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Fargo Airport to conduct active shooter exercise July 29

FARGO, N.D.–Employees at Hector International Airport will be taking part in an active shooter exercise on Wednesday. The exercise is meant to train employees what to do in the event of an active shooter. The Airport Authority along with the Fargo Police Department will be conducting the exercise. Fargo Police say the exercise will be done between flights and will…

City of Moorhead seeks public input on CARES Act funding

The City will be accepting spending comments until August 3.

MOORHEAD, Minn.–The City of Moorhead is seeking public input on how to use the CARES Act funding provided by the US Treasury. Moorhead received $3.278 million which can be used to address medical or public health needs and provide economic support to suffering businesses and anyone unemployed. $1.278 million will be used to various municipal COVID-19 expences, while the other…

Alabama at Bluestem in Moorhead rescheduled to June 4, 2021

Previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date.

MOORHEAD, Minn.–Alabama’s 50th Anniversary Tour stop at the Bluestem Amphitheater has been rescheduled for Friday, June 4, 2021. The concert was originally scheduled for June 6, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date. Ticket and concert info can be found by reaching out to Tickets300. Categories: Coronavirus, Entertainment,…

Healthy 20-year-old marks 100 COVID-19 deaths in North Dakota

CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 157 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Tuesday. Thirty counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 51 and Cass County the second most with 26. A 20-year-old woman from McKenzie County with no underlying health conditions died. The NDDoH says a previously reported case…

LIVE: Food Justice

Get the dish on seeking on social justice in a new way.

We’ve been talking a lot about social justice in the news, ever since the world was rocked by George’s Floyd’s killing. This morning, there’s a new fuel for addressing a kind of social injustice you may not have heard about. Food of the North and NDSU Extension Cass County are joining forces for a special Food Justice in the North…

Blue Cross Blue Shield North Dakota Caring Foundation donates $25,000 to Great Plains Food Bank

FARGO, N.D.–The Blue Cross Blue Shield North Dakota Caring Foundation has donated $25,000 to the Great Plains Food Bank. Additionally, representatives from Blue Cross Blue Shield spent time volunteering inside the Great Plains Food Bank warehouse during the pandemic as a way to give back to the community. Great Plains Food Bank President Melissa Sobolik said, “When COVID-19 hit North…

City Commission meeting gets heated when OneFargo leader speaks out

FARGO, N.D. — Monday’s Fargo City Commission meeting turned hostile when some members of the public got to the microphone. Wess Philome of OneFargo was invited by the Human Relations Commission to discuss a “We Are One” Statement of Intent between his group and the city surrounding racial equity. The document was created to establish regular meetings between OneFargo, police,…

City Commission encourages usage of face masks in Fargo through directive

The directive "strongly encourages" people in Fargo to wear face masks in public when social distancing isn't possible

FARGO, N.D. — In a 4-1 vote, Fargo City Commission approves a directive encouraging people to wear face masks in public. Commissioner John Strand says he doesn’t want mask police; he says what he wants is “a community approach to a health crisis.” “We don’t have to be fighting after something so little as — I’m not going to say…

How some runners are still participating in the Fargo Marathon despite the cancellation

Since COVID-19 reared its ugly head in North Dakota and Minnesota, Mark Knutson and his team of organizers for the Fargo Marathon have been trying everything and anything to make sure the show went on.

FARGO, ND – “Nobody expected the cases to do what they did around the country, and then locally and regionally the same thing happened,” said Mark Knutson, the Executive Director of the Fargo Marathon. An uptick in COVID-19 cases in the Red River Valley has forced organizers to cancel the Fargo Marathon. “We’ve seen the uptick in North Dakota, and…

DFL criticizes MNGOP for “politicizing COVID-19”

Party Chairman Ken Martin says this was not a political issue, but it's a concern where we need to look to health experts and scientists.

MINNESOTA – The DFL is responding to Republican criticism of the mask mandate, and calling out the GOP for politicizing COVID-19. Party Chairman Ken Martin says this was not a political issue, but it’s a concern where we need to look to health experts and scientists. They advise everyone to wear masks to stop the spike in Coronavirus cases. Martin…