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Fargo School Board names top finalists for Woodrow Wilson High School name change

There were 129 name suggestions submitted from the public. The board selected it's top five at Tuesday's meeting.

November 24, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — The former Woodrow Wilson high school is one step closer to getting a new name. The Fargo School Board has selected five options; Dakota, Central, Voyageur, Valley and Agnes Geelan high school. The process began with public input. There were 214 forms completed and 129 unique names were suggested. It was then left in the hands of…

Officials say Fargo businesses are following Covid-19 guidelines well

Response team continues serving as a staple tool in helping businesses comply with mandates

November 24, 2020

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. — A week after Covid-19 protocols were implemented for North Dakota businesses, the Fargo Cass Public Health Covid Business Response Team has an update on how local establishments are keeping up. Since mask mandates and capacity limits went into effect, Fargo Cass Public Health’s Business response Team has been an essential tool to helping businesses comply with mandates….

Local business provides vegan community members a Thanksgiving Meal with a twist

Alternative meal choice provides option for a 'gentler' holiday dinner

November 24, 2020

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. — A local business is helping the vegan community celebrate a gentler thanksgiving dinner. Twist fusion restaurant is providing 40 thanksgiving alternative meals for the Fargo-Moorhead Vegans and Friends group. The dinners include a vegan beef wellington with rice, veggies, and mushroom gravy and a green bean casserole. The organizer says they had to find an alternative for…

Cher Tour Canceled, Fargodome Issuing Refunds

November 24, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — After being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cher’s “Here We Go Again” tour is now canceled due to the inability to predict when live tours can resume. If you bought a ticket for her Fargodome stop, which had been rescheduled for last September and then canceled, you will be getting a refund. The show will not…

CRAVE offers ‘snow globe’ experience with outdoor dining igloos

Four heated igloos are set up on the restaurant's patio that can seat up to six people each.

November 24, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — Crave is offering guests a unique dining experience that is both COVID-19 safe and festive for the holidays. The restaurant has set up four outdoor igloos for people to have a “snow globe” experience. Each igloo sits up to six people and is heated inside. The spots can be reserved for a 90-minute time slot between now…

Sanford Health announces more hospital beds & infusion center

Sanford talks progress it has made in fight against COVID-19

November 24, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.- Sanford Health is announcing new developments to help with North Dakota’s high hospital capacity problem. The health giant says it has opened 14 new hospital beds in Fargo. This makes a total of 172 beds it has added since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. By December 1, it will add another 21 beds. Sanford has…

Jamestown Regional Medical Center Starts “Name-The-Robot” Contest

November 24, 2020

TJ Nelson,

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — R.O.S.I.E. is getting a buddy and you can help give it a name. “R.O.S.I.E.” stands for “Robot Offering Safe Ideal Environment”. Jamestown Regional Medical Center has purchased a second germ-zapping robot for $100,000 with the help of grant funding. The robots are 99.9% effective in destroying hard-to-kill superbugs in hard-to-clean places. J-R-M-C staff says more than 400…

Minnesota armed robbery suspect captured in Devils Lake

November 24, 2020

Jim Monk,

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A man wanted by the FBI in an armed robbery earlier this month in Becker County, Minn. has been arrested in Devils Lake. Police say they received information based on cell phone data that 32-year-old Levi Jerome was likely in the area and spotted Jerome coming out of an apartment. Jerome was believed to have…

Supreme Court says Burgum cannot fill dead candidate seat

November 24, 2020

Jim Monk,

North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Gerald VandeWalle (center)BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Doug Burgum does not have the authority to appoint someone to a state House seat won by Republican David Andahl, who died before the election. The court, in a unanimous ruling Tuesday, said that Burgum “has not established a clear legal right”…

LIVE: ND Family Has 19 Covid-Infected Members

There are pandemic tragedies everywhere in our state. This family's been hit extra hard.

November 24, 2020

Emily Welker,

A North Dakota woman who was the first in her family to get Covid-19 is speaking out after eighteen more members have since become infected with the virus. Ashlee Nordquist was left in a coma and on a ventilator after she got infected with the novel coronavirus at work in April. She’s in her 20s. Her brother, who’s in his…