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“Lights On Us” Replaces Tickets With Vouchers For Burnt-Out Vehicle Lights

The program is by MicroGrants, a Minnesota nonprofit

May 17, 2020

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The next time you’re stopped for having a headlight or taillight out in Clay County, you’ll get a voucher for a free replacement bulb. Clay County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with the Lights On Us Program. It replaces tickets with repair vouchers. They are good at participating auto shops and worth up to $250. There is a…

Minnesota Records 22 Additional COVID-19 Deaths

May 17, 2020

Site Staff,

ST.PAUL, MN (KFGO)- The Minnesota Department of Health released the results from their latest round of coronavirus testing. Positive cases rose by 699 to 15,668. The state saw 22 additional deaths. Minnesota has recorded 722 total confirmed COVID-19 deaths as the total number of cases reaches 15,668. Deaths include a person in their 50s and 60s while the rest were in their…

North Dakota Records 1,900 Positive COVID-19 Cases

North Dakota Reports 1,900 Positive COVID-19 Cases

May 17, 2020

Site Staff,

BISMARCK, ND – North Dakota’s total number of COVID-19 cases increased to 1,900 with 52 news cases reported Sunday. Cass County had 41 positive tests out of the 2, 636 completed. The Dept. of Health reports an additional death for a new total of 43. Hospitalized cases dropped to 30 with an additional 67 recoveries for 1178. COUNTIES WITH NEW…

MSUM Graduate Teaches Class Online In Italy To His Students During Shutdown

He says the switch to online classes has come with challenges but also new opportunities to test with his students

May 16, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — The music room may no longer be creating harmonies as MSUM Music Education Graduate Antone Leustek and his choir kids at the Sigonella Naval Air Station outside of Catania, Sicily, Italy. It’s where Luestek has been leading this group of both American military and NATO kids from all different countries as the choral director working for the…

UND Hosts Virtual Commencement For The Class Of 2020

Students are encouraged to post their graduation pictures online with the hashtag #UNDProud

May 16, 2020

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Todd Buchwitz was not expecting to be graduating in the living room of his home. “I mean back in January and February, I wouldn’t have predicted this at all. And then, things changed quickly,” says Buchwitz, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. So quickly that he wasn’t able to properly say goodbye…

Valley Vintage Car Club And Fix It Forward Team Up For ‘Vintage Care Cruise’

They wanted to lift the spirits of those unable to leave their homes due to COVID-19

May 16, 2020

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FARGO-MOORHEAD — Over a hundred people attended the drive with their vintage cars and paraded through the facilities around town. Fix it Forward owner Matthew Carlson says this was a simple gesture to try and bring a smile to the residents’ faces. “It’s exciting because all these people have these cool cars and it’s fun to have cool cars but…

Gov. Tim Walz signs into law raising minimum age to purchase tobacco products

May 16, 2020

Site Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz signed 11 bills into law Saturday, including measures to raise the age to purchase tobacco to 21 and make Minnesota the first state to prohibit the use of the toxic and long-lasting chemical trichloroethylene (TCE). Tobacco 21 law covers “tobacco, tobacco products, electronic delivery devices, and other nicotine products.” The process began May…

75 More COVID-19 Cases In Cass County

May 16, 2020

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BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s largest county again produced the largest number of positive coronavirus tests in the latest round of testing by The Department of Health. Saturday’s numbers show 88 more cases with 75 from Cass County. Grand Forks County had 8. A total of 2,861 tests were completed. Cases currently hospitalized dropped by 2 to 33 and no…

Fargo Police Department Honors Fallen Officers

In the last ten years, 1,627 officers have fallen in the line of duty.

May 15, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police is honoring fallen officers across the country on Peace Officer’s Memorial Day. The department planted 146 flags in honor of the 146 fallen officers that were killed in the line of duty last year. In the last ten years, 1,627 officers have fallen in the line of duty. Officers around the community, including the Sheriff’s…

Habitat For Humanity has Facebook Live home groundbreaking

May 15, 2020

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MOORHEAD, Minn. -Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity presents its first Facebook Live groundbreaking for a Moorhead Family. Vannessa and her daughter had been waiting in the program for three years, eager to leave their current living situation. Sge says with an increasingly dangerous neighborhood, rent hikes and poor maintenance she no longer felt safe. Habitat for Humanity was excited to…