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Fargo Mother Looks To End Sexual Assault Of Children Through Motorcycle Ride

The ride is free, but they are raising money for the Red River Children's Advocacy Center. This year our goal is 10 thousand dollars and they hope to have at least 300 bikes.

August 21, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — Hundreds of bikers are planning to take a ride around Fargo in honor of a courageous little girl. “Abuse should not affect a child in any way, shape, or form. Children are not sexually attractive, they are children, and no parent should ever have to tell them that they have been raped or sodomized. They have…

Essentia Health offers back-to-school digital COVID-19 toolkit

The toolkit contains materials aimed at helping keep students and teachers healthy.

August 21, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–Essentia Health is offering a back-to-school digital toolkit for students and teachers returning to school. The toolkit contains materials aimed at helping keep students and teachers healthy. The materials within the toolkit include resources for properly wearing and cleaning a face mask, recommendations for social distancing inside and outside the classroom, additional safety precautions and frequently asked questions. Dr….

LIVE: Turning to Tutors

Parents were already looking for any little bit of help they could get -- and then the pandemic hit the six-month mark.

August 21, 2020

Emily Welker,

There may be a run on tutoring services this morning from parents struggling with a return to remote learning as the school year gears up again. While some districts are sending the kids back into the classroom, most have revealed backup plans that include hybrid and all-online classes as coronavirus cases fail to come down significantly across the U-S and…

A Car Crash Display Is Hoping To Make An Impact In The Community

The display is located at the Moorhead Travel Information Center.

August 20, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. – A car crash display at the Moorhead Travel Information Center is making drivers stop in their tracks. This car belonged to a young family from West Fargo who were killed by a drunk driver as they were heading home from visiting family in Bismarck. It’s part of the Drive Sober Drive Smart campaign by the Minnesota Department…

Profile by Sanford gives tips for a healthy lifestyle during national wellness month

Health coaches say health should be a focus all year round and can be started today by making small changes.

August 20, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — According to health coaches at Profile by Sanford, focusing on health and wellness should be a way of life, but it shouldn’t feel overwhelming. “Sometimes people look at the change in lifestyle as a huge overcoming for the next year of life,” said Profile by Sanford’s business development specialist, Abby Kiland. “Let’s just start with today.”…

How Marcus Theatres is trying to keep F-M moviegoers safe while enjoying a movie

But because of COVID-19 the experience will look slightly different.

August 20, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.- Moviegoers rejoice. You can go back to watching on the big screen. “Movies are an escape from reality, for that two to three hours. So, at a time when the community and everywhere could use that escape. So people were very, very eager for us to reopen,” the General Manager of Marcus Century Cinema Tristan Ross said. Marcus…

MSUM And NDSU Students Move Into Campus With New COVID-19 Restrictions

Students Start Class On Monday, August 24th.

August 20, 2020

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FARGO-MOORHEAD – “I would say I’m completely nervous with you too, that means we are all in the same boat, we are here to help each other and support each other,” Student Orientation Counselor Emily Olson said. Families are unloading vehicles and moving their kids into the dorms for the start of a new type of school year for students…

Cass County Sheriff’s Office to hold Citizens Academy in Fall 2020

The course will span 11 weeks starting on October 20.

August 20, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–The Cass County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a Citizens Academy this fall. The course will span 11 weeks starting on October 20. It will feature presentations and hands-on training, and be held from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Only Cass County citizens who are 18 and older are eligible for the course. Participants may be subject…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Peekaboo

Surprise! It's a chinchilla.

August 20, 2020

Emily Welker,

You may not realize this, but Kritter Krazy Reptile and Exotic Rescue covers pretty much every animal out there. In addition to their ever-expanding assortment of homeless and abandoned tortoises, iguanas, ball pythons and Nile monitors, they also handle some pretty fluffy characters too. When it comes to care for pets, turns out “exotics” means pretty much anything that isn’t…

Senator Tina Smith helps launch investigation into Postmaster General

August 19, 2020

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WASHINGTON – Senator Tina Smith says an investigation is now underway into Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. It will look into the effects DeJoy’s changes are having on delivery times. Just yesterday he reversed course on removing mail sorting machines, closing dropoff locations, and cancelling overtime. They will also investigate alleged conflicts of interest that DeJoy has in over $70 million worth…