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Student At Lincoln Elementary In Fargo Gets COVID-19

October 5, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Another student at Lincoln Elementary in Fargo has tested positive for the coronavirus. Parents were notified in a letter from school administration. They developed a list of close contacts of potential exposure and called those families. Staff and students had to be within six feet of the student for at least 15 minutes to be considered a…

Fargo City Commissioners Vote To Demolish Fire Damaged House

October 5, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo City Commissioners vote unanimously to demolish a house next month in north Fargo that has fallen into ruin. The property is owned by Bison Turf owner, Pete Sabo, who owns other properties including one that was condemned in 2018. Sabo calls the house “solid” and told the commission that he would like to restore it after…

Golden Drive Homeless Kids delivers birthday bags

Over 120 bags filled with birthday goods will be delivered to West Fargo schools, Fraser Daycare, Churches United and Youthworks.

October 5, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — Golden Drive Homeless Kids is bringing birthday essentials to children in need. The organization will be delivering birthday bags to West Fargo schools, Fraser Daycare, Churches United and Youthworks. Each gift bag includes cake mix, frosting, party favors and ice cream and custard coupons. Cass Clay Creamery and Preference Employment Solutions donated goods and put the…

North Dakota reports 312 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths Monday

Cass County accounts for 5,728 of the total positive cases and 78 of the total deaths.

October 5, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 312 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths on Monday. Thirty-three counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 50 and Burleigh and Grand Forks County the second most with 47 each. A woman in her 90s from McHenry County, a woman in her 80s from Stark…

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…

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…

Police Ask People To Check Property & Vehicles For Missing Fargo Man

October 4, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — The search continues for the man at the center of a Silver Alert. Police in Fargo say 80-year-old Robert McKinnon was not the man thought to be spotted at Love’s Travel Stop and are no longer looking for a Lincoln Town Car. They have conducted drone and ground searches since McKinnon was last seen around 5:30 Thursday…

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…