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Essentia Health offers back-to-school digital COVID-19 toolkit

The toolkit contains materials aimed at helping keep students and teachers healthy.

August 21, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–Essentia Health is offering a back-to-school digital toolkit for students and teachers returning to school. The toolkit contains materials aimed at helping keep students and teachers healthy. The materials within the toolkit include resources for properly wearing and cleaning a face mask, recommendations for social distancing inside and outside the classroom, additional safety precautions and frequently asked questions. Dr….

North Dakota reports 232 COVID-19 cases and two new deaths Friday

Cass County accounts for 3,223 of the total positive cases and 76 of the total deaths.

August 21, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 232 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths Friday. Twenty-nine counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 73 and Grand Forks County the second most with 45. A woman in her 50s from Benson County and a woman in her 70s from Burke County died. Both…

LIVE: Turning to Tutors

Parents were already looking for any little bit of help they could get -- and then the pandemic hit the six-month mark.

August 21, 2020

Emily Welker,

There may be a run on tutoring services this morning from parents struggling with a return to remote learning as the school year gears up again. While some districts are sending the kids back into the classroom, most have revealed backup plans that include hybrid and all-online classes as coronavirus cases fail to come down significantly across the U-S and…

Fargo Police close street for suicidal man with gun

August 21, 2020

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UPDATE: Fargo Police say 42 Street S is now open to traffic. Negotiators were able to contact the suicidal man and get him to come out of the apartment without incident. The man will be taken to a local hospital for a mental health check. FARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department has closed 42 Street S for a suicidal…

NDSU temporarily suspends ACT/SAT requirement

NDSU is accepting applications for fall 2021 already.

August 21, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–North Dakota State University has temporarily suspended the ACT or SAT score requirement for students applying through Spring 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NDSU decided to suspend the test requirement because of a limited number of tests and testing sites available for students. Merideth Sherlin, Director of Admission said, “We don’t want students’ educational opportunities to be limited…

A Car Crash Display Is Hoping To Make An Impact In The Community

The display is located at the Moorhead Travel Information Center.

August 20, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. – A car crash display at the Moorhead Travel Information Center is making drivers stop in their tracks. This car belonged to a young family from West Fargo who were killed by a drunk driver as they were heading home from visiting family in Bismarck. It’s part of the Drive Sober Drive Smart campaign by the Minnesota Department…

Profile by Sanford gives tips for a healthy lifestyle during national wellness month

Health coaches say health should be a focus all year round and can be started today by making small changes.

August 20, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — According to health coaches at Profile by Sanford, focusing on health and wellness should be a way of life, but it shouldn’t feel overwhelming. “Sometimes people look at the change in lifestyle as a huge overcoming for the next year of life,” said Profile by Sanford’s business development specialist, Abby Kiland. “Let’s just start with today.”…

How Marcus Theatres is trying to keep F-M moviegoers safe while enjoying a movie

But because of COVID-19 the experience will look slightly different.

August 20, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.- Moviegoers rejoice. You can go back to watching on the big screen. “Movies are an escape from reality, for that two to three hours. So, at a time when the community and everywhere could use that escape. So people were very, very eager for us to reopen,” the General Manager of Marcus Century Cinema Tristan Ross said. Marcus…

ND Democratic-NPL Party hosts DNC drive-in watch party

People gathered in their cars to watch Joe Biden officially accept the democratic nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention.

August 20, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — The North-Dakota Democratic-NPL Party hosted a drive-in watch party during the final day of the Democratic National Convention. The convention was shown on a drive-in screen at the Red River Valley Fairground as a way to bring party supporters together while still maintaining social distancing guidelines. The group was able to watch as Joe Biden accepted…

MSUM And NDSU Students Move Into Campus With New COVID-19 Restrictions

Students Start Class On Monday, August 24th.

August 20, 2020

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FARGO-MOORHEAD – “I would say I’m completely nervous with you too, that means we are all in the same boat, we are here to help each other and support each other,” Student Orientation Counselor Emily Olson said. Families are unloading vehicles and moving their kids into the dorms for the start of a new type of school year for students…