FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Public Schools is encouraging students to stay active with a morning dance to get their bodies moving. Students from Ben Franklin, Carl Ben Eielson, and Discovery Middle Schools are dancing their mornings away. At 10:00 a.m. Friday, the dance party took place in each student’s homes as three songs played by local radio station Y94. Discovery…
FARGO, N.D. – NDSU curbs the disappointment of the postponed Commencement Ceremony for 2020 spring graduates. Due to COVID-19, NDSU’s graduation will be pushed back until December. That doesn’t mean the university is content to let their hundreds of student pass the date without a chance to celebrate. Until May 16th, NDSU will be rolling out digital celebration materials so…
MINNESOTA – A coalition of lawmakers and community leaders in Minnesota are calling for legislature to add support for affordable housing into the bonding bill. According to Homes for All, more then 580,000 Minnesotans are burdened with exuberant housing costs. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated housing vulnerability for thousands of people across Minnesota. They say that shelters are full and…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Mental health professionals say they’ve been kept busy with patients as the coronavirus creates tension between some families. “Family dynamic questions, how to deal with increased family stress, increase behavior from kids, lots of, lots of different things.,” says Christina Smestad, Mental Health Professional, The Village Family Service Center. They say it’s important for families to find…
FARGO, N.D. — The doors may be open at West Acres Mall in Fargo but you may notice some changes on your next trip. The food court space is limited to just one section, the furniture is gone and new signage is posted everywhere. “We need people to come in here and work with us on this. We are requesting…
FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police have arrested a man and recovered a gun after witnesses say a man pointed a gun at someone, put it in their garage and walked away. Police were searching for a man beginning around 12:45 PM Friday in the 3600 block of 42nd Avenue South. That included SWAT officers, K9s and a drone. 24-year-old Hayden…
MOORHEAD, Minn.–Moorhead High School announced its plan for the Class of 2020’s graduation ceremony. Throughout the month of May, graduating students will be pre-recorded walking across the stage in groups of ten or less. The recordings will be then be produced into a virtual ceremony for families and the community to watch. Superintendent Brandon Lunak says, “The class of 2020…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–A secure ballot drop box has been placed in front of the Cass County Courthouse. The drop box is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for people looking to deposit their ballots for the June 9 election. The box will be open until 4 p.m. on Election Day. The ballots must be in the return…
CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 54 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths. The counties reporting new cases include Burleigh, Cass, Grand Forks, Mountrail and Pembina. Cass County reports the most new cases with 43 and Grand Forks County the second most with 7. The additional deaths include a man in his 80s from Cass County…
FARGO, N.D.–Great Plains Food Bank receives a semi-truck load of food worth $25,000 from Goldmark Property Management. The donation will provide assistance for children, seniors and families who need food support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The demand for food services has increased by about 79 percent due to the virus, but Great Plains Food Bank has been experiencing a lack…
