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Moorhead School Board Selects Brandon Lunak as New Superintendent

Brandon Lunak will begin negotiations with the board after serving as interim superintendent since December

March 28, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — After the second round of interviews was complete, the Moorhead School Board voted to select Brandon Lunak as their new Superintendent. Lunak served as the Interim Superintendent since December 2017. Before he filled in for Lynne Kovash, Lunak was the Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations for Moorhead Area Public Schools since 2014. Before that, he was…

Vice President Mike Pence Visits Fargo to Talk Tax Reform, Endorse Rep. Kevin Cramer

The last time Vice President Pence came to North Dakota was last October

March 27, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Vice President Mike Pence talked to North Dakotans about how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 will directly impact them. It’s the second time Vice President Mike Pence has come to Fargo since being elected into office. “It’s such a great opportunity to see him because we don’t get a lot of national, political figures here,”…

West Fargo Park District Encourages Kids to Celebrate Easter Early

Annual Easter Egg Hunt invites kids to dig up eggs, meet the Easter Bunny, and win prizes

March 27, 2018

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — Easter may not be until Sunday, but that isn’t stopping kids from getting into the holiday spirit early. Several kids hunted for Easter eggs in exchange for prizes at the West Fargo Park District’s annual Easter Egg hunt. Kids also had the chance to take pictures with the Easter Bunny and pet baby chicks. Representatives from the…

YouCaring Page Raises Money for Fargo Family Involved in Fatal Crash

One-year-old Maxwell and nine-year-old Camden were killed

March 26, 2018

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota Highway Patrol says Trista Curry was driving with her two sons and daughter on I–29 near Reynolds when she lost control of the SUV while trying to change lanes. The vehicle began spinning and a semi driver tried to avoid crashing but couldn’t and hit the passenger side. Both one–year–old Maxwell and nine–year–old Camden…

Red River Valley Welcomes More Than 100 New Americans

Many new citizens look forward to voting

March 26, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — The U.S. District Court of Minnesota naturalized more than 100 new citizens from 24 different countries at MSUM. Everyone at the ceremony has been waiting three years or more for this day. They all needed to apply for a green card, take a citizenship test and take the oath of allegiance at the ceremony. Immigration services…

American Diabetes Association to Celebrate “Alert” Day Tomorrow

You can find out your risk of getting type two diabetes with a 60 second test

March 26, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Tomorrow you can find out if you’re at risk for developing type two diabetes in just 60 seconds. American Diabetes Association is offering a free, 60 second test on its website as part of its annual Alert Day. The test will ask questions such as what gender you are, what your health history is and whether you maintain…

LIVE: Working With Molten Metal to Make Your Own Jewelry

Taking the mystery out of the lost wax method.

March 26, 2018

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It sounds so mysterious, the “lost wax method” of making jewelry — like the lost tomb of an ancient mummy that’s stymied archaeologists for years. Turns out, the lost wax method of making jewelry is almost that old. The technique that takes a wax mold form to create rings and pendants out of molten metal dates back to the Bronze…

Snow Reports from March 25th Winter Storm

East Grand Forks reportedly received 12 inches of snow

March 26, 2018

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 942 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2018 ..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON… ..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE…. ..REMARKS.. 0100 PM HEAVY SNOW GRAND FORKS 47.92N 97.07W 03/25/2018 M2.0 INCH GRAND FORKS ND OFFICIAL NWS OBS STORM TOTAL THROUGH 1 PM. 0100 PM HEAVY SNOW GRAND FORKS 47.92N 97.07W 03/25/2018…

Congregational United Church of Christ Receives ‘Overwhelming’ Turnout for Homelessness in Becker County

Rep. Collin Peterson and Senator Tina Smith were also there

March 25, 2018

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DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Liz Kuppola grew up in a large family that didn’t have a lot of money. “What I learned from that is that people who struggle have the same potential as anyone else just not always the same opportunity,” Kuppola said. It inspired her so much that she’s been working with people who experience homelessness for about 25 years…

Easter Comes Early for Hundreds of Kids at Fercho Family YMCA

The annual Easter Eggstravaganza encourages exercise, easter spirit among local youths

March 24, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Celebrating Easter in a fun manner was one of the goals for the Fercho Family YMCA at the annual Easter Eggstravaganza. With many activities scattered around the gym, kids follow an Easter Egg trail to complete a series of physical activities. “They’re going to be doing things on the obstacle course, jumping around on the bouncy house, you…