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Moose is Back in South Fargo

FARGO, ND — Fargo Police Update: Moose on the Loose, part 2. The moose is back in town. We have been alerted to a moose in town by 27 Ave. S. and 18 St. S. Same as yesterday, DO NOT approach the moose or seek it out. Moose Report: Red River Regional Dispatch confirms a call for a moose in…

Fargo man in gorilla suit threatens to blow up building

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police arrested a man in a gorilla suit for threatening neighbors at a northside apartment building. 26-year old Jorden Pickus was also armed with a machete. Police responded around 12:30 a.m. Friday to the apartments in the 2700 block of 8th Street North, located west of the Northport Hornbacher’s, after a report of possible gunshots. Sgt….

Haunted Farm Is Bringing The Spook To The Metro On Friday

The farm will be open every Friday and Saturday through October.

MOORHEAD, Minn.-  Haunted Farm in Moorhead is getting ready to open its doors and bring some horror to Fargo-Moorhead. Mel Nygaard has been bringing terror to the metro for the last two decades. “I enjoy it, I just enjoy haunted houses,” Mel Nygaard said. Before it provided some scares, it was a horse drawn hayride. “Ended up with a haunted…

Bars, restaurants prepare for first fall Bison football game

The Bison football season normally brings with it hundreds of thousands of dollars in visitor spending

FARGO, N.D. — The NDSU football season normally brings with it big dollars to the metro. Those at the Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau estimate every home game during a normal season brings in between $500,000 to $600,000. “People are spending money at our restaurants, they’re spending money in our stores, they’re spending money in the bars and the hotels,…

Scheels hosts Bison Block Party for eager NDSU football fans

This is the 15th annual block party hosted by Scheels.

FARGO, N.D. — NDSU football fans are still getting used to the news that they won’t be able to attend the Bison’s lone football game of the fall season. “What a bummer. Something to look forward to and then it kind of gets yanked out from underneath you,” said Scheel’s events leader and Bison fan, Caryn Olson. Scheels still wanted…

Sanford Health prepared for increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations

North Dakota reached a record high 106 hospitalizations as of Thursday.

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota has reached a record number of hospitalizations for those with COVID-19 related issues with 106 people statewide in the hospital. This has caused concern about reaching hospital capacity and putting an added strain on staff. Sanford Health facilities in Cass County say they are fully prepared to handle an increase of COVID-19 patients. They have…

A Moose In The Metro Causes Commotion On Social Media

The moose safely made it outside the city limits with the last sighting north of Fargo.

FARGO, N.D.- Pictures of the moose in South Fargo started to spread through social media making a lot of people to want to look for the wild animal. Fargo Police and North Dakota Game and Fish advised against that saying you should not seek out or approach the moose. They say it may cause the animal to be pushed into traffic…

West Fargo Police selling pink patches for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

West Fargo is the only North Dakota police department to participate in the Pink Patch Project

WEST FARGO, N.D. — The West Fargo Police Department is doing its part in raising awareness for breast cancer. A pink version of the department’s patch will be sold throughout October. The patches are available for 10 (cash) dollars each at the West Fargo Police Department at 800 Fourth Avenue East. You can stop by from 8 a.m. to 5…

Man Arrested After High Speed Chase In Clay County

CLAY CO., Minn. — A Richville, Minnesota man landed in the Clay County Jail after a high speed chase east of Moorhead. 40-year-old James Helps, who doesn’t have a valid drivers license, was stopped by a deputy Wednesday night on Highway 10 near Glyndon. Helps sped off as the deputy was talking to him. A Hawley police officer dropped stop…

Sexual Assault Charges Dismissed Against Stutsman County Man

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A judge in Stutsman County dismisses gross sexual imposition charges against Michael Hunt-Walters. The 23-year-old man had been accused of sexually assaulting a 7 year-old girl with autism under his care at Anne Carlsen Center. According to court documents, a police officer testified there was no physical evidence of sexual contact. The officer says the alleged victim…