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Profile by Sanford Has Tricks for Keeping Your Sweet Treats in Check this Halloween

Profile by Sanford Gives Tips on Portion Control for the Halloween Holiday

October 30, 2017

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FARGO, ND — It’s not just kids that will be digging into their piles of candy after Halloween. Profile by Sanford has some tips on how parents with a sweet tooth can practice portion control. After your kids bring their candy home Sanford Health has some tips on how to keep from overindulging. Profile by Sanford coach Amy Nathan says…

Sanford Health HealthCare Accessories Hosts Costume Contest for Kids

Parents said this is a great way to celebrate Halloween without facing the usual negative stigmas

October 30, 2017

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FARGO, ND — Several monsters, characters and superheroes competed in a costume contest for physically challenged children. The annual Halloween Costume Party at Sanford Health HealthCare Accessories was attended by hundreds of families. Kids marched in a costume parade, enjoyed snacks and spent time surrounded by people who understand their disability. A mother told us when she takes her son…

NDSU Celebrates Annual Lighting of Wood-Fired Kiln

NDSU Visual Arts Department Lights Their Wood-Fire Kiln With the Help of the Fargo Fire Department

October 30, 2017

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FARGO, ND — NDSU celebrated the first lighting of their wood-fired kiln of the school year. The Fargo Fire Department assisted in lighting the kiln. It was designed and built by the Visual Arts faculty members and students. The program emphasizes using local materials such as clay from Hebron, North Dakota and wood from local scraps. This kiln is unique…

Great Plains Food Bank Helps Kids in Need with Backpack Program

they help provide meals to kids in free and reduced-cost school lunch programs on the weekend

October 30, 2017

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FARGO, ND — Every year, more than 30,000 kids rely on free and reduced-cost school lunches. When kids aren’t in school on the weekends, Great Plains Food Bank has their backpack program to provide them enough food. The program is offered year round, and volunteers can come fill backpacks every Monday and Tuesday. One of NDSU’s arts and humanities classes took…

ND Tax Commissioner Gets Suspended Jail Sentence for DUI

His blood-alcohol level was .20, more than twice the legal limit for driving

October 30, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MANDAN, ND — North Dakota’s Tax Commissioner has pleaded guilty to drunk driving. Ryan Rauschenberger was arrested late last month by the North Dakota Highway Patrol in Mandan. His blood-alcohol level was .20, more than twice the legal limit for driving. Under a plea agreement, Rauschenberger was given a suspended jail sentence and put on probation for one year. During…

Boy Injured After Accidental Shooting in Polk County

The boy was taken to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with non-life threatening injuries

October 30, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FISHER, Minn. — An accidental shooting injured a boy in Polk County, Minnesota over the weekend. The sheriff’s office responded to the shooting Saturday morning around 11 in rural Fisher. They say a juvenile male was accidentally shot by another juvenile male with a small caliber rifle. The boy was taken to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with non-life…

Thank You All for Your Generosity for Real Men Wear Pink!

A special viewer in Breckenridge, Jack Thompson, gave $330!

October 30, 2017

TJ Nelson,

Cass County Electric Raised $620 for TJ’s Real Men Wear Pink Campaign. FARGO, ND — We are in the final hours of TJ’s “Real Men Wear Pink” breast cancer campaign and he’s hit his goal! A huge “Thank You” to the great people at Cass County Electric. They wore pink on Friday and raised an amazing $620 for the campaign!…

City of Fargo Warning People About Phone Scammers

If you receive one of these calls, hang up and contact the North Dakota Attorney General's Office

October 30, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — City of Fargo officials are warning everyone about two phone scams. A business received a call from someone claiming to work for the city threatening to cut power if they didn’t pay their electricity bill. The city of Fargo does not provide electricity. In the second scam, a person pretending to be a city worker was…

Man Arrested After Crash in Moorhead

Berghorst was trapped in the vehicle when emergency crews arrived on scene

October 30, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead Police arrest a man after responding to a rollover in a south Moorhead neighborhood. Authorities say 32-year-old Corey Berghorst of Moorhead was driving in the 3300 block of Village Green Drive around 11 o’clock Sunday night when he struck a tree and rolled his vehicle. One caller reported the vehicle was on fire. Berghorst was trapped…

Country Star Thomas Rhett Coming to the Alerus Center

He will be joined by rising stars Brett Young and Russell Dickerson

October 30, 2017

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, ND — If you’re looking for an “Unforgettable” night, listen up. Country star Thomas Rhett is bringing his “Life Changes” tour to Alerus Center in Grand Forks on Thursday, May 3. He will be joined by rising stars Brett Young and Russell Dickerson. Tickets go on sale Friday morning at 10 at the Alerus Center Box Office…