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YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties Helping Federal Employees During Government Shutdown

They are providing access to their facilities and services

FARGO, N.D. — The YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties is helping federal employees by providing free access to their facilities and services. If you are a federal employee who has been impacted by the shutdown, the Y wants to help make this difficult time a bit easier. If you bring your federal ID to either member services desk at…

Gate City Bank Launches 2019 Giving Hearts Day Giveaway

The bank is giving out $250,000 in total this year for Giving Hearts Day

FARGO, N.D. — Gate City Bank launches its nomination contest where 30 charities from around the community can each win $2,500. That’s only $75,000 of the $250,000 Gate City is giving away this year as part of Giving Hearts Day. Part of the reason the bank has chosen to run their contest each year is so community members can choose who…

Making Crops Sustainable at the Food and Farming Conference

This year is the first the conference was held in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. — Farmers are learning how to make their crops more sustainable at the annual Northern Plains Food and Farming Conference. This year marks the first time the conference has come to Fargo after being held in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Producers from North and South Dakota, as well as northwestern Minnesota, attend workshops and classes to learn about new food…

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A New Era: Sanford Health Building New Clinic in West Fargo

The new two-story facility will be completed this fall

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Sanford Health has been helping patients at their clinic on the corner of Sheyenne Street and 13th Avenue for more than four decades, but doctors say the smaller building makes it harder to accommodate a growing community. “We know that with the city expanding and all the growth in this area that we needed to expand our…

Golden Drive, Lights Show Donate Over $2,000 to Youthworks

last year, they donated over $1,100

FARGO, N.D. — The Golden Drive makes its biggest donation yet from the Lights Show on Parkway Lane. The money will go toward helping runaway and homeless, at-risk youth in the metro. But none of it would’ve been possible without the partnership that formed between the two just a few years ago. As the founder of the Golden Drive, Sue Baron…

North Dakota Senate Passes Bill that Would Toughen Seat Belt Laws

North Dakota is one of 15 states requiring drivers to have a second offense to be pulled over

NORTH DAKOTA — In North Dakota, you can’t get pulled over for not wearing your seat belt unless you have another offense. A new bill moving through the legislature would make you see flashing lights if you’re not buckled up. The bill narrowly passed the Senate 24–23 and now moves to the House for a vote. “If I see somebody who’s…

Minnesota-Based Jennie-O, Hormel donating $25,000 of reward money to Jayme Closs

BARRON, Wis. (FOX 9) – Hormel Foods and Jennie-O will donate $25,000 to Jayme Closs, the company announced Wednesday. The funds were initially offered as reward money for information leading to the teen’s return. On Oct. 15, Closs was kidnapped from her home in Barron, Wisconsin, and both her parents were killed. She escaped on Jan. 10 and shortly after, her kidnapper Jake…

Business Leaders Gather for Second Annual “Executive Expo”

More than fifty business leaders learned about leadership skills

FARGO, N.D. — Several business executives learned new ways to guide their businesses in the right direction. The second annual “Executive Expo” gave leaders a chance to have candid conversations about developing their brands, while also learning tips about how to help their companies grow. Organizers say gathering these prominent people together helps tighten the metro’s business community. “The key to…

Sheyenne High School Goes Under Administrative Lockdown

Wednesday's lockout was caused after a student had a "personal crisis"

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Sheyenne High School was placed under an administrative lockdown Wednesday morning. Around 11 a.m, police came to the school to check on a student having what the district calls “a personal crisis.” Classes continued as normal and the district says no one was in any danger. Sheyenne High School had three administrative lockdowns last month. Fargo and…