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Staying at the Hospital Just Got a Bit More Comfortable; What a $7,000 Donation is Being Used For

The Fargo VFW presented a check to the VA. Funds were raised from the last Derby for the Vets event.
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FARGO, N.D. — More veterans will now have a more relaxing option during their stay in the VA Hospital. The Fargo VFW presented a $7,000 check to the VA. Funds were raised from the last Derby for the Vets event. The money will go towards medical–grade recliner chairs that veterans or their family members can rest in. “The VA hospital is…
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Sanford Health, Tri-College University Opening Training Center in 2020

Students will get to practice on mannequin simulators
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  FARGO, N.D. — Sanford Health Medical Center on Broadway partners with Tri–College University to turn the Children’s Hospital into a training center. It’s a marriage between five of Fargo–Moorhead’s universities and one of its largest medical facilities. “We’re going to have something that’s truly fantastic. It’s believed to be one of the first, if not the first of its kind,…
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Fargo Police Notices Uptick in Opioid Overdoses Since August

There have been nine 9-1-1 calls to tend to opioid overdoses since August 1
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FARGO, N.D. — For the last few years, tackling opioid addiction has been a major battle for law enforcement across the metro. Even though 2018 has seen fewer opioid–related deaths, Fargo Police officers say they still have work to do. “We went from 20 opioid deaths to this year; we’re down to only six overdose deaths. On the current trend, it…
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Minn. DNR Hold Public Meeting on F-M Diversion

The public got to learn about and comment on environmental impact drafts
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Minnesota DNR held a public meeting in hopes of getting feedback from the community. People who showed up at the Courtyard by Marriott got to see environmental drafts for the revised diversion plan. The USACE says that two big parts of the project have changed. “One is that…
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Shanley Senior Overcomes Diabetes, Serves as Role Model on Gridiron

Cade Busek has played quarterback for Shanley while battling Type I Diabetes
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FARGO, N.D. — On his eighteenth birthday, there was no place Cade Busek would rather be than on the practice field, playing football with his teammates. “It’s the best feeling in the world. I mean you only get so many of these games, we’ve got eight or nine games left hopefully, and you’ve got to treasure every one, and that’s what…
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“Drive Electric Week” Celebrates Electric Vehicles

Cass County Electric Cooperative held its first electric car tailgate party
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FARGO, N.D. — It’s Drive Electric Week, which brings awareness to plug–in cars and what they could mean for the future of transportation. Cass County Electric Cooperative held its first electric car tailgate party. People could show off their own cars, and experts were there to teach people about the technology. Organizers say electric vehicles are quieter and can cover…
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A Step Towards the Future: New Preschool Center Opens in West Fargo

So far, 29 students have enrolled to take class in the Lodoen Kindergarten Center building
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FARGO, N.D. — A new preschool in West Fargo opens its doors. The Early Childhood Center currently has 29 students, and looks to accommodate 120 early learners in the future. Located in the former Lodoen Kindergarten Center, the new program came to life due to partnerships with the YMCA, West Fargo Public Schools, and United Way of Cass–Clay. Educators say giving…
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Police Investigate Stabbing in Harwood

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HARWOOD, N.D. – Police are investigating after an unidentified person was stabbed at the Harwood Grill and Saloon on Sunday. Cass County Deputies were dispatched around midnight to the Cenex station. The sheriff’s office says a party bus arrived at the bar around 11:45 Saturday night. An altercation happened as people were leaving the bar. The victim suffered non-life threatening…
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Donations Help Greywind’s Pass Goal to Attend Trial Of Daughter’s Accused Killer

William Hoehn will stand trial on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder
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FARGO, N.D. — It took just one day for the family of Savanna Greywind to raise enough money to attend the trial of one of her accused killers. In a story first reported on KVRR Local News, Norberta Greywind, Savanna’s mother, started a GoFundMe account on Tuesday to raise money for the trip to Fargo from Oberon. In just one…