FARGO, N.D. — People in the metro embraced their inner nerd to help keep public television alive. Prairie Public put on a Nerd Walk where people raised money to support public television in the metro. Star Wars characters, kings, queens and Clifford the Big Red Dog are just a few of the costumes people wore to show what makes them geek…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Ezzat al-Haidai and his family moved from Iraq to Fargo in 2014, they were being persecuted for his involvement with the U.S. military. Since arriving, he says his family gained everything they need. “Fargo-Moorhead is a beautiful city, it’s safe, good education, we believe we have a pot of different people living together with no problems,” al-Haidai said. He…
FARGO, N.D. — Shelter managers say microchips are a pet’s ticket home. Homeward Animal Shelter is offering microchips for dogs at $20. Staff at the shelter say dogs can’t feel the chip, which is placed between their shoulder and neck. The chip has a barcode put into a nationwide database to help locate lost pets. They say pet parents must remember…
SIOUX FALLS, SD — A Republican South Dakota legislator is not being reprimanded for her “All Lives Splatter” post on Facebook. Representative Lynne DiSanto of Box Elder posted a meme on September 7th which shows protesters getting run over by a vehicle. It reads, “All Lives Splatter, nobody cares about your protest.” The GOP state chairman said in a statement,…
GRAND FORKS, ND — Officers in Grand Forks are clearing up details about a standoff with a potentially armed teenager Friday afternoon. They said despite other media reports, the SWAT team was not involved. At around noon, they said the teenager left school and went inside a family member’s home at the Valley Ho Mobile Home Park. Officers said there…
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — Authorities confirmed three people are dead after a small plane crash near Thief River Falls. Pennington County officials identified the victims as 69-year-old Moy Wing, 27-year-old Brian Duke and 26-year-old Zach Ostertag, all of Wyoming. There were no survivors. Officials said the Cessna 182 crashed just before 8:00 Saturday morning by the intersection of Center…
FARGO, ND — NDSU, Concordia College and MSUM celebrated the partnership they’ve had for more than 40 years. Their Tri-College University has allowed eligible students enrolled in any one of the universities to take classes at other schools for no additional cost. The program supports more than 35,000 students every year. NDSU officials said part of the reason the program has…
FARGO, ND — Many say Fargo is a city with great football, healthcare and education. But local business leaders are saying it’s much more. “It’s an incredible business climate where people of all ages, all backgrounds, have an opportunity to build companies that make an impact,” said Greg Tevhen, executive director at Emerging Prairie. Fargo is full of small businesses and…
It’s been called expensive, nervewracking, mysterious, potentially heart-breaking – but the Village Family Service Center in Fargo is aiming to get rid of most of those preconceived notions about adoption. They’re offering a free information session coming up next month to anyone interested in adopting a baby. Social workers there work with you and with the birth mother, said the…
WEST FARGO, ND — Two West Fargo Police Officers were faced with a unique task while on the job last night. What started as a 911 call turned into the officers delivering a baby from inside of a family’s home. “I was kind of crossing my fingers and said ‘hey we’ll wait for the ambulance to get here because they’re…
