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‘One pedal at a time’ How a Biker is Spreading Suicide Awareness on Country-Wide Journey

Dan Hurd is biking through all 48 lower states to spread suicide awareness

September 10, 2019

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Dan Hurd has managed to bike for more than 14,000 miles over the span of 18 months. His mission is to help raise awareness about suicide. Hurd’s cycling journey began after he survived three suicide attempts himself. He then decided to ride his bike throughout the U.S. to encourage people to get the help they need. He’s…

Woman Charged For Assaulting Police Officer At Shanley High School

police say 42-year-old Jami Streyle wouldn't leave

September 10, 2019

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo woman is now charged with a felony for assaulting a police officer at Shanley High School. Last Thursday, police say 42-year-old Jami Streyle came to the school looking for her kids. When she wouldn’t leave, officers were called. That is when Streyle is accused of hitting one of the officers. She has been charged with…

Fargo Police Investigate Armed Robbery At Royal Liquors

A Man Got Away With Money Late Saturday Night

September 9, 2019

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo police are investigating an armed robbery that happened Saturday night at Royal Liquors at 1606 Main Avenue. A man entered the store around 10:30, showed what appeared to be a handgun, and demanded money from the employee. He was given an undetermined amount of cash and fled. Police are not yet releasing any additional information. Categories:…

WATCH: Lightning Strikes South Fargo Garage

September 9, 2019

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. – A lightning strike may have caused a garage fire in South Fargo. It happened at 11:35 Monday morning in the 2500 block of Amber Valley Court South. Fargo Fire Department Battalion Chief Dane Carley says crews responded at 11:48 after a neighbor saw smoke in a garage near a twin home. Carley says firefighters knocked the fire…

Lutheran Church and Jewish Synagogue Come Together to Promote Religious Tolerance

Temple Beth El and St. Mark's have been using the same worship space for the past month

September 8, 2019

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Old and young. Strangers and family. Jewish and Christian. Temple Beth El Synagogue is bringing people of different backgrounds together under one roof. “St. Mark’s has been kind of a wandering people of faith over the past six years, and members of Temple Beth El invited us to share a space with them,” said St. Mark’s Lutheran…

First Vaping-Related Illness Reported in North Dakota

It joins 25 other states who have reported severe respiratory illness cases linked to vaping

September 4, 2019

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — Recent reports of people nationwide complaining of pneumonia–like symptoms are becoming more and more common. “Coughing, difficulty breathing, respiratory, upper respiratory issues,” said Fargo Cass Public Health Tobacco Prevention Coordinator Melissa Markegard. But they’re not being diagnosed with a cold or the flu. “A lot of those symptoms can sometimes look like something else, but when you…

Volunteers Pack Meals For Hunger Action Month at Great Plains Food Bank

September 4, 2019

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. – Volunteers are putting together meals at Fargo’s Great Plains Food Bank to make sure no one goes hungry. More than 100 people, including RDO employees, are taking part in Packathon as part of Hunger Action Month. Those taking part say it’s a rewarding experience to make an impact in the community. “We were honored to step up…

Gate City Bank Contributes $2.5 Million to NDSU Aldevron Tower

Aldevron Tower will be home to the College of Health Professionals

September 4, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Gate City Bank is propelling NDSU’s Aldevron Tower project with a 2.5 million dollar investment. The bank says the contribution is unique in the fact that it’s providing the lowest interest rate ever given to a university project nationwide. The financial agreement spans over 10 years with a 1.5 fixed interest rate, which equals about 2.5 million…

End Of An Era: Only One Kmart Will Remain In All of Minnesota, Two In North Dakota

Stores Being Closed In Fargo, St. Paul and International Falls

September 3, 2019

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Kmart in Minneapolis will soon be the only store in the former retail giant’s chain that is still in operation in Minnesota. The company has announced plans to close its stores in St. Paul and International falls by the end of the year. It was also announced over the weekend that Kmart on South University Drive in…

Firefighters Battle Early Morning Fire at South Fargo Home

September 3, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. – Firefighters battled a raging fire at a South Fargo home Tuesday morning. Crews were dispatched at 3:30 AM to a home on 3531 South River Drive, where the garage was ablaze. The Fargo Fire Department said the fire was tough to fight because two vehicles in the garage were adding more fuel to the fire. The family…