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President Trump Leaves Walter Reed And Returns To The White House

his medical team warned: “he may not entirely be out of the woods yet”

October 5, 2020

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump was discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and returned to the White House on Monday evening to continue his fight against the novel coronavirus, after his medical team warned that he “may not entirely be out of the woods yet.” Dressed in a navy suit and tie and wearing a face mask, Trump walked…

Republican Minnesota Congressmen Under Fire For Delta Flight After Air Force One Ride

Two more prominent Republicans who came close to President Trump Test negative for the coronavirus

October 5, 2020

TJ Nelson,

Reps. Jim Hagedorn, Tom Emmer, and Pete StauberThree Minnesota congressmen are taking heat for flying home on Delta from Washington, D.C. on Friday night just two days after they shared Air Force One with President Trump. Reps. Jim Hagedorn, Tom Emmer, and Pete Stauber were all on the same Delta flight despite the airline’s restrictions on passengers recently exposed to…

Grocery Store Giant SpartanNash Hiring 1,000 Workers

October 5, 2020

TJ Nelson,

The company behind Family Fare Supermarkets and other grocery stores in a number of states is hiring 1,000 workers. SpartanNash is looking to fill full-time and part-time openings in its retail grocery stores. They have additional openings throughout its warehouse distribution centers and corporate service centers. You can visit this link to learn more about the jobs available and the…

Family remembers Wadena woman hit by car and killed: “It hasn’t quite sunk in”

The investigation into the incident that killed 27-year-old Amber Gorentz is still open

October 4, 2020

Site Staff,

WADENA, Minn. — Saying goodbye was always difficult for Amber Gorentz and her siblings. “I swear we’d tell each other we loved each other twenty times before we left,” recalls Amber’s brother Ashton Gorentz. “I don’t know how many hugs before we left each time.” They never anticipated the last hug they shared with Amber would be their final one….

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fargo-Moorhead celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day

October 4, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — National Indigenous Peoples Day is a week away, but the celebrations in Fargo have already begun. The holiday celebrates and honors Native Americans and commemorates their histories and cultures. Unitarian Universalist Church of Fargo-Moorhead is kicking things off with a discussion centered around inter-cultural healing between Indigenous peoples and descendants of settlers. Guest speaker Sandra Bercier of…

House Minority Leader & Other Top Minnesota Republicans Test Negative for COVID-19

October 4, 2020

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt reports he has tested negative for COVID-19 after his encounter with President Trump this week. Daudt was part of a group of Republican leaders who met with the president as he made a stop in the Twin Cities on Wednesday before heading north for a rally in Duluth. Senate Majority…

President Trump on COVID-19: “I get it, and I understand it”

October 4, 2020

TJ Nelson,

BETHESDA, Md. (AP & KVRR) – President Donald Trump declared, “I get it,” in a message to the nation before briefly leaving the hospital to salute cheering supporters from his motorcade. “So it’s been a very interesting journey I learned a lot about COVID. I learned it by really going to school. This is the real school. This isn’t the…

People Involved In Fatal Chase Crash In Fergus Falls Are Identified

October 4, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Two people killed after being hit by a chase suspect in Fergus Falls on Friday night are identified. They are 72-year-old Steven Christianson and 71-year-old Diane Christianson of Fergus Falls. The driver of the vehicle that hit them, 30-year-old Cody Freitag of Fergus Falls, is in a Fargo hospital. His condition is unknown at this time….

The search for missing 80-year-old Fargo man continues

Robert McKinnon is still missing

October 3, 2020

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police officers and detectives continue to search for 80-year-old Robert McKinnon of Fargo. After analyzing the surveillance video from Love’s Travel Stop, they say the man they was thought was McKinnon is likely someone else. They are no longer looking for the Lincoln Town Car. Over the past 24 hours, police and fire crews have completed…

Concordia students clean up Woodlawn Park, stress importance of environmentalism

They say they want to make sure the community can continue to make use of the area

October 3, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia students from the Cobbers in Action and Outdoor Recreation clubs take a break from studying to give back to nature. Twice a year, these students take a couple hours off their schedules to care for Mother Earth. “We volunteer in the community and we go out and we try to clean any trash left behind by…