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Fargo Police launch tip411 mobile app for customized crime fighting

Tip411 is available for download for free on Apple and Google devices.

FARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department has launched a new app to help the community receive alerts and connect with the department more efficiently. The app, called tip411, allows users to submit anonymous tips for law enforcement to respond to in real time. The app reportedly removes all identifying information so there is no way to identify who sent the tip….

LIVE: FM Pride Week 2020

Turning rain into rainbows may never have meant so much.

You’ve been seeing the rainbows, but not the crowds. F-M Pride Week is wrapping up Sunday with a couple more online events to bring in the F-M LGBTQ community and their friends and family closer together, social-distancing style. Organizers say with Pride Week being held entirely online this year, they’re seeing a lot of reminiscing going on. Happy memories like…

Lutheran Social Services Offers Help For Parents Dealing With Coronavirus At Home

The last two sessions have completely filled up on slots so staff are working to create more throughout the school year.

FARGO, N.D. — Lutheran Social Services is offering discussion sessions connecting parents with licensed crisis counselors to help with COVID-19. It’s called Parenting In A Pandemic, organizers say it’s become a success overnight for families. They say having a safe, judgement-free environment allows parents to be open about the problems they are facing. The last two sessions have completely filled…

Grand Forks Brings The Community Out For A Scavenger Hunt & Live Music

The scavenger hunt had eight locations made up of six businesses and two parks.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Finding things to do in the community while in the midst of a pandemic can be a hard task for many. “People want to get out and do things, but they want to be safe and do it in a social distancing way,” said the Executive Director of  Greater Grand Forks Julie Rygg. Grand Forks came…

Democratic candidates from ND District 16 hope to give voice to the underrepresented

House candidates Hamida Dakane and Tracey Wilkie and senate candidate Kari Breker are running as a team to represent District 16 in the upcoming state legislative election.

WEST FARGO, N.D. — There was something unsettling about the North Dakota legislature that instantly stood out to Hamida Dakane. “If you look in the North Dakota house, whether it is Republican or Democrat or independent, the gender women is not represented well,” said Dakane. Dakene is hoping to be one of the faces to start changing that. She is…

As school year nears, parents grapple with challenges to come

One West Fargo parent says she's scared for her family

WEST FARGO, N.D. — As parents across Fargo-Moorhead prepare for the fall semester, some say they’re left with no good options. For one West Fargo mom, sending her daughters back to school wasn’t an easy decision. “They need to go back,” said Ntakirutimana Berita. “There’s nothing I can do.” She says distance learning this past spring simply wasn’t effective. Her…

Non-profit announces lawsuit to remove Measure 3 from November Ballot

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota non-profit Brighter Future Alliance is suing to remove Measure 3 from the November ballot. Measure 3 proposes amending North Dakota’s constitution to remove the state legislature’s control over redistricting and instead shift the responsibility to the North Dakota Ethics commission. It also would establish statewide ranked-choice voting, require paper record and audits for ballots, and…

United Way hands out backpacks, school supplies to families in need

6,040 backpacks filled with school supplies will be distributed to students and families

WEST FARGO, N.D. — United Way of Cass-Clay continues to hand out backpacks and school supplies to families in need. As part of its School Supply Drive, the organization has collected over 6,000 backpacks filled with supplies donated by the community. Seven hundred backpacks were available for pickup at Aurora Elementary in West Fargo Thursday morning. It was the third…