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Go Far Woman Run Kicks Off; Weekend Full of Events

About 1,400 people are expected to participate

FARGO, N.D. — The Go Far Woman Run kicked off Friday. The evening’s events included a youth run, toddler trot and diaper dash. Saturday’s races are all for women and include a 5K, 10K and half marathon. About 1,400 people are expected to take part. There’s also an expo and silent auction. Proceeds from the run will be donated to…

Drug Investigation Leads to Downtown Arrest

Schultz is facing two counts of Delivery of Methamphetamine and Delivery of an Imitation Controlled Substance.

Fargo, ND–A Fargo man was arrested after police investigations proved he was trafficking methamphetamine out of his apartment. U.S. Marshals arrested 52-year-old George Allen Schultz on Friday for selling drugs in the apartments above the Empire Bar and Liquor Store in downtown Fargo. The Fargo Police Department Narcotics Unit conducted multiple operations and were able to conduct controlled purchases of…

Fire Damages Restaurant in Battle Lake

Battle Lake Fire Assistant Chief Dan Christianson said the cause of the fire is unknown.

Battle Lake, MN–Stella’s Bistro & Wine Bar in Battle Lake has been temporarily closed due to a fire. The Battle Lake Fire Department responded to a fire at Stella’s Bistro & Wine Bar around 10 a.m. Friday morning. The fire broke out above the hood in the kitchen and started some of the framework on fire, but was otherwise contained…

Three Arrested In Area Drug Bust

FARGO, ND — On Wednesday, August 7, 2019, a narcotics investigation concluded with several arrests.  The investigation was conducted by members of the Lakes to River Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force and the Fargo Narcotics Unit. The Lakes to Rivers Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force includes members of the Moorhead Police Department, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, the…

Beating The Odds, community gathers to help pay little girl’s medical bills

FARGO N.D – At the Avalon Center in Fargo people gathered here for Finley’s Fight Fundraiser to help support the one–year–old who suffered a non–accidental traumatic brain injury leaving her with a fractured skull at daycare. The event is not able to mourn an injury but celebrating a turnaround. “She was in the ICU fighting her life for many, many…

Prairie Roots Co-Op Starts Member-Owner Loan Campaign to Raise $250,000

They're hoping to raise $250,000 by September 1

FARGO, N.D. — Prairie Roots Co–Op is asking its members to pitch in because the grocery store has been struggling financially. An email went out to members last night reading in part,”the financial and operational needs of the co–op are pressing.” They’re trying to raise $250,000 by September 1. $60,000 has already been raised, and the co–op is asking for…

8-Year-Old Boy Has Wish Granted, Becomes Dozer Operator For a Day

Ronald McDonald House partnered with General Equipment and Supplies to make it happen

HORACE, N.D. — An 8–year–old boy’s dreams come true after the Ronald McDonald House and General Equipment and Supplies team up. Elias Schiele has always wanted to run a bulldozer, and he got to be a dozer operator for the day. He was diagnosed with leukemia last month. His family moved from Minot to the Ronald McDonald House in Fargo…

Fourth Medical Marijuana Dispensary In North Dakota To Open Tuesday

Harvest of Bismarck is located at 1207 Memorial Highway

BISMARCK, N.D. — The fourth medical marijuana dispensary in North Dakota is expected to open Tuesday in Bismarck. Harvest of Bismarck is located at 1207 Memorial Highway. You must have a registry identification card to enter the dispensary. Over 900 cards have been issued to qualifying patients by the North Dakota Department of Health. Dispensaries are already open in Fargo,…

People In One Unit Displaced After Small Apartment Fire In West Fargo

The rest of the tenants were allowed to return home

WEST FARGO, N.D. — An apartment building in West Fargo was evacuated late Wednesday night after a small fire started in a laundry room wall. Fire crews opened the wall in the unit at 247 9th Avenue West and put out the fire. The people living there couldn’t return and were helped by the Red Cross. The rest of the…