Building containers and growing color interest in shady spots is a tough one. Especially when it comes to adding height in shade spots, so many plants that tower and pop with color seem to be full-sun lovers. What’s a gardener to do, other than lie in the shade and stew? Why, check out this Melinda’s Garden Moment, of course. It’ll…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Minneapolis is poised to pay $193,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by a TV anchor whose personal information was repeatedly looked up by police officers. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Alix Kendall’s case is among many involving officers who clicked on the state’s Driver and Vehicle Services database to look at photographs, addresses and driving records…
FARGO,N.D. (KCND) – Dr. Kevin Melicher, of Fargo, a member of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education, has been dropped from consideration for another term on the board. Melicher was eligible for a second four year term on the Board. None of the five members of the committee suggested he be re-nominated. No reason was given. Another board member,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — After collecting 574 pounds of plastic materials the Sustainable Students Association at MSUM has been awarded a bench made of recycled plastic. The group had a goal and exceeded the 500 pound goal during their six month plastic bag recycling competition. The students say it’s really important to being awareness to college campuses and show students how…
FARGO, N.D. — Over the last few months the Fargo Police Department has been trying to find a method of transportation for their community engagement group. MATBUS has donated a vehicle that is going to change the future for these programs. The Fargo Police Department doesn’t just serve to protect, they serve to help children in the community. “So we’re…
FARGO, N.D. — A house may be what someone lives in but what truly makes it a home is the way that it makes them feel. To make at–risk–youth feel more at home, the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch remodeled their Fargo Youth Home. Three years ago, the DBGR realized they were helping at–risk teenagers find hope but the place they…
LAKE PARK, Minn. — If you have the urge to reach for your phone while driving, you might think again after seeing a real–life simulation of what could happen. Lake Park–Audubon High School National Honor Society students put on a mock crash with first responders to show the consequences of distracted driving. One student, Allison Rohweller, says she was in a…
MENDOCINO, Calif. (AP) – A Northern California resident found a pair of jeans and human remains inside a girl’s shoe on a beach near the spot where a woman drove her large family off a cliff in March, authorities said Thursday. DNA tests will be conducted on the remains to try to identify who they belonged to, the Mendoncino County…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Great Plains Food Bank held a pop–up perishable food pantry at Moorhead High School. Anyone who needs food assistance could get fresh produce and other items for free. The food came from the food bank’s surplus donations. No referrals are necessary to go to the food bank, and pop–up food pantries are put on across the region….
FARGO, N.D. — Carson Wentz teams up with Fargo’s Chick–fil–A for a special deal tomorrow. For every chicken sandwich meal sold tomorrow, Chick–fil–A will donate $1 to Wentz’s Audience of One (AO1) Foundation. Wentz founded the AO1 Foundation last year to help underprivileged youths, the physically disabled, and veterans. Chick–fil–A West Acres owner/operator Kimberly Flamm jumped at the chance to help…
