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Fargo Landfill Offers Free Drop-Off for Household Items This Week

The free drop-off will be offered from October 13-20
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FARGO, N.D. — If you have unwanted household items and don’t want to wait until Cleanup Week, you can drop it off for free at the Fargo Landfill. From October 13-20, people who live in Fargo can bring items to the landfill at no charge. They will not accept appliances with freon, building materials, or household hazardous wastes. The Landfill has…
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Wild Terra Hosts First Annual Apple Harvest Festival

People could take part in fun and games while enjoying some hot cider
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FARGO, N.D. — Wild Terra celebrated all things apple at their first annual Apple Harvest Festival. The cider and brewery offered a wide variety of games and activities, like apple tossing and a pie baking contest. If the Saturday breeze was too much to handle, people could go inside and indulge in some freshly pressed hot cider. The owner of Wild…
Local News, North Dakota News

Sanford POWER Basketball Academy Launches Under Freddy Coleman

Kids will learn skills like dribbling, passing, and shooting
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FARGO, N.D. — With basketball season approaching, there’s a new opportunity for kids of all ages to learn the sport from a former NDSU standout. Freddy Coleman is leading the Sanford POWER Basketball Academy. He played basketball at NDSU from 2006–2011 and coached at Concordia and NDSU. “I’ve always had a passion for young people, kids in particular. Basketball is something…
Community, Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

MN Cities with Municipally-Owned Liquor Stores Challenge Legislators

150 cities, including Barnesville and Fergus Falls, stand with the Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association
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BARNESVILLE, Minn. – For some cities in Minnesota, like Barnesville, a big part of their revenue comes from the sale of one thing: liquor. “It allows us to provide some transfers into the general fund to keep property taxes down. In the past, we’ve been able to do that, and it’s a nice benefit to the community,” said Mike Rietz, the…
Agriculture, Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

Sen. Ernst Joins Rep. Cramer for Agriculture Discussion With Local Farmers

Farmers raised many concerns from the snow to infrastructure
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FARGO, N.D. — Sen. Jodi Ernst (R-Iowa) joined Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) to talk to farmers about their concerns. Ernst says the two states have a lot in common because agriculture powers their economies. Many farmers talked about the impact the snow has had on their crop. They say they want a level playing field and to not have their concerns…
Health, North Dakota News

NDSU Nutrition Specialist Shares Tips for Using Pumpkin in Fall Baking

You can incorporate pumpkin into a variety of recipes, including pumpkin bread pudding and toasted pumpkin seeds
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FARGO– Apples aren’t the only fruit you can make good use of this fall season. Pumpkins are rich in beta keratin, which makes it a good source of Vitamin A. You can incorporate pumpkin into a variety of recipes, including pumpkin bread pudding and toasted pumpkin seeds. Julie Garden-Robinson, a nutrition specialist and professor at NDSU, recommends using sugar pumpkins…
Community, Local News, Minnesota News

No Injuries Reported in Apartment Fire in South Moorhead

A pot left on the stove in an apartment started the blaze, caused a brief evacuation
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — No one was hurt after an appliance fire inside an apartment in South Moorhead. Crews responded around 12:30 Friday afternoon near Minnesota State Community and Technical College. The fire started on the first floor of the building after someone left their apartment with a pot on the stove while it was still running. “On occasion, we have a…
Community, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

Sen. Heitkamp Speaks to Seniors on Importance of Social Security and Healthcare Programs

Heitkamp focused the discussion around Social Security and bettering healthcare programs
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FARGO – Senator Heidi Heitkamp spoke to North Dakota senior citizens at Touchmark at Harwood Groves about the importance of their benefits. The Democrat focused the discussion around Social Security and bettering healthcare programs. Heitkamp said she is standing firm to reduce the cost of healthcare because it is crucial for parents with disabled children, elderly in nursing homes, and people…
Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

MN AG candidate Keith Ellison’s divorce records unsealed next week

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MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – A Hennepin County family court referee has decided to unseal Democratic Attorney General Candidate Keith Ellison’s divorce file. The file will become public on Oct. 17. Two media outlets, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the conservative website Alpha News, had sued to gain access to the divorce file. The file has been sealed since 2012, but the media outlets argued that the public has a right…