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Thief River Falls Chiropractor Indicted For Insurance Fraud

Steven Wiseth faces six counts of wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft

August 1, 2018

TJ Nelson,

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — A chiropractor in Thief River Falls has been indicted for an insurance fraud scheme. 35-year-old Steven Wiseth faces six counts of wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft. Federal prosecutors say Wiseth billed insurance companies over $3.1 million for hundreds of treatments that were never done or were overbilled. He is accused of…

United Way Reaches Backpack Goal And Sets Distribution Times

20th Annual United Way School Supply Drive

August 1, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — The United Way of Cass-Clay has reached its goal of collecting 6,000 backpacks to give away. The backpacks for the 20th Annual United Way School Supply Drive are being packed by volunteers right now at the Fargodome. Last year, 5,800 backpacks were collected and donated to local K through 12th grade students. This year’s 6,000 backpacks will…

Excuse For Speeding: “Trying to make it to Taco Bell before it closed”

Minnesota statewide crackdown on speeding and unsafe driving between July 6 and 22

August 1, 2018

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A driver “trying to make it to Taco Bell before it closed” is among the thousands of motorists cited for speeding in Minnesota last month. That driver was caught going 99 miles per hour in a 65. Another person told authorities they had “just picked up a glass cake pan from a friend, excited to get…

MN AG Candidate Keith Ellison Talks about Workplace Safety in Moorhead

The roundtable is part of his series of talks as he campaigns to be Minnesota Attorney General

July 31, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — A candidate running to become the next Attorney General of Minnesota visited Moorhead to talk about workplace safety. Congressman Keith Ellison spoke with labor organizers and workers to hear about the big issues in the workforce in Minnesota. People asked him about many topics, including worker’s compensation. Ellison says the best way to help workers and solve their…

Eight Moorhead Women Set to Make a Splash in November’s Elections

Six of the women are running for seats on the Moorhead City Council and School Board

July 31, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — After working in nonprofit and government organizations for several years, Shelly Carlson decided to make a mark on her community by running for Moorhead City Council. “I really was interested in Moorhead City Council because I’ve been here since 1990, my kids have been raised here, and my husband is born and raised here, so I really just…

Brian Dozier Traded to Los Angeles Dodgers

Dozier was traded for infielder Logan Forsythe and two minor league players.

July 31, 2018

Site Staff,

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The deal was done shortly before the Major League Baseball’s non-waiver deadline. Dozier was traded for infielder Logan Forsythe and two minor league players. Dozier is the fifth player the Twins traded in the last five days, signaling a shift in their focus…

LIVE: Chalk Fest

All the world -- or at least all the metro's wide-open concrete spaces -- can be your canvas.

July 31, 2018

Emily Welker,

There’s an awful lot of unused art space out there to anyone with a stick of chalk and an imagination. At least, that’s the message from the Arts Partnership for next week’s Chalkfest, a celebration of one of the most ephemeral and beautiful art forms out there. You may not have given much thought to chalk art since you spent…

Farmers Feeling Effects of Trade War, Farmer Bailout

President Trump just signed a $12 billion bailout

July 30, 2018

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — President Trump’s tariffs on international trade from countries like Mexico and China and the European Union are hitting American farmers hard. His $12 billion farmer bailout is what many agriculture experts say is a band aid. “It’s a short–term bandage where we may be bleeding long in agriculture. In the long run, it really doesn’t help our global…

Vikings’ New TCO Performance Center Wows Fans Watching Training Camp

July 30, 2018

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EAGAN, Minn. – TCO Performance center is hosting Vikings Training Camp for the first time. With the last 52 being held in Mankato, this new facility is already turning the heads of Vikings fans just a week into camp. “I’m really just starstruck right now,” a fan said. Fans are not star struck from seeing their favorite Vikings fans in…

United Way Needs Community’s Help to Collect 500 Backpacks for Kids

It's part of their School Supply Drive

July 30, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — The United Way of Cass-Clay needs the community’s help to collect 6,000 backpacks for their School Supply Drive. They’re just 500 backpacks short of their goal. United Way also needs more donations of scissors and college-ruled notebooks. This is the 20th year of the school supply drive. Last year, United Way collected 58-hundred backpacks for students from 65…