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NDSU Partners with ND Cares: Furthering to Provide Support

ND Cares offers support for service members, veterans, families, and survivors

FARGO, N.D. — NDSU has officially partnered with ND Cares and people are honoring the collaboration at a signing ceremony. ND Cares offers support for service members, veterans, families, and survivors. NDSU President, Dean Bresciani says the university has always and will continue to be a strong supporter of those who put their lives on the line. Those with ND…

Women’s Health Conference Helping Community Members Manage Stress

Pillars of health include exercise, nutrition, mental health and spirituality

FARGO, N.D. — Women take a break from their normal routines to focus on putting stress aside and have a better well-being at a Women’s Health Conference. When someone feels stressed, their bodies act as if they are getting ready for war. “Just think back to when we were cave people. There’s a lion outside the cave. Your body thinks it’s…

2019 Final Budget is Approved for Cass County: Totals Over $124 Million

The major increase in the amount levied and budgeted for the Capital Projects Fund is driven by two projects

FARGO, N.D. — The 2019 final budget for Cass County has been approved. The plan totals just over $124 million with a raise on the maximum mill levy on county property. The major increase in the amount levied and budgeted for the Capital Projects Fund is driven by two projects. The first is the joint juvenile project with Clay County…

Bison Nation Gets Ready for NDSU Homecoming Week

The downtown parade will be on Friday and the football game is on Saturday

FARGO, N.D. — Bison Nation is celebrating the biggest and busiest week all year: homecoming. NDSU begins the festivities with a barbeque and pep fest for students and faculty. Throughout the rest of the week, students will participate in a service project day, blood drive and homecoming show and coronation. It all leads up to the two biggest Homecoming events of…

Hawley Elementary Recess Cut Short Due To Wanted Fugitive In The Area

A Clay County K9 was brought in but officers could not find Cody Littleghost

HAWLEY, Minn. — The lunch recess at Hawley Elementary was cut short and the school was put on administrative lock-down due to a wanted fugitive. 31-year-old Cody Littleghost ran on foot in the 800 block of 9th Street around 12:20 this afternoon. A Clay County K9 was brought in but officers could not find Littleghost. The Native American man is 6’2″…

Alexandria Man Charged After Shooting Officer With Bow And Arrow

prosecutors have charged 31-year-old Ramey Olson with three counts of assaulting a police officer

STEARNS COUNTY, Minn. — An Alexandria man is charged after hitting an officer with an arrow last week in Sauk Centre. Stearns County prosecutors have charged 31-year-old Ramey Olson with three counts of assaulting a police officer. Olson is accused of firing arrows at three officers, striking one of them and prompting the other two to shoot at him. He is…

Carson Wentz Cleared To Play

Wentz is slated to start for the Philadelphia Eagles against Indianapolis in Week 3.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Carson Wentz has been cleared to return and is slated to start for the Philadelphia Eagles against Indianapolis in Week 3. Wentz tore his left ACL and LCL on Dec. 10, 2017 in a game against the Los Angeles Rams and had surgery three days later. Backup quarterback Nick Foles led the Eagles to their first NFL…

Fatal Crash In Becker County

It happened on County Road 29, a mile north of Frazee Sunday around 7:30 a.m.

FRAZEE, MINN. (KFGO) – One person died following a fiery crash in Becker County. It happened on County Road 29, a mile north of Frazee Sunday around 7:30 a.m. The vehicle went of the road, struck a tree and caught fire. Both occupants were airlifted to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo where the driver died. The victim’s names have not…

“My Disease Won’t Stop Me From Living”: People Take Steps Towards a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes

There was a feeling of power, strength and motivation at the annual JDRF walk at Scheels Arena

WEST FARGO, N.D. — For the fifth year, people are gathering at Scheels Arena to fight for a world without type 1 diabetes. TJ and I (Alison Voorhees) had the opportunity to emcee the event and hear from those whose lives have made a 360 because of the disease. KVRR’s Jessie Cohen captured the walk and tells us how they…

Community Comes Together to Support Solberg Family

Steven Solberg has Crohn's Disease, his newborn daughter can't hear

FARGO, N.D. — A community puts on a free–will pancake breakfast and raffles off prizes to raise money for a Fargo family who just can’t seem to catch a break. Steven Solberg has been battling Crohn’s Disease, which causes inflammation in the digestive tract, since 2015. “He was getting treatments and they wouldn’t work and that’s when he had to go…