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“I Want Everyone to See What’s Happening with Us Here” : The Dying Children of Venezuela

The Venezuelan Government Says the Media is Sensationalizing the Health Crisis. CNN's Paula Newton has more from Venezuela

October 25, 2017

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CARACAS, Venezuela — When a health crisis is happening outside of the United States, you may not be aware of what is going on. The Venezuelan government says the media is sensationalizing the crisis. But tell that to the grieving parents of their dying children. The searing reality of Venezuela’s upheaval reveals itself right here in a tender moment between…

Clothesline Project Raises Awareness of Sexual Assault to High School Students, UND Campus

This was the 22nd year for the Clothesline Project at UND

October 25, 2017

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The Clothesline Project is on display in UND’s Memorial Union. T–shirts are hung on clotheslines throughout the union’s ballroom depicting messages of abuse survivor experiences. Students from Grand Forks Red River and Central High Schools visited the display. School officials hope that students become more aware of sexual assault and help those who are victims of…

Make Sure Your Lawn is Ready for the Winter

Baker Nursery in Fargo Gives Tips on How to Prepare Your Lawn for the Cold Months Ahead

October 25, 2017

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FARGO, ND — As the cold months approach us, it’s time to prepare your lawn if you haven’t already done so. Winterizing your lawn is very important. Baker Nursery in Fargo recommends mowing leaves into your grass. “They’ll mulch down into the soil layer, they’ll help retain moisture over the winter and then they’ll also act as a weed barrier…

Ellen Hopkins Elementary Students Engage in War Over Donations to the United Way

Ellen Hopkins Elementary School Participated in United Way of Cass Clay's Penny War Fundraiser

October 25, 2017

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Elementary students in Moorhead collected thousands of pennies as part of a United Way Penny War Fundraiser. Ellen Hopkins Elementary raised nearly 1,500 dollars which will benefit United Way’s backpack program. Senorita Cobbs 2nd Grade Class was the winner of the competition. Students were encouraged to donate their spare pennies to their class, and as part of…

Wahpeton Man Sentenced in Breckenridge Shooting

A jury convicted 27-year-old Matthew Allard of assault, making terroristic threats and firing a gun

October 25, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. — A Wahpeton man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for shooting a man last December. A jury convicted 27-year-old Matthew Allard of assault, making terroristic threats and firing a gun. He was found not guilty of attempted murder. Allard shot Isaac Herrera in the stomach during an argument in Breckenridge. Allard left the scene…

Vice President Mike Pence to Visit Minot Air Force Base

Hoeven, Pence and Governor Burgum will review the base's nuclear missions

October 25, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MINOT, ND — Vice President Mike Pence is planning a visit to North Dakota. Sen. John Hoeven says Pence will visit Minot Air Force Base on Friday. Hoeven is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and co-chairman of the Senate Air Force Caucus. Hoeven, Pence and Governor Burgum will review the base’s nuclear…

Bennett Elementary Students Reach Goal, Principal Delivers Rooftop Dance

The students were given a task to raise $15,000 and are now being rewarded for achieving their goal.

October 25, 2017

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FARGO, ND — Excitement is in the air at Bennett Elementary School! The students were given a task to raise $15,000 and are now being rewarded for achieving their goal. The principal promised students she would dress up in the Davies High School Eagle mascot and dance the Hokey Pokey, Chicken Dance and Macarena on the school’s roof if the…

Duluth Police Say Woman Set Herself on Fire Near Lake Superior College

Authorities say the woman suffered critical, life-threatening burns and was taken to a Duluth hospital

October 25, 2017

TJ Nelson,

DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth police now say that the severe burns suffered by a woman found on fire last week were self-inflicted. The 24-year-old Duluth woman was found on fire in a car along Highway 23 in Fond du Lac near the Lake Superior College Fire Training Center Thursday. Lake Superior College officials say the woman was not a…

St. Cloud Man Arrested After Skipping Court Over Fargo Girlfriend’s Death

An autopsy reveals she had hung herself

October 25, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — A St. Cloud man who skipped a change of plea hearing for failing to report his girlfriend’s death is back in custody in Fargo. Joseph Griemann is charged with felony possession of drug paraphernalia along with a charge of failing to report a death. He was charged in August 2015 after his girlfriend, Casey Shulte, was found…

Fargo Man Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on I-94

A passenger in the pickup was taken to the hospital in Valley City with minor injuries

October 25, 2017

TJ Nelson,

VALLEY CITY, ND — A deadly wrong-way crash on I-94 has claimed two lives. The highway patrol reports that a 35-year-old Fargo man was driving westbound in the eastbound lane when he collided head-on with a pickup. The Fargo man and a 31-year-old Crane Lake, Minnesota man in the pickup were both killed. A passenger in the pickup was…