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Fargo Theatre Offering Holiday Concerts at Noon

it's free if you bring in a canned food item to donate to the f-m food pantry

FARGO, ND — You can enjoy some Christmas music and donate to people in need all at once. The American Theatre Organ Society and the Fargo Theatre are offering free noon-hour Christmas concerts to anyone that brings in a donation for the F-M Food Pantry. Their goal is to collect more than 1,000 pounds of food. Some say it’s the perfect…

Fargo Air Museum Creates Stronger Relationships Between Veterans

the Fargo VA helped give veterans rides so they could hang out with one another

FARGO, ND — Veterans were able to share life stories with one another while enjoying some coffee and donuts. It was the Fargo Air Museum’s way of trying to get veterans to meet and bond with some of the other people who have served their country. Fargo’s Veterans Affairs provided most of the veterans that came free bus rides to the…

West Fargo Birthday Girl Asking for Gifts for the Great Plains Food Bank

this is the fifth year in a row 9-year-old Gowri Pillai has held a food drive to donate food to Great Plains Food Bank

WEST FARGO, ND — Most kids don’t ask their parents to hold a food drive for their birthday. That is, unless they’re 9-year-old Gowri Pillai. The only thing this West Fargo girl wants is help in donating more than 600 pounds of food to Great Plains Food Bank. The Pillai family Christmas tree isn’t surrounded by your traditional presents. Instead, you’ll…

A Community in Mourning: Three Children Left Behind After Apparent Murder-Suicide in Fergus Falls

sarah and ryan cheshire left behind three children

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — The Fergus Falls community is in mourning after the apparent murder-suicide of attorneys Ryan and Sarah Cheshire, a recently divorced couple. Three children have been left without their parents. People in Fergus Falls say there’s been a change in the atmosphere since Wednesday night. “Like a major cloud came over the town. It’s extremely sad, unexpected, shocking,”…

Neighbor Describes What He Saw at Scene of Apparent Murder-Suicide in Fergus Falls

the couple was recently divorced

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Fergus Falls Police have released the names of two people found dead of an apparent murder suicide Wednesday night. They are 41-year-old Ryan Cheshire and his ex-wife, 41-year-old Sarah Cheshire: both prominent attorneys in Fergus Falls. Daniel Budd, of Fergus Falls, was sitting in his car last night, when he says he noticed something unusual. “I saw…

NDSU Students Put Cybersecurity Skills to the Test

they hacked smoke detectors, coffee machines and drones

FARGO, ND — NDSU students are testing their cybersecurity skills by hacking into all kinds of technical equipment. Some of what they were able to get into may surprise you. Hacking something like a household smoke detector may not be as difficult as you might think. “I was honestly surprised at how easy it was. I definitely thought it would’ve been…

Legacy Elementary School Celebrates Blue Ribbon Award Achievement

only two other elementary schools in North Dakota received the award

WEST FARGO, ND — The doors at Legacy Elementary in West Fargo have only been open for two years but it’s already earned its first National Blue Ribbon award. Only 342 schools across the United States received the award this year. Legacy’s principal hosted a special version of his weekly video chat to congratulate students and staff on a job well…

West Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Resigning After 45 Years in Education

Dr. David Flowers' last day will be June 30

WEST FARGO, ND — West Fargo Public Schools Superintendent David Flowers has announced he will retire June 30 because it’s just time. Flowers has worked in education for 45 years, serving as West Fargo Superintendent since 2010. He previously served in the same role in the Fargo School District. Originally from Topeka, Kansas, Flowers and his wife will stay in Fargo…

Windbreak Saloon Named Most “Ubered-to” Destination in North Dakota

Mall of America is the most popular destination in Minnesota, Rocking R Bar in Montana

FARGO, ND — The Windbreak Saloon will no longer be known just for its music, drink specials and games. The restaurant and bar can now add “most Uber-ed to” destination in North Dakota to its description. “It gets really rowdy and busy so there’re taxi cabs. There’s everybody lined up here when I get off of work,” said Krsti Severson. Severson…

Minnesota DNR Advises Ice Anglers to be Cautious this Winter Season

warmer weather keeps thawing the ice out

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — The warmer weather certainly hasn’t stopped people from ice fishing this year. Minnesota’s Department of Resources is reminding everyone to proceed with caution. Ice anglers say they need to get back out on the lakes soon to feel the rush they’ve been waiting for all year long. “I mean you get out there and you drop a…