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Authorities Ask for Help in Locating Cass County Man

He was last seen Friday morning wearing blue jeans, a black baseball hat, brown hiking shoes and a blue t-shirt

August 2, 2017

TJ Nelson,

CASS COUNTY, ND — A man last seen in Horace has gone missing. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating 49 year-old Jeremy Hoyt. He was last seen Friday morning wearing blue jeans, a black baseball hat, brown hiking shoes and a blue t-shirt. Hoyt is a white male, five-foot nine inches tall and 150…

Cass County Republicans Asked to Stay True to Conservative Roots

Former gubneratorial candidate and current state representative Rick Becker says voting with moral guidelines will strengthen the state's GOP

August 2, 2017

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FARGO, ND — The Cass County United Republican Committee hosted its monthly Politics and a Plate luncheon at the Holiday Inn. Former gubernatorial candidate State Rep. Rick Becker was in town to share his vision of a stronger GOP in North Dakota. Cass County Republicans gathered at the Holiday Inn in Fargo to listen a new strategy for the state’s…

New African Exhibit at the Chahinkapa Zoo

Zoo Goers can see Zebras and the Zoo Vet in the new African Exhibit

August 2, 2017

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WAHPETON, ND — The new African exhibit at the Chahinkapa Zoo offers zoo goers a different experience. The exhibit that opened in June allows people to see the zebras not only outdoors through a fence, but also inside where they sleep and eat. Three zebras occupy the exhibit now, but honey badgers are expected to be in there by the…

NDSU Football Prepping for First Game of the 2018 Season

Will they reclaim the national championship?

August 2, 2017

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FARGO, ND — NDSU football is underway with fall camp as game one is one month from today. Things are a little different this year after a disappointing finish on the 2017 season. It’s been an exhaustive storyline, as the Bison failed to win the National Championship last season for the first time in six years. Injuries plagued the Herd…

United Way Stuffing Backpacks to Help Students in the Upcoming School Year

United Way still needs about 350 backpacks to be donated in order to reach their goal of helping 5,800 kids.

August 2, 2017

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FARGO, ND — The United Way School Supply Drive is getting ready for their first backpack distribution this year. Volunteers are busy preparing at the Fargodome by filling the backpacks. So far 45% of the backpacks have been packed and filled with school supplies for the upcoming school year. United Way Emerging Leaders along with parents and youth came out…

Comedian Bill Engvall in Fargo

Tickets for "An Evening with Bill Engvall" will go on sale next Friday at 11 a.m.

August 2, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — Get ready for some more blue collar comedy courtesy of Bill Engvall. Engvall will bring his comedy act to Scheels Arena on Thursday, October 5. He was part of the enormously successful “Blue Collar Comedy” tours and has had several specials for Comedy Central. Tickets for “An Evening with Bill Engvall” will go on sale next…

North Dakota Businesses Interested in Dispensing Medical Marijuana

Voters last November approved medical marijuana, and the Legislature earlier this year crafted regulations

August 2, 2017

TJ Nelson,

NORTH DAKOTA — Nearly 100 groups and businesses in North Dakota have shown interest in either producing or dispensing medical marijuana. That pleases state officials who are establishing a network for making the drug available to qualified patients by next summer. Voters last November approved medical marijuana, and the Legislature earlier this year crafted regulations. The Health Department is…

High Risk Sex Offender Notification for Grand Forks

Rolland has two convictions for Gross Sexual Imposition, once in 2001 and again in 2003

August 2, 2017

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, ND — A high risk sex offender is on the move in Grand Forks. Authorities say 33-year-old Anthony Rolland has moved from 625 5th Street North, Unit 2 to a small camper at 18 Washington Street North. Rolland has two convictions for Gross Sexual Imposition, once in 2001 and again in 2003. He has a lifetime registration requirement….

Hog Operation Proposed in Ramsey County

The department will hold a public meeting at some point on the environmental permitting process

August 2, 2017

TJ Nelson,

RAMSEY COUNTY, ND — North Dakota’s Health Department is considering an application from a proposed hog operation in Ramsey County. Grand Prairie Agriculture wants to build a 2,700 hog operation about 10 miles west of Devils Lake. Some people in the area are concerned about property values and environmental problems, while others see a potential boost to the economy….

North Dakota Lawmakers Studying Refugee Resettlement

It's slated to meet at least five times and present recommendations to the Legislature

August 2, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — A North Dakota legislative panel has begun its work studying the impacts of refugee resettlement in the state. Fargo Democratic State Rep. Kathy Hogan chairs the 17-member committee and says refugee resettlement is widely misunderstood by many of her fellow lawmakers. The committee began by examining the impact of refugees on such things as the workforce,…