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School For Students With Behavioral Problems Put On Hold

The facility at Agassiz School Was Approved Last Week By Fargo School Board

May 16, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Schatz says the plan to add a separate elementary school designed to help students with severe behavioral problems has been put on hold. The partnership with West Fargo Schools to create the facility at Agassiz School was approved by the Fargo school board a week ago. Parents and other advocates challenged the…

Fargo And Bismarck Entities Selected To Manufacture Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana should be available in North Dakota by the end of the year

May 16, 2018

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. — It’s a major milestone in the medical marijuana program in North Dakota. The state’s Department of Health has selected two entities as manufacturing facilities. Grassroots Cannabis will be located in Fargo while Pure Dakota LLC will locate their facility in Bismarck. They’ll be responsible for growing marijuana and converting it into a medical marijuana product. They are…

Hands-Free Cell Phone While Driving Bill Stalls

The bill also stalled in the Minnesota Senate

May 16, 2018

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A move to require Minnesota drivers to use only hands-free cell phones looks like it’s finished for the current legislative session. The bill’s sponsor, Champlin Republican Rep. Mark Uglem, says leaders told him his bill won’t get a vote as the session heads toward a finish this weekend. Uglem says he’s disappointed and concerned for people…

Ultrasound Abortion Bill Vetoed By Governor Mark Dayton

Republican leaders say they also expect the Democratic governor to veto a bill aligning Minnesota's tax code with sweeping federal changes

May 16, 2018

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a Republican-backed ultrasound abortion bill. It would have required Minnesota physicians to tell pregnant women they have the option of viewing an ultrasound before having an abortion. The bill passed the Legislature largely on party lines last week. Dayton said he objected to interfering with the doctor-patient relationship. Republican leaders say…

Argument Involving A Knife Lands Husband Behind Bars

Anthony Hardin was arrested for Aggravated Domestic Assault

May 16, 2018

TJ Nelson,

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A Jamestown man is accused of injuring his wife with a knife. 37-year-old Anthony Hardin was arrested for Aggravated Domestic Assault. Police were called to the 500 block of 1st Avenue South around 7:45 Tuesday evening. Hardin’s wife told police that her husband had stabbed her in the hand and foot. Police say the cuts were just…

Volunteers Install New Fence at Dorothy Day House in Moorhead

The Home Builders Association of Fargo-Moorhead helped repair the new fence

May 16, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Volunteers teamed up to install a new fence at the Dorothy Day House in Moorhead. The Remodelers Council of the Home Builders Association of Fargo–Moorhead pitched in to lend a few extra helping hands to repair the aging fence. Volunteers hammered in wood panels, replaced rotting wood, and sealed off any additional cracks in the support. Some of…

Former School Superintendent Pleads Not Guilty To Indecent Exposure

Scott Staska is accused of exposing himself at stores in St. Cloud and Waite Park between May 2017 and this past April.

May 16, 2018

Site Staff,

ST. CLOUD, MN (AP)– The former superintendent of the Rocori School District has pleaded not guilty to 19 counts of indecent exposure in Stearns County. Scott Staska is accused of exposing himself at stores in St. Cloud and Waite Park between May 2017 and this past April. Staska was arrested in March and resigned from the school in April. He…

LIVE: Artist Series: Alicia Hinkley, Teaching Dreams

Turning fantasy into the art of tomorrow.

May 16, 2018

Emily Welker,

The school year is wrapping up for so many college families all across the Red River Valley, and with it a slow parade of graduation ceremonies at campuses all across the region. In honor of this incredibly stressful and exciting time of bittersweet goodbyes and new beginnings, we’re introducing you in week three of our artist series to one of…

“Flag Down An Officer” Campaign

You can simply "Flag Down an Officer", bring your used flag to Fargo Police Department Headquarters, 222 4 Street North or the Fargo Police Department Substation at 1230 25 Street South.

May 16, 2018

Site Staff,

FARGO, ND — The Fargo Police Department is accepting U.S. flags that are worn or frayed during “Flag Down an Officer” campaign. The campaign goes from May 16 to June 14 (Flag Day). You can simply “Flag Down an Officer”, bring your used flag to Fargo Police Department Headquarters, 222 4 Street North or the Fargo Police Department Substation at…

Mental Health Professionals Talk Children’s Mental Well-Being

A significant change in behavior could hint at a bigger problem

May 15, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Flag Family Media, Prairie St. John’s, and Scheels put on a town hall with mental health professionals to talk about the mental well–being of children. One panelist describes our society as an “anxious age” with so much going on around us. One of the big points of discussion was the impact of social media on children. Mental health…