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Jeremiah Program Celebrates One Year Changing Single Moms’ Lives

the three-story building can house up to 20 families

FARGO, N.D. — The Jeremiah Program celebrates one year of changing lives in Fargo. The organization’s three-story building can house up to 20 single moms and their kids. Every one of the mothers comes from a different background but most were in poverty or have been in an abusive relationship. Jeremiah Program helps them to get back on their feet and…

Veterans Display Artwork at Fargo VA Creative Arts Festival

There are 50 different categories ranging from oil paintings to wood workings

FARGO, N.D. – Veterans are showing off their art at Fargo VA’s Creative Arts Festival. More than 40 pieces are a part of the festival’s visual component and there are about 20 pieces in the writing component. There are 50 different categories ranging from oil paintings to wood workings. Any vet enrolled in care at the Fargo VA hospital can…

New American Consortium Looks for Support on Giving Hearts Day

The funds they can collect will go towards English language tutors, job placement services

FARGO, N.D. — With Giving Hearts Day taking place Thursday, several organizations around town are making their case to get more community support. The New American Consortium held an open house and lunch to tell people more about their goals for this year. For the last three years, they have used their contributions from Giving Hearts Day to fund English tutoring…

Fargo Public Works Dep. Works to Repair Residential Water Main Break

Public works says it typically takes between four and six hours to repair a water main break due to the frost

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Public Works is working to repair a water main break on the 100 block of 23rd Avenue North in Fargo. The water main break happened just after 6 this morning creating flowing water on the residential street. Public works says it typically takes between four and six hours to repair a water main break due to…

Lewis Drug Buys Pharmacy Assets From Shopko

The company said Wednesday it bought prescription files and records from Shopko pharmacies in Madison, Mitchell and Sisseton, South Dakota; Luverne and St. James, Minnesota and Ida Grove, Iowa.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D – Lewis Drug says it has purchased pharmacy assets from Shopko Stores in six communities in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. The company said Wednesday it bought prescription files and records from Shopko pharmacies in Madison, Mitchell and Sisseton, South Dakota; Luverne and St. James, Minnesota and Ida Grove, Iowa. Lewis Drug currently operates in four of…

F-M Ambulance Honors Man for Quick Thinking Saving Moorhead Man With CPR

Riley Rude saved John Collins' life in Moorhead after he had a heart attack

FARGO, N.D. — Only seven to 10 percent of people survive getting a heart attack. But F-M Ambulance EMT’s say it’s people like Riley Rude who can change that statistic and it’s why they honored him with an award. Three months ago, Rude noticed John Collins had collapsed outside his Moorhead home. He performed CPR on Collins until emergency responders arrived,…

Dakotas Region Red Cross Rolls Out New Emergency Response Vehicle

The vehicle can hold up to four volunteers when heading to an emergency

FARGO, N.D. — The Dakotas Region of the American Red Cross is freshening up its approach to emergencies by introducing a brand new emergency response vehicle. Last year, Red Cross volunteers traveled thousands of miles in emergency response vehicles to assist in more than 400 emergencies across the country. However, Red Cross leaders say their lineup of emergency response vehicles was…

Fargo’s Essentia Health Faces Heat Problems After Glycol Leak

The hospital is using auxiliary heat sources while working to get the heat back up and running for its patients

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo’s Essentia Health is facing heating problems after a glycol pipe leak in the hospital’s boiler room. Fargo Fire Department responded to the call around 8:15 this morning. The hospital is working to repair the leak. No patients were evacuated and no one injured. Fargo Fire said the pipe burst created steam which caused the fire alarms…

Essentia Hospital Dealing With Heating Issues

500 gallons of Glycol-water mix was dumped after the pipe broke.

FARGO, ND — Fargo Firefighters are on the scene at Essentia Hospital after a boiler pipe broke. 500 gallons of Glycol-water mix was dumped after the pipe broke. Firefighters are working to clean up the mess. The steam from the Glycol water made it look like a fire. Firefighters tell our reporter Maggie LaMere that they are also working to…

Fargo Airmed Takes Flight Each Day to Ensure Community’s Safety

On average, the team completes on-site pick-ups and transfers three times per day

FARGO– Emergency responders work tirelessly each and every day to save the lives of people in our community. While many do their work in hospitals on the ground, others are working above us. “You never know walking through the door when your first call is going to come in, sometimes it’s coming in as you’re walking through the door, so…