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Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN Will Now Take Vietnam Veterans

The ND/MN Honor Flight also announced that there will be 3 flights in 2020.

FARGO, ND — The Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN announced that applications will now be accepted from Veterans who served through May 7, 1975. That includes veterans who served during the Vietnam War. If a Vietnam Veteran, anyone who did not serve through 1959,  has applied previously, they are asked to re apply. The ND/MN Honor Flight also announced that…

Missing Teen Found

UPDATE. Fargo Police report that Christian Balderston has been found and is home safe.   A Fargo teen is missing this morning, and police are asking us to help find him. Police say 13-year-old Christian Balderston was last seen near Roosevelt Elementary School. He is five foot-eight inches, weighs 160-170 pounds, and has purple and red spiked hair. He was…

Fargo Police Ring Bells for the Salvation Army

FARGO, N.D. – It’s not just the Sheriff’s department ringing bells. Fargo Police is also getting in on the action. Fargo Police Chief David Todd is at Osgood Hornbacher’s to help raise money for the Salvation Army. He says police want to win the friendly competition every year, but the realtors have been hard to beat. More importantly than winning…

Pro Golfer Amy Olson Partners With Austad’s Golf To Provide Clean Water In Africa

The native North Dakotan felt inspired after visiting Zambia in 2015.

FARGO, N.D. – After learning about Golf Fore Africa , a non-profit that provides clean water and health, Amy Olson decided to join them on a trip to Zambia. “Going over to Africa and seeing the need over there, and seeing how with just a bit of opportunity, which water provides, how much human potential is released. And seeing the…

Fargo Park District announces Executive Director finalists

FARGO, N.D. – The Fargo Park District announces five finalists for the Executive Director of Fargo Park District.   Dave Leker  is the Interim Executive Director for the Fargo Park District. Brian Brogan is the Community Service Director of Los Alamos County, California. Susan Faus is Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Bloomington, Minnesota. Dan Keyes…

Law Enforcement Officials Ring Bells for the Salvation Army

The Salvation Army's fundraising goal is $900,000.

FARGO, N.D. – Healthy competition has off-duty law enforcement officials ringing bells for the Salvation Army. They are competing against Realtors and off-duty firefighters to see who can raise the most money as part of the kettle campaign. This year’s off-duty officers were ringing bells at 20 locations throughout the Fargo-Moorhead community. They are hoping to raise enough money to…

Therapy Dogs visit NDSU to help students destress for finals

NDSU Libraries hosted the event with Therapy Pets of the Red River Valley

FARGO, N.D. –With final exams just a week away, North Dakota State is enlisting the help of some fury friends to help students destress. NDSU libraries and Therapy Pets of the Red River Valley brought therapy dogs to campus as a way to give students a chance to get their mind off of studying. The Bison were encouraged to sit…

10-Year-Old West Fargo Girl Collects Food Donations For Birthday

Instead of asking for birthday gifts, Gowri Pillai asks for nonperishable items to donate to the Great Plains Food Bank

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Most kids Gowri Pillai’s age get excited for their birthday. But she gets excited for a different reason than most. “My birthday’s around the time of giving, so we decided it was also a really good time for that,” she says. Gowri turns 11 just two days before Christmas, but she’s not looking for any gifts….

A golden haul for Golden Drive Homeless Kids

FARGO, N.D. – With the Golden Drive Homeless Kids Christmas Gift Event fast approaching, volunteers are hard at work collecting donations for the big day. On a normal day, the floor of Culver’s isn’t covered with nearly $10,000 worth of food, clothes, and other necessities. “90% of this is needs, instead of just wants. It’s actually what a human needs…

Revised Environmental Review for Line 3 Across Northern MN

A public comment period runs through Jan. 16.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – An updated environmental review for Enbridge Energy’s proposal to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota has found no serious impacts on Lake Superior from hypothetical spills. Regulators ordered the update after a Minnesota court declared an earlier review inadequate because it failed to specifically address the potential impacts of a spill into…