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One Goal of 2.5 Million Meals; Relieving the World of Hunger from Fargo

The Fargo Mobile Pack partners up with Feed my Starving Children to help volunteers pack meals for kids in need

January 31, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Mobile Pack partners up with Feed my Starving Children to help volunteers pack meals for kids in need. Take a look at how they are working towards their goal of packing two–and–a–half million meals. Each scoop, seal and stack, is another step towards hunger relief. “This is the second year we’ve done this and it’s…

Kids Get Their Hands Dirty at Ed Clapp Elementary’s Science Festival

They did experiments that taught them everything from biology to chemistry

January 31, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Ed Clapp Elementary holds science festival so kids can get their hands dirty and learn about science. Organizers put together a grant for the National PTA and, and the group sent a list of experiments for kids to do. The festival is in conjunction with Bayer’s “Make Science Make Sense” initiative. NDSU graduate students and post docs help…

NDSU Beef Cattle Research Complex Taking Care of Livestock in Frigid Temps

the complex has 108 steers and bulls combined

January 31, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — While people are fortunate enough to get out of the elements, that’s not the case for livestock. NDSU’s Beef Cattle Research Complex opened in May 2011. Since then, it’s been a home to all of these cows and although cattle are meant to be outside, animal research specialists say they still need a little extra TLC during cold periods…

Hardware Stores Scramble to Stock Snow Blowers after Cold Snap

Scheels Home and Hardware was left without their fresh shipment Thursday

January 31, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — The cold snap leaves hardware stores scrambling to replenish their stock of snow blowers. Dana Wolf says his showroom floor at Scheels Home and Hardware has several new snow blowers to choose from, but the severe cold temperatures left him without a new group to show off. “The trucks weren’t running because it was too cold, their diesel…

Dine and Donate: Five Guys Lends a Helping Hand to Local Boys and Girls Club

20% of each purchase helps the club feed several kids each day

January 31, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Local Five Guys locations helped the Boys and Girls Club of the Red River Valley raise money to assist more kids across the metro. As part of their fundraising series, Five Guys donated 20% of every purchase to the club. Brent Brandt, the Resource and Development Director of the Boys and Girls Club of the Red River Valley,…

West Fargo Police Say it’s Business as Usual, Even with Frigid Temperatures

Officers are being proactive by dressing warm and making sure people are dressing properly for the weather

January 31, 2019

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WEST FARGO, N.D. – The West Fargo Police Department says it’s “business as usual” despite the frigid temperatures. Officers are advised to dress in layers and to be proactive by making sure people are dressed properly for the weather while outside. West Fargo Police Department Sargent Pete Nielsen says if an officer is called out on a longer call, other…

Tris Pharma Voluntarily Recalls Two Kinds of Infants’ Ibuprofen

The brands include CVS Health and Equate

January 31, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Tris Pharma is expanding its voluntary recall of infants’ ibuprofen oral suspension drops. Brands affected include CVS Health and Equate, which is sold at Walmart. They are being recalled over concerns that the concentration is ten percent higher than it should be for little ones. Essentia pharmacists say if you’re concerned about the concentration of medicine, talk to…

Vitalant in Urgent Need of Blood, Platelet Donations

They lost 350 units in one day because of the subzero temps this week

January 31, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Vitalant is in urgent need of blood after subzero temperatures forced their Fargo, Minot, Aberdeen and Mitchell donation centers to close in the Dakotas. That led to a loss of 350 units in just one day. Seventy area hospitals utilize that blood every day. All blood types are needed but there is a critical need for platelets and…

Deaf Jamestown Man Who Had Been Reported Missing Is Safe

Michael Spencer was reported missing last Thursday

January 31, 2019

TJ Nelson,

JAMESTOWN, ND — A deaf man who had been reported missing in Jamestown has been located and is safe. Jamestown Police did not provide any other information on 46-year-old Michael Spencer. He was reported missing last Thursday. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags: DEAF, jamestown, LOCATED, MICHAEL SPENCER, missing

Police: Dead Woman Found in Fargo Parking Lot “Had Been There For a Few Months”

Police expect to have an ID on the woman by Thursday

January 31, 2019

KVRR Staff,

UPDATE: Fargo Police identify the woman found in the Cash Wise parking lot on 33rd Street South Wednesday as 65-year-old Barbara Anne Barry and say she was “believed to be deceased for a few months.” Authorities do not suspect foul play. They believe Barry is homeless and was not reported as a missing person. The incident remains under investigation. …