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Cass
Community, Coronavirus, Coronavirus-ND, Local News, North Dakota News

Fargo Cass Public Health to Host Six Days of COVID-19 Testing at NDSU

The event is next week, but times and exact days for the event have not yet been released.
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FARGO, N.D. —  Faculty, staff, students and anybody in the North Dakota University System will be able to get tested. They have called the National Guard and nurses to help with the event. Fargo Cass Public Health says this was not their idea, but rather a directive from Governor Doug Burgum. “We had the most cases right away, and we’ve been…

Coronavirus Update
Coronavirus, Coronavirus-ND, Local News, North Dakota News

North Dakota reports 152 new COVID-19 cases and one new death Friday

Cass County accounts for 3,104 of the total positive cases and 76 of the total deaths.
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CASS COUNTY, N.D.–The North Dakota Department of Health reports 152 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Friday. Twenty-nine counties report new cases. Burleigh County reports the most new cases with 31 and Stark County the second most with 25. A 90-year-old man from Grand Forks County with underlying health conditions died. The NDDoH says a case from Stark…

Pride
Business, Community, Coronavirus, Coronavirus-MN, Coronavirus-ND, Entertainment, Health, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead, North Dakota News

LIVE: FM Pride Week 2020

Turning rain into rainbows may never have meant so much.
Emily Welker,

You’ve been seeing the rainbows, but not the crowds. F-M Pride Week is wrapping up Sunday with a couple more online events to bring in the F-M LGBTQ community and their friends and family closer together, social-distancing style. Organizers say with Pride Week being held entirely online this year, they’re seeing a lot of reminiscing going on. Happy memories like…

Food Fest
Community, North Dakota News

Fargo Food Truck Festival rolls on this weekend

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FARGO, N.D. – The Fargo Food Truck Festival is back with new changes. The annual three day festival at the North Dakota Horse Park is expecting a full crew of trucks for people to enjoy. The venue will run at full capacity, provide masks for sale on site as well as ask people to socially distance. The trucks will be…

Family Pandemic
Community, Health, Local News, North Dakota News

Lutheran Social Services Offers Help For Parents Dealing With Coronavirus At Home

The last two sessions have completely filled up on slots so staff are working to create more throughout the school year.
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FARGO, N.D. — Lutheran Social Services is offering discussion sessions connecting parents with licensed crisis counselors to help with COVID-19. It’s called Parenting In A Pandemic, organizers say it’s become a success overnight for families. They say having a safe, judgement-free environment allows parents to be open about the problems they are facing. The last two sessions have completely filled…

Raise The Forks
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Grand Forks Brings The Community Out For A Scavenger Hunt & Live Music

The scavenger hunt had eight locations made up of six businesses and two parks.
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Finding things to do in the community while in the midst of a pandemic can be a hard task for many. “People want to get out and do things, but they want to be safe and do it in a social distancing way,” said the Executive Director of  Greater Grand Forks Julie Rygg. Grand Forks came…

District 16
Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

Democratic candidates from ND District 16 hope to give voice to the underrepresented

House candidates Hamida Dakane and Tracey Wilkie and senate candidate Kari Breker are running as a team to represent District 16 in the upcoming state legislative election.
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WEST FARGO, N.D. — There was something unsettling about the North Dakota legislature that instantly stood out to Hamida Dakane. “If you look in the North Dakota house, whether it is Republican or Democrat or independent, the gender women is not represented well,” said Dakane. Dakene is hoping to be one of the faces to start changing that. She is…

Wf Parents
Local News, North Dakota News

As school year nears, parents grapple with challenges to come

One West Fargo parent says she's scared for her family
Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. — As parents across Fargo-Moorhead prepare for the fall semester, some say they’re left with no good options. For one West Fargo mom, sending her daughters back to school wasn’t an easy decision. “They need to go back,” said Ntakirutimana Berita. “There’s nothing I can do.” She says distance learning this past spring simply wasn’t effective. Her…

Measure 3
Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

Non-profit announces lawsuit to remove Measure 3 from November Ballot

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BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota non-profit Brighter Future Alliance is suing to remove Measure 3 from the November ballot. Measure 3 proposes amending North Dakota’s constitution to remove the state legislature’s control over redistricting and instead shift the responsibility to the North Dakota Ethics commission. It also would establish statewide ranked-choice voting, require paper record and audits for ballots, and…