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Fundraiser Helping Former NDSU Engineering Student Battling Cancer

Tyler Robertson is living with Glioblastoma, a treatable but not curable, type of cancer that can occur in the brain or spinal cord

FARGO, ND — NDSU is hosting its annual ‘Battle of the Cents–es’ fundraising competition, but this year, it will benefit a former student battling cancer. Tyler Robertson is living with Glioblastoma, a treatable but not curable, type of cancer that can occur in the brain or spinal cord. The funds will be going towards his medical bills for treatment. The…

Two Years Since Tragic Shooting Death Of Fargo Police Officer Jason Moszer

Moszer Was Shot By A Domestic Violence Suspect On February 10, 2016 And Died February 11, 2016

FARGO, N.D. — It was two years ago today that Fargo Police Officer Jason Moszer died after being shot the night before during a standoff with a domestic violence suspect in north Fargo. The 33-year-old officer was setup on a perimeter location when he was shot. He died hours later at Sanford. The subject was armed with multiple guns and…

Tainted Pet Food Sickens Two Children

Raws for Paws Issued A Product Recall on Monday

Two children in the Twin Cities area got sick from salmonella poisoning after coming in contact with tainted pet food. One of the children was hospitalized last month with a painful bone condition. An investigation found the children’s home contained Raws for Paws Ground Turkey Food, and that the pet food was contaminated. The product was recalled Monday by the…

Woman Crashes Into Gas Tanker After Sneezing

Woman Was Hurt While Semi Driver Was Not, No Fuel Spilled

LAMOURE CO., N.D. — Authorities say a sneeze caused a woman to crash into a semi. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 44-year-old Michele Eckmann of LaMoure was driving north on Highway 281 about 13 miles north of Edgeley Friday afternoon when she sneezed. It caused her SUV to drift and she struck the tanker trailer loaded with gas. Eckmann was…

Clay County Deputy Fires Weapon At Suicidal Man

The Clay County Sheriff's Office says a deputy shot at a man who was armed with a knife at a Sabin residence.

MOORHEAD, MN – The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating a law enforcement-related shooting in Sabin. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy shot at a man who was armed with a knife at a Sabin residence. Deputies were called to the residence at around 8:40 p.m. Saturday on a report of a suicidal male. It was not…

Olivet Lutheran Church Raises Money For School in Haiti

funds will go towards $10,000 roof construction

  FARGO, N.D. — Olivet Lutheran Church held an all-day fundraiser to help complete the construction of a school in Haiti. It included everything from Valentine’s Day cookie decorating to a silent auction and Haitian dinner. The money will go towards a $10,000 roof for a welding school in Haiti. Volunteers from the church have already helped to build a wall…

NDSU Saddles Up for 92nd International Livestock Show

the show began in 1922 at the university

  FARGO, N.D. — NDSU’s Saddle and Sirloin Club is starting their 92nd Little International Livestock Show. The animals inside NDSU’s Shepperd Arena are getting ready for one of the most important days of their lives. Tomorrow will be their chance to shine at the 92nd annual Little International Show, put on by NDSU’s Saddle and Sirloin Club. “It began back…

NDSU’s Darwin Day Teaches Community About Life Sciences

The biology department celebrates Charles Darwin's birthday

  FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State University’s biology department celebrated Charles Darwin’s birthday today with Darwin Day. “Darwin Day started to become really popular about 2009, when it would’ve been Darwin’s 200th birthday. I think that people are also trying to bring awareness about science,” said Kendra Greenlee, a biological science professor. Plants, snakes, and even some dancing dinosaurs—they…

Park Christian School Packs 500,000 Meals for Feed My Starving Children

this is the third year the school has volunteered to help the organization

  FARGO, N.D. — Park Christian School teamed up with Feed My Starving Children to pack meals for families in need. The school has been fundraising for the past couple of months and ended up giving the organization $1,300. Today they headed over with all the students from fifth through 12th grade to volunteer and pack meals. The goal is to…