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Moorhead Gets Ready For Annual Fourth Of July Fireworks Show

Moorhead Business Association is still trying to raise funds for the event.

MOORHEAD, Minn. – The show has moved from MSUM and will take place at Horizon Park near the Sanford Moorhead Campus between 10 and 11 p.m. The park will be closed at 9:30 but you will be able to park in nearby parking lots including Menards and Bremer Bank. They are asking people to enjoy the fireworks show from inside…

Fireworks sales booming amid pandemic

FARGO, N.D. — Fireworks sales across the metro are booming, and the pandemic may be a factor. With official 4th of July celebrations canceled, those at Memory Fireworks say many customers are celebrating on their own. The fireworks retailer ordered more inventory than ever this year. Even so, staff is having a hard time keeping some fan favorites like the…

Emerado Offers Basement Cleanup Kits After More Than 8 Inches of Rain

Water Made Its Way Inside Emerado Volunteer Fire Department

Emerado Volunteer Fire Department/FacebookEMERADO, N.D. — They are still cleaning up in Emerado, North Dakota after storms Tuesday and Wednesday dropped more than 8 inches of rain. This is how it looked inside the Emerado Volunteer Fire Department. They posted pictures to social media Wednesday with the caption: “So, we DO need water to do our job, but this is…

Minnesota Governor Asked To Consider Face Mask Mandate

Governors in several states that are seeing rising numbers have mandated mask use

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Health experts are urging Gov. Tim Walz to require masks in public statewide amid concerns that the spike in coronavirus cases elsewhere could happen in Minnesota. Governors in several states that are seeing rising numbers have mandated mask use. Medical groups in Minnesota and the state Health Department are backing a mandate. Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm…

West Fargo Public Library to reopen to the public July 13

The first hour of the day will be devoted to seniors over the age of 65 or high-risk individuals.

WEST FARGO, N.D.–The West Fargo Library will reopen to the public with modified hours on July 13. The library will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. The library will be closed on Sundays through Labor Day. While the library opens…

Park Christian School launches fundraiser for school trip to Washington DC

The shoe drive will run through July 31.

MOORHEAD, Minn.–Park Christian School is hosting a shoe collection drive to raise funds for a 9th grade trip to Washington DC. Students will collect donated shoes which will then be purchased by Funds2Orgs, an organization that helps impoverished people in developing countries. The shoe drive will run through July 31. Gently worn, used or new shoes can be donated at…

North Dakota reports 43 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Thursday

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 43 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Thursday. Ten counties report new cases including Burleigh, Cass, Cavalier, Grand Forks, McHenry, Morton, Stark, Traill, Walsh and Wells Counties. Cass County reports the most new cases with 17 and Burleigh County the second most with 14. The NDDoH says a previously reported…

Man found unconscious after single motorcycle crash in West Fargo

The incident is currently under investigation.

WEST FARGO, N.D.–A man was taken to a local hospital after a single motorcycle incident Wednesday evening. The West Fargo Police Department responded to the intersection of Starr Avenue and 17th Street East at approximately 10:30 p.m. and found a 38-year-old man unconscious. After confirming the man was breathing, FM Ambulance transported him to a local hospital. West Fargo Police…