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Local Athletes Prep for FargoMania

TNT Kid's Fitness and Gymnastics trains individuals with disabilities for competition

July 13, 2017

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FARGO, ND — Several area athletes are prepping for FargoMania. It’s an adapted fitness competition for individuals with disabilities. Disability is not synonymous with inability. That’s what trainers at TNT Kid’s Fitness and Gymnastics are hoping to teach their athletes coping with physical or mental handicaps. “There’s a lot of misconception, a lot of stereotypes that surround a lot of…

Artwork That Tells A Story With Every Little Detail

Artist, Kristi Abbott, Shows Off Her Collage Art That Tells Stories About Our Region

July 13, 2017

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FARGO, ND — Many unique artists are displaying their work at the Downtown Fargo Street Fair, including one who makes art specific to our area. Kristi Abbot, the owner of Made by Kristi, is a mixed media collage artist. Her work is primarily made from paper, all hand cut with scissors. She tells stories through her pieces by incorporating a…

State Leaders Would Like All Students to Have Vaccines up to Date

A North Dakota state law requires all students to have their immunizations in order to attend school

July 13, 2017

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FARGO, ND — The new school year is just around the corner and parents are being encouraged to get their kids in for vaccines a little early. The North Dakota Department of Health wants to make sure that students’ immunizations are up to date. State law requires that students meet minimum immunization requirements before they can attend school. State leaders…

Two More Charged in Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Case

It follows charges earlier this week against Lillian Richardson and six accomplices in a $7.7 million fraud scheme

July 13, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Two more Minnesota women face charges in a large Medicaid fraud case. Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has filed a lawsuit against a Brooklyn Center woman and her daughter for bilking $929,000 in Medical Assistance funding from the state. It follows charges earlier this week against Lillian Richardson and six accomplices in a $7.7 million…

North Dakota Senators Speak Out on New GOP Health Care Bill

The reworked bill pushed by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell seeks conservative support

July 13, 2017

TJ Nelson,

NATIONAL — Republican Sen. John Hoeven says he needs more time to evaluate a revamped GOP health care bill. The reworked bill pushed by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell seeks conservative support by letting insurers sell low-premium policies with skimpy coverage. Hoeven says he wants to see the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s evaluation of the bill before he decides. Democratic…

Charges Pending Against Man Accused of Taking Four Vehicles in Wilkin County

Silvernail was taken to the hospital in Breckenridge before he was jailed

July 13, 2017

TJ Nelson,

WILKIN COUNTY, Minn. — A man was arrested near Rothsay after taking at least four vehicles that didn’t belong to him. The Wilkin County Sheriff says Kurtis Silvernail was caught trespassing on private property and took off on an ATV around 6:45 this morning. He headed into a bean field before he was caught and taken into custody. Silvernail was…

Drought in North Dakota Continues to Worsen

The worst areas are in the west, with much of the east rated as abnormally dry

July 13, 2017

TJ Nelson,

NORTH DAKOTA — Drought that is ravaging crops, pastures and hay land in North Dakota has worsened over the past week. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows nearly three-fourths of the state in some stage of drought, up from about two-thirds last week. At least 55 percent of the state is in severe or extreme drought, up from…

President Trump Denies Request for Disaster Declaration for DAPL Protests

Burgum spokesman Mike Nowatzki says the governor was notified in May that the request had been denied

July 13, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MORTON COUNTY, ND — The Trump administration denied a request for a “major disaster declaration” for the pipeline protest in Morton County back in May, and we are just now learning about it. Gov. Burgum made the request to help cover some of the estimated $38 million cost to police protests of the Dakota Access pipeline. Burgum spokesman Mike…

Halstad, Ulen Cleaning Up After Strong Storms

Monday's Strong Wind Storm Left Parts Of Minnesota Damaged

July 12, 2017

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MINNESOTA — Many people in western Minnesota spent most of their day cleaning up after Monday’s storms. Halstad woke up to down power lines, uprooted trees and busted sheds strewn across at least one neighborhood. In Ulen, Arloween Ekulnd said the wind was so bad that her and her family waited the storm out in their basement. “We heard the…

Tornado Misses Hillsboro; Town Doesn’t Escape Damaging Winds

Straight-line winds blow down trees and damage buildings in the city; a tornado passes by just three miles to the northeast

July 12, 2017

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HILLSBORO, ND — A tornado went through Traill County, just missing Hillsboro, but the town didn’t escape damaging winds. People in Hillsboro spent the day picking up the pieces. The sound of chainsaws could be heard all across Hillsboro. A powerful storm rumbled across Traill County, blowing down trees, damaging homes and spawning a tornado. “When we rolled into town…