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Rheault Farm’s Santa Village Offers More Ways Than One to Help Community

The newest way to donate at Rheault Farm's Santa Village is through its random acts of kindness wall

December 11, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Santa Village at Rheault Farm offers various opportunities to give back to the community. You can give back by donating canned food items to Great Plains Food Bank, new or gently used toys to the YMCA of Cass-Clay, and money to FirstLink and Sanford Children’s Hospital. The newest way to donate at Santa Village is through its…

ND Senate & House Leaders Discuss Upcoming Session over Breakfast

Leaders, chamber members, and community members met at the Chamber's Eggs & Issues event

December 11, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. – North Dakota Senate and House leaders are preparing for a new session over breakfast. Leaders, chamber members, and community members met at the Chamber’s Eggs & Issues event to discuss the previous and upcoming session. Some of the topics included funding for infrastructure and K-12 education. The discussion also touched on higher education and human services. “Making…

“Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama” Stopping In St. Paul

The book is the best-seller of 2018 with 3 million copies sold

December 11, 2018

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, MN — Michelle Obama will make a stop in the Twin Cities next year while on tour for her best-selling memoir. “Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama” is coming to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on March 13. In her book, the former First Lady describes her journey from the South Side of Chicago to the…

Senate Passes Massive $867 Billion Farm Bill, Now Headed To The House

The mammoth package will fund key farm safety net programs for the next five years

December 11, 2018

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed a massive new farm bill and it’s now headed to the House. The measure bears a price tag of $867 billion over 10 years. The bill passed in the Senate on a bipartisan vote of 87-13. The mammoth package will fund key farm safety net programs for the next five years without making significant changes…

Bodies of Ice-Fishing Neighbors Pulled From Fish Trap Lake

The men were reported missing Sunday evening after heading out on the lake north of Cushing

December 11, 2018

TJ Nelson,

CUSHING, MN — Crews have recovered the bodies of two neighbors who died while ice-fishing on a lake in central Minnesota. The men were reported missing Sunday evening after heading out on Fish Trap Lake north of Cushing. Responders first found the body of 69-year-old Wayne Vaverek of Cushing. Despite lifesaving efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Divers…

Six People Hurt In Crash By Rothsay, Driver Arrested

Kerry Gee of Gary, Indiana was arrested for impaired driving

December 11, 2018

TJ Nelson,

ROTHSAY, MN — Six people, including four young children, were hurt in a crash Monday afternoon near Rothsay. The driver, 52-year-old Kerry Gee of Gary, Indiana, was arrested for impaired driving, pending the results of a blood test. Minnesota State Patrol says just before 2 p.m. near Rothsay, a car was eastbound on I-94 when it went off the road, struck…

Department of Transportation Letter Is Not A Scam

The purpose of the letter is to inform the driver that there was a request for their driving record

December 11, 2018

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, ND — A letter that some people on social media think is a scam is actually not. The North Dakota Department of Transportation says this letter is in fact legitimate. The purpose of the letter is to inform the driver that there was a request for their driving record by an insurance company, current employer or prospective employer. State law…

Suspect Hides From Police In KVRR Parking Lot

2 Production Assistants Encounter Man Running From Cops

December 11, 2018

Site Staff,

A suspect is on the loose after hiding out behind KVRR’s studios. Police responded to our back parking lot looking for a suspect Tuesday morning. Police say an officer first noticed suspicious activity at Gateway Chevrolet in south Fargo. When they went to make contact, the male fled. Then, two of our production assistants say they went out back around…

AT&T Employees Change Lives of Low-Income Seniors with Care Boxes

The employees packed 500 care boxes at Great Plains Food Bank

December 10, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. – The Great Plains Food Bank facilitates the delivery of meals to people in our community who need them the most. Local AT&T employees spent their Monday morning packing 500 care boxes at the Great Plains Food Bank for low–income senior citizens in our community. “Anytime we can get out in the community and kind of help out,…

Changing the World Through Community: Two Leaders Receive Human Rights Awards

These people have full–time jobs and they are going to school or working full–time yet they find time to go out and help others

December 10, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead’s Human Rights Commission awards two people for their advocacy and ability to make a difference in the community. It’s a special kind of feeling when you love what you do for a living. “It’s amazing. I would not change what I’m doing for the world. I love it and get an award for it. I don’t…