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Storm With Strong Winds Cause Damage Across Devils Lake

Buses and vans had windows blown out and trees are uprooted

July 8, 2020

TJ Nelson,

Ramsey County Emergency Management/FacebookDEVILS LAKE, N.D. — Damage is widespread across Devils Lake from the overnight storms including a storage building at Roller Field that was knocked down. These pictures shared on social media by Ramsey County Emergency Management. Damage reports are coming from the northwest part of the city including at Devils Lake High School, Lake Region State College…

Grant Program Created To Help Lure Customers Back

The program will help businesses pay for measures to help stop the spread of COVID-19

July 8, 2020

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota is taking steps to improve customer confidence to help get the economy back on track. The state is introducing a new Economic Resiliency Grant Program. “We don’t need additional debt,” said Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kommer. “We need our customers to come back to the marketplace. So the ERG was designed to address that challenge. How…

Fargo School Board to Consider Woodrow Wilson, Agassiz Name Change

Wilson and Agassiz are being removed from some buildings for racist policies across the country

July 8, 2020

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo School Board is considering changes to the names of Woodrow Wilson High School and the Agassiz school building. President Robin Nelson says the topic is gaining steam. Wilson and Agassiz are being removed from some buildings for racist policies. Nelson says they will address the change at the governance committee and decide if it should be…

Man arrested, code red issued after burglary report in Horace

July 8, 2020

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HORACE, N.D. – A code red alert was issued as police searched for a burglary suspect in Horace. The Cass County Sheriff’s office received a call around 11:30 Wednesday morning of a burglary in a garage on the 8100 block of County Highway 17. A man was found in trees, ran from detectives and the alert was issued as police…

North Dakota nears 4,000 COVID-19 cases Wednesday

July 8, 2020

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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 73 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Wednesday. Eighteen counties report new cases including Benson, Burleigh, Cass, Foster, Grand Forks, Logan, McHenry, McIntosh, McKenzie, Morton, Nelson, Pembina, Pierce, Ramsey, Sheridan, Sioux, Walsh and Williams Counties. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 20 and Cass County the second most…

American Red Cross Offering Free Antibody Testing

July 7, 2020

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American Red Cross is now offering a free service for everyone who donates blood. They will be testing the blood of everyone who donates for Covid-19 antibodies. There is an urgent need for blood with only about a weeks worth of it available. While the antibody testing is free to donors, there is a cost for the Red Cross which…

North Dakota oil producers face declining oil economy

"We're fighting an uphill battle right now, and we better realize it as a state, as a producing state," said Ron Ness, President of the North Dakota Petroleum Council.

July 7, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota oil industry has faced crisis after crisis in 2020. A federal judge’s latest order to suspend the service of the Dakota Access Pipeline is the latest. “We’re fighting an uphill battle right now, and we better realize it as a state, as a producing state,” said Ron Ness, President of the North Dakota Petroleum…

OneFargo Says It Has Evidence Contradicting Statements Made During Osmundson investigation

The group says this contradicts statements made by Todd that Osumundson worked alone and they didn't talk much about his actions that day.

July 7, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — One Fargo released text messages they say come from an open records request involving Fargo Police. They say multiple text conversations were made between Osmundson and Chief David Todd. The group says this contradicts statements made by Todd that Osmundson worked alone and they didn’t talk much about his actions that day. “They knew the entire time,…

International Students may face Deportation in new ICE Guidelines

In the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, international students who are enrolled in online-only courses due to COVID-19 will not receive visas for the fall semester unless they attend some in-person classes.

July 7, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – A new regulation from Immigration and Customs Enforcement is threatening the status of international students attending U.S. universities. In the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, international students who are enrolled in online-only courses due to COVID-19 will not receive visas for the fall semester unless they attend some in-person classes. Many universities across the country are still…

People Are Being Duped By Pomeranian Dog Scam

Fargo Police reporting that over the past few days they have taken two reports

July 7, 2020

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — They are cute but the scam being run involving Pomeranian dogs is not cute at all. Fargo Police reporting that over the past few days they have taken two reports where victims thought they were buying Pomeranian dogs through an online sale. In both incidents, the victims were contacted multiple times for additional payments, and shipping information…