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Area Cities Team Up to Bring F-M Community Frostival

Frostival kicks off on Friday and offers winter-themed activities throughout the weekend

January 23, 2019

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MOORHEAD, Minn. – Fargo, West Fargo, and Moorhead are once again teaming up to give the F-M community a chance to embrace the bold north with its Frostival event. Frostival kicks off this Friday with both indoor and outdoor events like turkey bowling, snowshoeing, and snow sculpture carving. Events take place at various locations in the metro throughout the…

LIVE: New Food Safety Program

Food recalls are up ten percent. Here's a new way you can help protect yourself from food-borne illness.

January 23, 2019

Emily Welker,

From romaine lettuce, to ground beef, to organic chicken nuggets, the news has been full of food recalls lately. Food safety experts say the rate of recalls is up ten percent over where it was this time last year. And with the partial government shutdown cutting back on the number of workers who can come in to do inspections, that…

Fargo & West Fargo Schools Discuss Task Force’s Behavioral Report For Students

January 22, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. – Fargo and West Fargo Public school leaders are working to meet the needs of students with behavioral challenges, and they’re doing it with a little help from a Least Restrictive Environment-Behavior Task Force. West Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Beth Slette says the district has noticed an increase in complex behaviors in some of their students, specifically in…

As Shutdown Lingers On, Government Employees Look for Temporary Jobs

Substitute teaching and paraprofessional work are among those jobs in demand

January 22, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — With some government employees going more than thirty days without a paycheck, job placement services have had a larger pool of candidates to fill temporary jobs. “We’re seeing a lot of needs right now in customer service positions, accountants, a lot of need for construction out there, so we’re placing a lot of jobs like that right now….

Crews Clear Fargo Streets Before Heavy Wind, Subzero Temperatures

Fargo Public Works encourages people to drive slow on icy roads

January 22, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Crews from Fargo Public Works worked throughout the day Tuesday to clear the streets of snow across the metro. Fargo Public Works Supervisor Lee Anderson says their plows should have all of the roads throughout the city finished by this evening. They wanted to take care of the roads now before heavy winds and colder temperatures set in…

Police Identify Man Found Dead In Pickup

36-year-old Bradley Beiswenger, with no permanent address, was believed to be homeless.

January 22, 2019

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GRAND FORKS, ND (KFGO) – Police have identified a man who was found dead in the bed of a pickup last Friday. 36-year-old Bradley Beiswenger, with no permanent address, was believed to be homeless. Beiswenger was found unresponsive in the covered bed of the pickup. Police say he was using a propane heater to keep warm and was overcome by…

LIVE: Rescue Matters

Read a book, save a dog's life.

January 22, 2019

Emily Welker,

We may be in the same state, but for all the difference between the resources to rescue stray and homeless dogs in the Fargo metro area and that in the Turtle Mountain area may as well be on a different planet. That’s what writer C.J. English found when she realized just how many animals there were in that part of…

Concordia College Celebrates MLK’s Life and Legacy on 36th Remembrance

They chose speakers they believe Martin Luther King Jr. would stand behind

January 21, 2019

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Students at Concordia spent the day honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. When Shontarius Aikens grew up, it was his mother who taught him what it means to really be fearless. “I was the only African American one the baseball team. I was pretty much the only one at things and I definitely had fear…

eFargo Will Exchange Your Christmas Lights for LED Ones

You can get them from 10-1:00 p.m. on Jan. 26

January 21, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — If you have any old Christmas lights you want to get rid of, now’s your chance to do so while also helping the environment. e-Fargo is collecting any lights that aren’t LED, even if they’re broken. You can exchange for new, solar-powered LED bulbs during Frostival’s Kids Bootcamp on Saturday at Scheels Arena from 10 to 1 p.m….

Prairie Roots Co-Op Continues Dr. King’s Dream With Day of Service Donations

January 21, 2019

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. – You can stop by a Fargo grocery store and continue the dream of improving your community. The Prairie Roots Community Fund is receiving donations of food and toiletries for its Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. You can donate until Saturday January 26th. The fund was set up by Prairie Roots Co-Op to increase food access to…