WEST FARGO, N.D. – People in West Fargo do not want to pay more in property taxes to cover infrastructure projects. That is one of the findings from the city’s Special Assessment Community Forums. The results were shared during a special meeting of the West Fargo City Commission. Of the nearly 400 survey responses, around half agreed that they would be…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo’s first Hornbacher’s location is now open for business at the corner of Sheyenne Street and I-94. Hornbacher’s at Gateway West location is the second one in the FM metro to have a wine & spirits shop. Osgood’s location was the first to get one but Gateway West has the first one inside. Gateway West is…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The decision of whether or not to convict former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor in the July 2017 shooting death of Australia native Justine Ruszczyk Damond now lies in the hands of the jury. The jury–12 jurors and four alternates–consists of four women and 12 men. The jury includes half-a-dozen minorities, with four born outside the U.S. including two from the Phillipines,…
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State University director of athletics Matt Larsen has named Jory Collins the next head coach of the Bison women’s basketball program. The announcement was made Monday, April 29. Collins will be the 11th head coach of the Bison. Collins just finished his first year as an assistant at the University of Kansas after spending eight seasons…
St. Cloud, Minnesota’s Halima Aden is the first model to pose for Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit issue wearing a hijab and burkini. “Growing up in The States, I never really felt represented because I never could flip through a magazine and see a girl who was wearing a hijab,” Aden explained. Aden was born in a refugee in Kenya where she…
If you’re in superhero withdrawal after watching this weekend’s record-breaking “Avengers: Endgame,” we’ve got a way you can play superhero yourself, for a great cause. The Wish Fast 5k and 10k run this weekend raises money to help out sick kids in the Make-A-Wish North Dakota program. It features superheroes and super-villains along the race course, and draws people out…
MOORHEAD, MN — This past Saturday, the Moorhead Police partnered with the DEA and Walgreens for another national prescription medication take-back event. We collected 9 boxes of medications totaling about 125 lbs. Since April 2010, the Moorhead Police has collected approximately 4,489 lb of medications from the public. The Moorhead Police Department regularly participates in the national prescription medication take-back…
UPDATE- Fire destroyed a large garage at Gordy’s Service Center, just off I-94 in Casselton Monday. The fire was reported shortly before 5:30 a.m. Fire Chief Tim McLean said the multi-bay, steel building was fully involved as fire crews arrived on scene. Flames could be seen for several miles. McLean says the fire got into the rafters and spread rapidly. The…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Of all the different ages, genders and races that sleep over at Churches United on any given night, there’s one thing they can all relate to. “The one common denominator that we have found in everybody who comes here is the lack of support systems,” said Babs Coler, chief development officer at Churches United. It’s something the…
FARGO, N.D. — The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network says every 92 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. Local organizations who deal with sexual assault are bringing more awareness to the issue. People are competing in a 5K and 10K run called “Race to Zero” to get more people to recognize sexual assault. But where does the name “Race to…
