…

Plane Heading to Bismarck Makes Emergency Landing at Hector

The American Eagle Airlines jet was taking around 60 passengers from Dallas-Fort Worth to Bismarck

June 12, 2019

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FARGO, N.D.– A plane heading to Bismarck made an emergency landing in Fargo Wednesday morning. The American Eagle Airlines jet was taking around 60 passengers from Dallas-Fort Worth to Bismarck. It landed in Fargo around 2 without any problems. According to the airport, the plane had a mechanical issue. A passenger traveling with his wife and two-month-old daughter, says…

Man Pulled From Grain Bin Dies At The Scene

The Sargent County sheriff says another farmer who was driving by noticed a running auger with no one around

June 12, 2019

TJ Nelson,

SARGENT, ND — A man died after he got caught in a grain bin at a farm in Brampton, North Dakota. The Sargent County sheriff says another farmer who was driving by noticed a running auger with no one around. He checked the bin and discovered signs that the man was loading corn and became trapped. First responders and neighbors were…

Fargo Police Issue Dangerous Drug Warning

Any time someone puts an illegal substance into their body, they don’t know exactly what is in it.

June 12, 2019

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Courtesy of Fargo Police DepartmentFARGO, N.D. (June 12, 2019) The Fargo Police Department would like to remind the public of the dangers of using illegal drugs as well as the use of prescription medications outside the prescribed methods. Recently, there have been stories regarding overdoses occurring over a short period of time. This is often attributed to a “bad batch”…