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Golden Drive Homeless Kids Ramps Up Its Support for YouthWorks during Holidays

Sue Baron donated five truck loads worth of goods to help children

December 20, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Last week, Sue Baron, the founder of Golden Drive Homeless Kids, collected several items that could make the holidays special for several kids across the metro. Flash forward seven days, and the donations inside her fleet of trucks (five trunkloads of goods) can finally help others in need. “I can’t stress the gratitude that we hold for this…

West Fargo School District Explains String of Lockdowns at Sheyenne High

Three lockdowns happened over the past seven days

December 20, 2018

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — The West Fargo School District is clarifying what happened during a string of lockdowns at Sheyenne High School. All three lockdowns over the past seven days were administrative lockdowns, not human threat lockdowns. “In administrative lockdowns, there’s typically no danger to students or staff at any time, especially in buildings as large as West Fargo’s administrative lockdown…

Ted E. Bear Makes Donation to Sanford Children’s Hospital, Identity Still A Mystery

The donor sent in four bears this year

December 20, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — It’s been a holiday mystery for more than 25 years now but the true identity of Ted E. Bear still remains a mystery. Sanford Children’s Hospital in Fargo has received four, handmade teddy bears from an anonymous donor in Horace. His or her only request since 1986? That the bears go to a child in need. This year…

14 Brave Students Compete in Eggnog Chugging Contest

Contestants try to chug a quart of eggnog

December 20, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Fourteen brave students signed up to compete in quite the competition to get in the holiday spirit: Park Christian’s annual eggnog chugging contest. Whoever can chug one quart of eggnog the fastest is the winner. Other students cheered the contestants on as they downed the drink as fast as they could. The Student Council organized the event to…

Fire Evacuates Moorhead Apartment Complex

It was at 3208 9th Street South in Moorhead

December 20, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Just before noon, a 12-plex apartment building in Moorhead was forced to evacuate due to a fire. It was contained to one unit but firefighters say there is smoke damage to the rest of the building. No one in that unit was home at the time of the fire and there were no injuries. Twelve Moorhead firefighters,…

Sanford Employees Spread Holiday Cheer By Donating Blood

Vitalant ran the annual blood drive

December 20, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — With the holiday season in full swing, Sanford Health employees are giving back by donating blood during the KVRR and Vitalant Holiday Blood Drive. Several nurses and staff members lined up to support others needing blood across the metro. Bonnie Olson, a nurse at the new Sanford Medical Center, says giving blood falls right in line with her…

Wanted Georgia Sex Offender Could Be Staying In Fargo Area

Dwight Andrews Has A long criminal history

December 20, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — Police in Fargo have received information that this man, Dwight Andrews, is staying in the Fargo area. Andrews is wanted in Georgia for a Sex Offender Registry violation. He has a long criminal history including child molestation, robbery, battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and criminal trespass. If you have any information on the whereabouts of Dwight Andrews you…

Federal Charges Added Against Kidnapping And Sexual Assault Suspect

The convicted felon had a 12-gauge shotgun during the crime

December 20, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FERGUS FALLS, MN — A federal indictment has charged 39-year-old Anthony Randklev of Pelican Rapids with illegally possessing a firearm. The charge is the result of a July 22 incident in which Randklev is already charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a rural Fergus Falls woman. The convicted felon had a 12-gauge shotgun during the crime. He faces a mandatory minimum…

Emerado Police Issue Notice About Sex Offender

James Everett is living at 10 West Court Drive

December 20, 2018

TJ Nelson,

EMERADO, ND — A high risk sex offender has found a new home in Emerado, North Dakota. Police there tell us that 46-year-old James Everett is living at 10 West Court Drive. Everett was convicted in Wisconsin in 2005 of having child porn. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags: CHILD PORN, Emerado, JAMES EVERETT, north dakota, police, SEX OFFENDER, WISCONSIN

Milwaukee Man Gets 25 Years In Prison For Ties To Local Overdoses

Jovan Harris was sentenced on multiple federal drug charges

December 20, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — A Wisconsin man is sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug crimes tied to overdoses in the metro, including one fatality in Moorhead. 28-year-old Jovan Harris of Milwaukee was sentenced on multiple federal drug charges, including possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance resulting in death and serious bodily injury. The heroin came from Milwaukee. As…