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Documentary on Opioid Addiction Seeks Community’s Help for Solution

the 30-minute show is a collaboration between prairie public television and blue cross blue shield of North dakota

October 10, 2017

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FARGO, ND — Prairie Public and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota say they want to teach the community how they can help solve the opioid epidemic. They’ve created a documentary which premiered at the Fargo Theater. The worst part of Joe Moran’s opioid addiction was the withdrawal. “I just wanted to rip my skin off because the anxiety was…

F-M Ambulance Holds EMT Classes to Prevent EMS Organizations from Closing

North Dakota has had 3 EMS organizations close down due to a lack of volunteers

October 10, 2017

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FARGO, N.D. — EMS organizations statewide are suffering due to the lack of volunteers. F-M Ambulance is now holding a semester long training program to try and change that. The state of North Dakota has already counted that three EMS organizations in the state have had to close down due to low numbers of volunteers. “If they don’t have enough…

Fargo VA Hospital Offering Free Flu Shots for Veterans

they've also created a partnership with walgreens for anyone who can't make it to the Fargo VA

October 10, 2017

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FARGO, ND — Now that the cooler weather has begun, it can only mean one thing: flu season is here. The Fargo VA is offering free flu shots to help protect veterans. They’ve also partnered with Walgreens so veterans can get immunized all season long. All people have to do is show up to the VA or Walgreens with their VA…

City of Fargo Offers Fall Cleanup Week…But You’ll Have to Haul It

The landfill will be open during regular hours and is free from October 14th through the 21st

October 10, 2017

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FARGO, N.D. — For the first time ever, the City of Fargo will hold a fall-clean up week. Unlike the popular spring cleanup week where the city picks up your junk, you will have to bring your items to the city landfill yourself. The landfill will be open during regular hours and is free from October 14th through the 21st….

Minot Man Shot During Las Vegas Massacre Recovering from Surgery

He's breathing with the help of a ventilator, but doctors hope to remove it soon

October 10, 2017

TJ Nelson,

LAS VEGAS — A Minot man shot in the stomach during the Las Vegas massacre has undergone a fourth surgery. Thirty-one-year-old Andrew Gudmunson’s father and the real estate company that employs him say he underwent an operation Sunday at a Las Vegas hospital to close the wound in his abdomen. Gudmunson was shot on October 1 in the attack…

Fargo’s Downtown Community Partnership Names New President

Melissa Rademacher will take over in November

October 10, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — Fargo’s Downtown Community Partnership has a new president and CEO. Melissa Rademacher will take over in November. She has been the business development manager for Kilbourne Group and prior to that was manager of the Moorhead Center Mall. The DCP board conducted a national search for a permanent president and CEO after Mike Hahn left in May…

Task Members Appointed to ND Governor’s Education Board

Task force members come from all across the state and all walks of life

October 10, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, ND — A professor, a business owner and a superintendent are among the 15 people selected for Governor Doug Burgum’s Innovative Education Task Force. It’s charged with creating a system of identification and support for schools to implement innovative practices. Members will provide direction on how state government can empower districts to adopt student-centric learning practices impacted by…

Former Fargo Police Officer Appealing Termination

Commissioners on Monday approved the notice of appeal filed by Dave Boelke's attorney

October 10, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — A fired Fargo police officer is appealing his termination to the city commission. Commissioners on Monday approved the notice of appeal filed by Dave Boelke’s attorney. Chief Dave Todd fired the 15-year police department veteran in August. Todd said Boelke made “intentional and willful decisions” not to respond to calls, not to collect evidence and showed…

Money Talks: Retirement Planning In This Market

With stocks at an all-time high, how do you take advantage of it in time to retire?

October 10, 2017

Emily Welker,

The stock market these days is a little like one of those bouncy clown toys: no matter how many knocks the news headlines lob at it — hurricanes, wildfires, the continuing tensions with North Korea — the market just keeps on bobbing back up. So what does that mean for folks who are trying to plan for retirement right now?…

Minot Vegas Shooting Victim Undergoes Surgery

Thirty-one-year-old Andrew Gudmunson's father and the real estate company that employs him say he underwent an operation Sunday at a Las Vegas hospital to close the wound in his abdomen.

October 10, 2017

Site Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A Minot man shot in the stomach during the recent attack by a gunman in Las Vegas has undergone a fourth surgery. Thirty-one-year-old Andrew Gudmunson’s father and the real estate company that employs him say he underwent an operation Sunday at a Las Vegas hospital to close the wound in his abdomen. Gudmunson was shot on…