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Fargo North High School Celebrates Fourth Annual “Relay for Life”

Cancer survivors walked a lap around the Fargo North track to kick off the ceremony

FARGO, N.D. — After months of preparation, Relay for Life at Fargo North High School celebrated its fourth annual celebration. The event promotes cancer awareness, and honor those who have lost their fight to cancer or are currently fighting the disease, while also donating the funds to the American Cancer Society A dozen survivors walked around the track to kick…

Fargo’s Sports Bubble Deflates, Closes for the Season

With the bubble deflated, it will be closed permanently and all activities are cancelled

FARGO, N.D. — The Sports Bubble in Fargo has closed for the season after it deflated due to “catastrophic structural damage.” The facility, located on 2761 12th Avenue South, has canceled all other activities for the season. The Bubble had been closed for a majority of the winter, but was reopened on February 24. Sheyenne High School’s boy’s golf team…

NDSU Students Help Out Passengers in a Flipped Car in Wyoming

The five students were coming back from a conference in California

FARGO, N.D. — Five NDSU students were simply just college students last week, but an encounter on the road in Wyoming made them heroes. Terrance Hanlon, Evan Wurden, Martin Eichers, and staff member Benjamin Kading jumped into action when they saw a vehicle go off the side of the road in front of them in Wyoming. Not only did they help…

Minnesota Ranks Fourth Nationwide for Life Expectancy

Men have an average life expectancy of 78.7, while women have an average of 82.9

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota ranks fourth nationwide for life expectancy, according to a study coordinated by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington. Men in Minnesota have an average life expectancy at 78.7 years, and women are at an average of 82.9. Some senior living communities are seeing a shift in what seniors want…

DWI Courts in Minnesota Give People a Second Chance at Sobriety

At the Ottertail DWI Court, there have been 89 graduates of the program in just under three years

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Jenna Kavanagh is just one example of a life saved with the help of DWI Courts in Minnesota. “I would have found one more reason to drink and I know I would have been dead by now and my family would have buried me,” said Kavanagh in a speech at the “Towards Zero Deaths” West Central Regional meeting…

Man with Previous History with the Northern Gentleman’s Club Fires Weapon at Building

When 42–year–old Pedro Dagdag III was asked to leave, he shot his gun at the building and left in a truck.

FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man, who has a previous history with the Northern Gentleman’s club, has been arrested after firing his weapon there. Fargo officers were able to find him after he fled. It was late Wednesday night, when Fargo police officers showed up to the Northern Gentleman’s club on a report of shots fired. But turns out, this…

Minnesota Office of Higher Education Working To Prevent Sexual Violence On College Campuses

MSUM was their second stop

MOORHEAD, Minn. — One in five women are sexually assaulted at college campuses across the United States. But it’s not just the attack that can have an effect on the victim; it’s also the first person she opens up to about it. “The research shows that the first responder and the response of the first responder when a sexual violence incident…

N.D. Department of Health Holds “Green Dot” Violence Prevention Training

People representing Fargo, Grand Forks, and Valley City took part to bring what they learned back to their communities

FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota Department of Health held its first “Green Dot” Violence Prevention Training. The program aims to help end dating/domestic violence, sexual violence, and stalking. People representing Fargo, Grand Forks and Valley City took part in the 4–day training program and will bring what they learned back to their communities. “We are responsible for our community. We…

Emergency landing at Fargo Airport

FARGO, ND – A plane made an emergency landing at Fargo’s Hector International Airport Thursday night because of smoke. Delta Airlines says Flight 1601 from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Anchorage, Alaska landed safely after being diverted because of smoke in the cabin that dissipated before the plane got on the ground. None of the 195 passengers or the seven crew members…