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Essentia Health offers on-demand video visits

The visits will allow patients to receive primary care 24 hours a day.

July 16, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–Essentia Health is currently offering on-demand video visits for existing patients who have a MyHealth or MyChart account. The new service will help patients receive same day care without leaving their homes. The on-demand visits can be used prior to an in-person visit to shorten the time a patient spends at the clinic. They will also allow patients to…

Paradox Comics-N-Cards offering free comics until September

Free Comic Book Day happens the first Saturday of May each year. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the event will take place for the remainder of the summer.

July 15, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Paradox Comics-N-Cards is bringing Free Comic Book Day to customers all summer long. Free Comic Book Day is a nationwide event that happens the first Saturday of May, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Paradox was unable to host the event this year. Instead, the store will be offering free comics everyday from now until September, while…

Casselton Native Returns To The F-M Area To Open Community Pharmacy

The store will be having a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 10.

July 15, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – After working in a pharmacy chain for about five years, Virgina Howe decided to open her own small business. She says she has seen South Fargo growing and added that this location would be ideal for people just moving into the neighborhood as well as people from nearby areas. Her hope is to create a sense of…

Cass County COVID-19 Task Force Reminding People To Keep Following Guidelines

The task force says the overall positive rates have continued to drop from the peak in April. However people need to still take the virus seriously as they are noticing an uptick in July.

July 15, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — The Red River Valley COVID-19 Task Force says things are looking better in Clay and Cass Counties. With the state loosening restrictions cell phone data tracing found more people are on the move after being quarantined. “I think we said it back at the beginning of the pandemic if you can’t easily remember or count the contacts…

How To Help A Loved One Struggling With Addiction

Knowing what to do during an overdose can be a life or death situation.

July 15, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – It’s never easy seeing a loved one go through addiction and even harder seeing them almost lose their life because of it. “Addiction is an issue in our community and we need to reduce that stigma and get them help. So, help our loved ones, help our family members, help our employees, help our co-workers,” Fargo Police…

Fargo Police Chief finds officer misconduct allegation to be unfounded

July 15, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department says its investigation was unable to find evidence to support a 19-year-old West Fargo man’s claim that he was detained and illegally searched. Larry Pope filed a complaint four days after the incident happened on June 22nd. The department says Sgt. Shane Aberle of the Office of Professional Standards reviewed GPS squad car data, messages…

North Dakota reports 72 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday

July 15, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 72 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths on Wednesday. Fifteen counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 19 and Mountrail County the second most with 15. North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 4,565 positive cases, 42 current hospitalizations, 3,760 people recovered and 88 deaths. Cass County accounts…

Bear Sighting in Becker County

The bear is fuzzy; the video is not.

July 15, 2020

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A visitor gave a homeowner *paws* in Becker County. Anne-Marye Hastad Hoban shared this video on Facebook. A leisurely bear meandering up to her home on White Earth Bay around 10:15 Monday night. The big furry lug bear-ly made a fuss. Hoban guesses the bear was doing what bears do: looking for food. She wrote “Out for a stroll and…

UND Center for Innovation receives nearly $300,000 in CARES Act funding

July 15, 2020

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GRAND FORKS, N.D.–The University of North Dakota Center for Innovation has received $299,921 in CARES Act funding. The funding will help the community and local businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded the grant. The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, Dana Gartzke, said, “This investment comes at a crucial time…

West Fargo’s The Lights Plaza celebrates grand opening

City leaders and developers held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially add the laza to West Fargo's community owned spaces

July 14, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — The Lights Plaza in West Fargo is officially open. The city hosted a Ribbon Cutting ceremony to officially add the Plaza to West Fargo’s community owned spaces. The celebration included speeches from city leaders and developers, food trucks, live music and tours of the plaza. Some guests in attendance say the new space is unlike anything…