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Moorhead Public Schools Will Start Fall Semester With Hybrid Learning

The district is planning to transition to the designated school rubric learning model on September 21.

August 18, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn.- Moorhead Public Schools will start the new year with hybrid learning. “To acclimate staff and students to the new learning environments and to help students develop the necessary skills and prevention practices to ensure safety,” says Brandon Lunak, the Superintendent at Moorhead Public Schools. The district will be moving between hybrid and distance learning based on the COVID-19…

Moorhead Police release dash cam video of traffic stop with Black Lives Matter leader

Faith Shields-Dixon filed a complaint with Moorhead Police after she was pulled over for speeding.

August 18, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead Police officers Eric Zimmel and Kaden Oldham pulled over Faith Shields-Dixon for speeding. Dash cam video was released after Shields-Dixon filed a complaint. In the video, officers Oldham and Zimmel approach the vehicle to issue the violation for going 44 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone. Shields-Dixon appears frustrated with the way…

Mosquitoes in Grand Forks test positive for West Nile

August 18, 2020

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The City of Grand Forks announces a group of mosquitoes in Grand Forks test have West Nile Virus. The mosquito most common for transmitting the virus is most active just before sundown to the early morning hours. The cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks are urging people to take extra precautions to avoid being…

Moorhead’s Haunted Corn Maze won’t scare people this year

August 18, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn – A 20-year tradition of fright is taking this year off due to coronavirus concerns. Operators of the Haunted Corn Maze in Moorhead say the safest decision this year would be to not open to the public this fall. After reviewing the guidelines they figured that they didn’t have a way to safely and honestly adhere with recommendations….

Two Companies Team Up To Provide Local Students With Computers

Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union and Minnesota Computers For Schools want to make sure that kids have reliable computers during the school year.

August 18, 2020

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MINNESOTA – Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union and Minnesota Computers for Schools are helping students get computers for the school year. People have been able to drop off their old or unused technology equipment at Affinity Plus branches across Minnesota including Moorhead. Donations included desktops, laptops, tablets, mice, keyboards, and cell phones. Computers will be repaired and refurbished for local…

Shots Fired & Pursuit In Breckenridge, Police Asking For Video

August 18, 2020

TJ Nelson,

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. — Police in Breckenridge are asking for surveillance footage from people along Tower Way, Siemers Court or Main Street after a shooting and pursuit. It happened between 3 and 3:30 Tuesday morning. A house was hit multiple times by gunfire. They tried to stop an SUV in the area but the driver fled into Wahpeton and got away….

Grafton Officer Remains In ICU, GoFundMe Started

August 18, 2020

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grafton Police Officer Lucas Campoverde remains in the intensive care unit at Altru in Grand Forks after being shot in the line of duty last Friday. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the 22-year-old officer with his long road to recovery. A benefit account is also set up at Choice Bank. Officers exchanged…

Cass County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles getting new look

Only a few squad cars will be updated this year.

August 18, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The Cass County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicles will soon have a new look. Sheriff Jesse Jahner approved the new design and color which will be implemented over the next few years. The squad cars, which are traditionally white, will be painted silver with black and white decals. The utility vehicles will also be replaced with pickup trucks for…

North Dakota reports 136 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths Tuesday

Cass County accounts for 3,148 of the total positive cases and 76 of the total deaths.

August 18, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 136 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths on Tuesday. Nineteen counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 50 and Morton County the second most with 18. A woman in her 80s from Burleigh County and a man in his 100s from Grand Forks County died….

Three arrested during attempted burglary in Casselton Tuesday

August 18, 2020

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CASSELTON, N.D.–Three people were arrested Tuesday morning after a burglary attempt in an industrial area in Casselton. A Cass County Sheriff’s deputy says two men were attempting to break into a storage unit in the 1700 block of Heartland Avenue at approximately 3:20 a.m. The men fled on foot when they saw the deputy. Additional deputies responded and located a…