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Fargo School Board will discuss renaming multiple district buildings

July 23, 2020

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FARGO, ND — Fargo School Board’s Governance Committee recommended the full board come up with new policies regarding the renaming of school district facilities. The committee will again discuss the topic at their next meeting on August 11. The discussion stemmed from a community meeting last week where residents asked the Fargo Human Rights commission to request the school board…

Car nearly ends up in Fargo City Pool

July 23, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – A close call for a suspected intoxicated driver. Fargo police on a traffic stop in the area of Broadway and Main around 1:30 a.m. Thursday witnessed a vehicle strike a parked car and leave the scene. Officers found the heavily damaged hit-and-run car a short distance away. It had crashed through an iron fence at the Island…

Grand Forks sheriff’s corporal returns to work after recovering from shooting

Cpl. Ron Nord suffered gunshot wounds to the thigh and stomach while serving eviction papers on May 27th

July 22, 2020

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — May 27th is a day Grand Forks Sheriff’s corporal Ron Nord will never forget. “I can honestly say that was probably the worst day of my life,” said Nord. While serving eviction papers to a man in his apartment, Nord suffered a gunshot wound to his leg and stomach. The 33-year law enforcement veteran would spend…

Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre Back With New Show On Saturday

The theatre company will be running five shows of the Tony Award winning musical HairSpray.

July 22, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre is back after being gone for months due to COVID-19. The group is performing outdoors at The Lights in West Fargo. The theatre company will be running five shows of the Tony Award winning musical HairSpray. The show includes new rules for guests. People must wear masks when coming in and leaving…

No Mask Mandate Is Being Ordered In North Dakota

July 22, 2020

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BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says there will not be a mask mandate in the state. He says he will leave it up to individual businesses and schools to decide whether to require masks or not. “It doesn’t affect you if somebody else wears a mask it actually helps you if somebody else wears a mask,” the…

Fargo police searching for stabbing suspect

July 22, 2020

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FARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department is searching for a man who stabbed someone and then fled early Wednesday morning. Police say a woman living in an apartment building in the 3500 block of 28 Street South had a man ring her apartment and say her car alarm was going off. The woman and a friend of hers went to investigate…

Gov. Burgum to hold COVID-19 press briefing at 3:30 p.m.

July 22, 2020

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BISMARCK, N.D.–Gov. Doug Burgum is holding a press briefing on Wednesday to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. The briefing comes after the state recorded its highest number of COVID-19 cases in a single day. Burgum will be joined by North Dakota University Chancellor Mark Hagerott and State Chief health Strategist Dr. Joshua Wynne. North Dakota’s COVID-19 numbers: 5,367 positive cases, 52…

North Dakota surpasses previous COVID-19 record with 160 new cases reported Wednesday

Cass County accounts for 2,715 of the total positive cases and 75 of the total deaths.

July 22, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 160 new COVID-19 cases and two new deaths on Wednesday. Twenty-seven counties report new cases. Cass County reports the most new cases with 42 and Burleigh County the second most with 39. A man in his 70s with underlying health conditions from Burleigh County and a woman in her 90s from…

Officer Involved Shooting in rural Clay County

July 22, 2020

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CLAY COUNTY, MN – The Clay County sheriff reports there’s been an officer-involved shooting overnight. Shortly before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, a Glyndon police officer tried to stop a vehicle for an equipment violation but the driver failed to pull over and there was a pursuit. During the chase, the officer fired his gun at the vehicle. No one was injured….

Boats ‘Flying off the lot’ as COVID-19 changes Summer plans

July 21, 2020

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FARGO, ND – Boat dealerships are usually busy around March and April, but this year, it’s looking a little different. “It was kind of strangely quiet during those six weeks,” said Matt Edmondson, the General Manager of Tracker Boat Center. Things are starting to heat up however, as family vacations and summer activities were cancelled due to COVID-19. Now, dealers…