Community

NDSU Students Freeze For Change

FARGO, N.D. – Members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and Kappa Delta sorority at NDSU are teaming up for their annual Freeze-A-Thon. All week, for 120 hours straight, members of the organizations will be standing at the corner of 12th Avenue North and University Drive. They are collecting donations for the non-profit Down Home. They help families in Cass…

Fargo city commissioners discuss proposed tree ordinances

The goal of the ordinances is to preserve and protect trees

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo’s forestry department is hoping to implement ordinances for preserving and protecting trees across the city. During a meeting with the mayor, they talked about the progress that’s been made and what the next steps are for the ordinances. Since October, two task forces have been created to help implement tree protection guidelines. A draft of the…

Love Your Melon NDSU chapter hosts swab drive to combat blood cancer

The drive is in partnership with DKMS

FARGO, N.D. — A local chapter of a Minneapolis-based company is hoping to make a difference, one cheek swab at a time. NDSU’s Love Your Melon Campus Crew partnered with DKMS, an organization working to fight blood cancer, to help people find their match for a bone marrow transplant. People on campus are volunteering to have their cheeks swabbed to…

Snowmobile Accident Kills NDSU Student

ELK LAKE TOWNSHIP, MN  — According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office a 22 year old died after his snowmobile fell through the ice early Saturday morning. The Sheriff’s release states that on Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 at 1:41 a.m., the Grant County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting that an individual had fallen through the ice while snowmobiling….

Supporters Come In Droves To Support Amy Klobuchar At Rally

The Senator Also Made Stops In Little Rock Arkansas And Oklahoma City

FARGO, N.D. — Candy Tessman and her husband Brian of Fargo have been backing Amy since the beginning. “I watched her on tv last winter when she declared her intentions to run for president, I have been a fan all along,” Candy said. The pair used to be Republicans but say they felt the need to switch to voting for…

Trump Supporters Attend Klobuchar Rally

He says the Democrats best chance at the White House is to nominate a moderate candidate to go against Trump.

FARGO,N.D. — Not everyone at the rally was there to endorse Klobuchar, as a few red “Make America Great Again” hats could be found in the crowd. NDSU student Brian Friedt says he feels President Donald Trump is already doing a great job in office. He says although Trump has an abrasive personality he is working hard to make America…

Kids Hit The Ice At Squirt International B1 Hockey Tournament

Over 80 Teams Competed In The Weekend Tournament

FARGO, N.D. –Over 80 teams, hundreds of kids from multiple states and Canada pack into hockey rinks across the valley for one big weekend. “It’s like a mini-vacation for a lot of these families, cause they are coming here to beautiful Fargo, for the weekend and we try and make their weekend a fun time,” Rink Manager Brad Selsth said….

Fargo-Moorhead Comic-Con Returns To The Red River Valley To Celebrate Comics And Pop Culture

Kids rocked the runway dressed as their favorite characters.

FARGO, N.D.- This is the first year Jora is attending Comic-Con and participating in the costume contest. “It’s fun to see so many people dressed up in cool cosplays and see stuff that you wouldn’t be able to buy in stores like art, that’s kind of hard to see in person,” says Jora, who’s participating in the Costume Contest. Jora…

Girl Scouts Begin Cookie Selling Season

The Fargo Moorhead Office Already Has Thousands Of Packages Ready To Sell.

FARGO, N.D. — Thousands of packages of cookies stored inside the warehouse are being loaded up into cars to be sold by the Girl Scouts. “So excited, it’s always a fun time, the girls are so excited to get out there. So happy that we have a lot nicer weather for opener cookie weekend but just get to really see…

Fargo School Board Reaches Agreement With FEA Over Teacher Contracts

One highlight of the agreement is to include safety training for teachers.

FARGO, N.D – The negotiations started more than a year ago and after going back and forth, they were able to settle on a two-year contract. Teachers will also be able to use leave from a leave bank, rather than having to use it from personal leave, if they are injured by a student. Another key point in the agreement…