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West Fargo Parks District Hosts Window Easter Egg Hunt

The event was meant to bring the community together when COVID-19 is keeping so many people apart.

WEST FARGO, N.D. – The West Fargo Parks District has a special event going on to help spread some cheer and joy before Easter. They encouraged resident’s to hide Easter Eggs in their windows and doors as part of a scavenger hunt for parks district employees. The event was meant to bring the community together when COVID-19 is keeping so…

Clay County Sheriff’s Office to Deliver Grocery and Pharmacy Items to Rural Residents

Deputies can make deliveries Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

CLAY COUNTY, Minn.–The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is offering to deliver groceries and prescriptions to rural community members who may be vulnerable to COVID-19. The partnership will service anyone over the age of 60 or anyone with an underlying health condition who lives in rural Clay County. Deputies will be able to provide deliveries Monday through Friday from 8 a.m….

Lake Park-Audubon teacher up for MN Teacher of the Year

MINNESOTA – A Lake Park-Audubon teacher is among the ten Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year finalists. Katie Watland teaches seventh and eighth grade science. She’s one of two finalists from Greater Minnesota. An independent selection panel of 24 leaders in the areas of education, business, government and nonprofits selected the finalists from a group of 36 semifinalists. There were 135…

Fargo violinist performs for senior living home amid pandemic

Kelsey Joy Buell says music has the ability to bring people together even when they're physically apart

FARGO, N.D. — For as long as she can remember, music has been a part of Kelsey Joy Buell’s life. “As I was playing the last song there, I was thinking about that, and how weird it is to think back through all of the events that have happened in my life that have led me to here,” she says….

Petitioners: Gov. Burgum, Shut Down This State

The petition started Friday begs Burgum to join vast majority of sitting governors with a formal order.

An online petition asking North Dakota’s governor to issue a stay at home order for the state is up to more than 3,700 signatures and counting this morning. The online petition featured on change.org started circulating April 3rd. The petition says it was started by a mother from North Dakota, Denise French. It asks Governor Doug Burgum to issue a…

Cass County Coroners: Preparing for Pandemic’s Rise

How they handle bodies to stop the spread of COVID-19.

The video is unsettling out of  New York: health workers resorting to forklifts and refrigerated trucks to handle and store the bodies of American citizens’ loved ones, as the coronavirus pandemic ravages one of the United States’ biggest cities. And here in Cass County, the bioseals are standing ready. As the number of cases rises here in the Red River…

LIVE: Pandemic Profiteers and Illegal Evictions

It's hard to follow stay at home orders if you're kicked out of your home. So Minnesota's AG wants to hear from you.

Money is tough to come by for a lot of people right now, and putting price hikes on things like rice, toilet paper and hand sanitizer is exactly what none of us consumers need. But that’s what investigators with the Minnesota State Attorney General’s office are finding is happening with businesses throughout the state to people just like you. Not…

Moorhead Parents Start Community Supply Drive to Support Families

The organizers say they have already received a $1,000 donation.

MOORHEAD, Minn.–With many families working and learning from home, three Moorhead parents have started a community supply drive to support Moorhead Area Public Schools, students and families. The Moorhead Community Supply Drive is asking for donations to support the childcare services provided for essential workers and to implement distance learning at West Central Juvenile Center. Donations can be anything from…

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Confronts COVID-19 In State Of The State

The Governor Says Limiting Face To Face Interactions Can Reduce The Virus's Spread By Up To 80 Percent

ST.PAUL, Minn. — Governor Tim Walz lays out the groundwork for how the state is pushing back against the coronavirus outbreak that continues to grow. “Many of you are out of work. Businesses, large and small, are shuttered across the state. The companionship we normally lean on to get through difficult times—a hug from a grandparent, coffee with a friend, or…

Fargo Financial Adviser Offers Investment Advice During COVID-19

Meyers Has Been Hosting A Financial Chat With People In The Community About How To Handle Their Investments During The Pandemic.

FARGO, N.D. — The coronavirus continues to impact the investment world and the global economy. Paul Meyers Of Legacy Wealth Management in Fargo says the economy is hurting right now but will bounce back. He’s that because the main driving forces will be back once people are able to work again. He says the 2 trillion dollar relief bill can…