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BBB Gives Tips on Managing Students’ Online Reputations

Social media can have big impact on students down the line

Social media can have a big impact on students when it comes time to apply to college or for a job. The Better Business Bureau has some tips. They say it’s a good idea for kids to consider what a future employer can find on their social media accounts before making a post. Making them private is also encouraged, though…

Xcel Energy Close to Restoring Power for All Customers

They've brought in additional crews from South Dakota

FARGO, N.D. — Xcel Energy says they are working as quickly as they can to get power restored to everyone in the area. We have watched the numbers fall all evening. The company is now down to around a dozen outages impacting about as many customers. During last night’s storm, about 19,000 customers lost power in Fargo and West Fargo….

Fargo Couple Traveling 50 States to Raise Money for Kids With Cancer

FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo couple packs some bags, sells everything they own and hop in their Toyota to inspire and do some good. Faith and Jon Moore started “Tour for a Cause.” They left for Illinois on August 31 and will visit every state through December. The couple is trying to raise $50,000 for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital while…

End Of An Era: Only One Kmart Will Remain In All of Minnesota, Two In North Dakota

Stores Being Closed In Fargo, St. Paul and International Falls

FARGO, N.D. — Kmart in Minneapolis will soon be the only store in the former retail giant’s chain that is still in operation in Minnesota. The company has announced plans to close its stores in St. Paul and International falls by the end of the year. It was also announced over the weekend that Kmart on South University Drive in…

Man Arrested For Meth At Home Shared With His Grandparents In Marshall County

Shane Scherven is charged with 1st degree possession of a controlled substance

STRATHCONA, Minn. — A man is busted for meth at his grandparents home near Strathcona, Minnesota. Marshall County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Shane Scherven is charged with 1st degree possession of a controlled substance. He is also on probation for burglary, theft and forgery. Drug agents seized methamphetamine, a large amount of cash and paraphernalia from the home where Scherven…

Highest Opening Day Enrollment Since 1972 For Moorhead Area Public Schools

The school district has 7,066 kids in grades K through 12

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead Area Public Schools is recording its highest opening day enrollment since 1972. The school district has 7,066 kids in grades K through 12. That is 79 more than during last year’s opening enrollment. Over the past five years, the district has added more than 1,000 students. The superintendent says K through 4 elementary schools have reached…

LIVE: 100 Years of the Vote for Women

Celebrate, and then get voting, people. There's still more work to be done!

It’s been a century already, and so much more has to be done. But we’re taking a moment to remember that until 1919, women in this country didn’t have the right to vote. And there were a lot of people standing in their way trying to keep it from happening. By then, the suffragettes already had a long and courageous…

Workers Wanted: Job Openings Pile Up Across North Dakota

Job Service North Dakota estimates the state currently has 14,000 job openings.

BISMARCK, N.D.–Hiring managers across North Dakota are looking for ways to solve the workforce shortage that plagues the state. Job Service North Dakota, which tracks employment data, estimates the state currently has 14,000 job openings. A decade ago, North Dakota had 8,000. State officials say the real number is closer to 30,000, given that some employers only advertise with one…

LIVE: International Vulture Awareness Day

You can see these extraordinary creatures soaring high all over the metro -- but we got to see one up close and personal.

This time of year, if you’re lucky, you might look up to the sky to spot a huge, majestic, dark-winged bird circling above the metro near the riverfront. And chances are, you’ll assume it’s an eagle. Chances are, it’s actually a turkey vulture, one of the most maligned and misunderstood animals in the region. Vultures are scavengers, meat-eaters which feed…

Firefighters Battle Early Morning Fire at South Fargo Home

FARGO, N.D. – Firefighters battled a raging fire at a South Fargo home Tuesday morning. Crews were dispatched at 3:30 AM to a home on 3531 South River Drive, where the garage was ablaze. The Fargo Fire Department said the fire was tough to fight because two vehicles in the garage were adding more fuel to the fire. The family…