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Residents Meet with Local Nonprofits at Neighborhood Service Fair

Over 20 nonprofits, including Prairie St. John's and Project Linus, were in attendance

April 28, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Representatives from more than 20 local nonprofits spoke with metro residents about how they can revitalize their neighborhoods. The annual Neighborhood Service Fair allows neighbors to connect with community leaders to come up with ways to get involved. Project Linus, Charism, Youth Works, and the Fargo Moorhead Youth Choir were some of the non–profits involved. Organizers say the…

Fargo Cass Public Health Conducts Training Exercise

The training covers the process people would through during a public health emergency

April 27, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Cass Public Health hosted a training exercise at Fargo North High School to practice what would happen if a biological or chemical attack happened. Fargo North’s gym was converted into a makeshift point-of-dispensing, or POD, so residents could go through a simulation of what would happen if there was a public health emergency. “It’s a community point-of-dispensing…

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Indicts Ten In International Fentanyl Ring

Five defendants are Chinese nationals, and three have been captured in three different states

April 27, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — What started as an investigation over a fentanyl overdose in Grand Forks in 2015 snowballed into an international opioid ring with the source of the fentanyl traced back to China. “They and their co–conspirators allegedly shipped fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China through the mail and it killed people, killed people, in North Carolina, New Jersey, Oregon, and…

Home Builders Association’s “Parade of Homes” Starts This Weekend

Ninety-three homes will be on display throughout the FM community

April 27, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — If you’re planning on buying a home, or even just like to dream big and look at houses, then the Parade of Homes is the event for you. Ninety–three homes from over 40 builders will be on display throughout the FM community. Listings of all the homes are available in the Parade of Homes magazine or on their…

CCEC Employees Plant Twenty Trees to Celebrate Arbor Day

Ten apple trees, five plum, and five apricot trees were planted near the Fargo headquarters

April 27, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Employees from the Cass County Electric Cooperative (CCEC) celebrate Arbor Day by planting some new trees outside their headquarters. The employees planted ten apple trees, five plum trees, and five apricot trees alongside 32nd Avenue South. This marks the second year that CCEC has planted trees. Staff members say they love getting the chance to go outside and…

LIVE: Au-Some Evening 2018

An awesome event with activists for autism awareness.

April 27, 2018

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It’s a growing medical diagnosis in American kids, and it might be one of the most poorly understood. Autism spectrum conditions affect many families in North Dakota, and until less than a decade ago, there were no organizations here dedicated to supporting them. That’s why Darcy Kasprowicz and her family started the North Dakota Autism Center, right around the time…

Trial Postponed Until Fall For Man Accused In Killing Of Savanna Greywind

Thirty-two-year-old William Hoehn has pleaded not guilty in the killing of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind and kidnapping her newborn in August.

April 27, 2018

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FARGO – The trial of a man charged in the killing of a pregnant Fargo woman has been postponed again, to Sept. Thirty-two-year-old William Hoehn has pleaded not guilty in the killing of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind and kidnapping her newborn in August. He’s charged with conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit kidnapping and providing false information to police. Court…

Community Reacts After Hunter C&I Bar Destroyed by Fire

The bar served as a popular meeting place for many groups across Hunter

April 26, 2018

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HUNTER, N.D. — The Hunter C&I Bar was a popular meeting place for people in Hunter. But everything changed Thursday morning. “A neighbor across the alley who heard some popping and banging and oh man, 2:30 in the morning I think, and he went out to investigate, and thank goodness he did,” said Randy Moen, the Insurance Agent for the Hunter…

Moorhead High School Celebrates Students With International Day

More than 75 students at the school are from different countries

April 26, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead High School took its students on a trip around the world with its International Day. English language learners and foreign exchange students put on the event for the entire school. More than than 75 students filled the Moorhead High School gymnasium this afternoon, each one of them with their own story about why they immigrated to the U.S….

Labor Leaders, Workers Commemorate Those Who Lost Their Lives on the Job

North Dakota Ranks Fifth Worst in the Nation for Worker Fatalities

April 26, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Labor leaders and workers from the North Dakota AFL-CIO and Northern Plains United Labor Council gathered to commemorate workers who lost their lives on the job. “When you’re not related to these people, when you don’t know these people, they tend to be viewed as numbers and statistics,” said Waylon Hedegaard, the president of North Dakota AFL-CIO. “But…