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Ruby’s Pantry Hands Out Enough Food to Fill Up Laundry Baskets

United Church of Christ Moorhead gave away surplus amount of food

August 22, 2017

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead college students and church members handed out surplus food items in rural areas. Minnesota State Community and Technical College students and members of the United Church of Christ handed out laundry baskets full of food for each $20 donation made to the non-profit organization Ruby’s Pantry. Donated food items include fresh produce, canned goods, meat, dairy products…

Three More People Charged in Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Embezzlement Case

A total of six people were accused of embezzling from the tribe's Big Coulee District

August 22, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, ND — Three more people charged in a Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate embezzlement case have been sentenced in federal court. Colette White was given three years of probation and fined $3,000, Gerald German Jr. three months in custody and a $5,000 fine and Gerald Heminger Jr. three months in custody and a $2,000 fine. They also must pay a total of…

Jury Awards Woman who Sued Johnson and Johnson Over Baby Powder $417 Million

A spokesperson for the company says their products are safe and will be appealing the jury's decision

August 22, 2017

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NATIONAL — A jury is ordering Johnson and Johnson to pay a California woman $417 million dollars and the other trials the company is facing are far from over. The woman filed a lawsuit against the company saying Johnson and Johnson failed to warn their customers that the talcum in their baby powder has potential cancer risks if it…

Two Fergus Falls Men Linked to Shooting Trumpeter Swans

The men have not yet been named or charged

August 22, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Two men from Fergus Falls are linked to the shooting deaths of two trumpeter swans south of that city. A Minnesota DNR officer says the protected swans were shot on a federal waterfowl production refuge. He says the investigation began after the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from someone who heard…

Water Service, Cass County Electric Scams in the Metro Area

Police say the phone calls are a scam and urge you to never give out a credit card number over the phone

August 22, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — We have two scams going around the area to tell you about. Someone has been calling people in Fargo and telling them that their water service will be turned off if they don’t pay their bill immediately. Police say the phone calls are a scam and urge you to never give out a credit card number…

Powerball Fever Spreading Across the Country

It's almost Wednesday and you know what that means...Powerball

August 22, 2017

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NATIONAL — It’s almost Wednesday and you know what that means…Powerball! The fever is hitting the country as the next drawing will be for over $700 million, the second largest drawing in history. There have been 21 straight drawings with no winner, which means the current jackpot has been growing since June. You have about one in 292,201,338 to match…

Moorhead Man Sentenced for Raping an Exotic Dancer

He was initially sentenced to 25 years in prison for the crime in 2013

August 22, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A sex offender who was convicted of raping and holding a seven-months pregnant exotic dancer prisoner has been sentenced. Jesse Paskey, 34, of Moorhead, was given 30 years in prison for the December 2012 crime. He was initially sentenced to 25 years in prison for the crime in 2013. But Paskey sought a new trial and…

Making A Better Marriage: Red River Retrouvaille

Newlywed, long-time loves, or even the divorced can learn a lot about how to reconnect.

August 22, 2017

Emily Welker,

Marriage is one of the grand traditions of life here in the region, but like a lot of things worth having, it might only look easy from the outside. That’s where the Fargo Catholic Diocese has your back. Whether you’re a newlywed, a wannabe, an old-time expert or even someone who’s experienced the pain and loss of a divorce, they’re…

Berkshire Hathaway Holds Sunshine Kids Charity Golf Tournament at the Moorhead Country Club

The money raised will go towards sponsoring a one week trip somewhere in the country to sunshine kids in the area with cancer

August 21, 2017

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The greens were filled with golfers for the Sunshine Kids Charity Golf Tournament. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Premier Properties hosted their 10th annual golf tournament at Moorhead Country Club. All proceeds will support the Sunshine Kids Foundation. The tournament was sold out with 40 teams participating. The money raised will go towards sponsoring a one week trip somewhere…

General Atomics Celebrates Grand Opening of Training Hanger at Grand Sky

The hangar will serve as a flight test and training center

August 21, 2017

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GRAND FORKS, ND — General Atomics has completed its flight test and training center in Grand Forks. The 24,000 square foot facility is a 10 year lease between Grand Sky and General Atomics. Grand Forks joins the big leagues. “When they sell an aircraft to England or to Australia or some other country, they train the pilots here,” said Senator…