FARGO, ND — Fargo’s Downtown Community Partnership has a new president and CEO. Melissa Rademacher will take over in November. She has been the business development manager for Kilbourne Group and prior to that was manager of the Moorhead Center Mall. The DCP board conducted a national search for a permanent president and CEO after Mike Hahn left in May…
FARGO, ND — A fired Fargo police officer is appealing his termination to the city commission. Commissioners on Monday approved the notice of appeal filed by Dave Boelke’s attorney. Chief Dave Todd fired the 15-year police department veteran in August. Todd said Boelke made “intentional and willful decisions” not to respond to calls, not to collect evidence and showed…
FARGO, ND — Commissioners in Fargo passed a resolution officially making the city an “inclusive” community. It’s the second city in the Valley to make this move, but it came with opposition on this side of the river. “This is the week that folks were talking about having some rallies in our town,” Fargo City Commissioner John Strand told the…
FARGO, ND — A woman who was convicted and later cleared of running an illegal gambling business based in Fargo wants to clear her name. Susan Bala’s attorney, Bob Hoy, is asking a federal judge to grant Bala a “certificate of innocence.” Bala was the founder of Racing Services Incorporated. She spent a year and a half in prison…
FARGO, N.D. — She said it was like a bomb dropped when she and her husband discovered their son, Owen, had Down Syndrome. “As a parent, you go through all of the emotions and it’s actually a grieving process until you realize and meet other families and realize your life is going to be okay,” Shelly Peterson said. “He’s been the…
FARGO, ND — A pop-up store is giving away fresh meats, fruits and veggies to people in need here in the metro. It’s the first time the Great Plains Food Bank’s perishable mobile food pantry showed up in Fargo. This “pop-up” usually goes to rural areas but stopped in Moorhead in late August. They had at least 10 pallets of…
FARGO, ND — Fargo Police were arresting 32 year old Crystal Borseth of Moorhead for shoplifting when a motorcyclist allegedly tried to run them over. Police are looking for the driver who is believed to be an accomplice to the shoplifter. The woman was taken into custody in the Scheels parking lot on 45th Street South after running from the…
FARGO, ND — Today is National Coffee with a Cop day and the Fargo Police Department is joining in on the fun. Community members had the opportunity to meet and chat with local police officers at Caribou Coffee. Law officials said the conversations varied. Some people wanted to discuss issues and problem solving within the community, others just dropped in…
FARGO, N.D. — Nearly 60 people were killed and 527 were injured in the mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night. Three Fargo couples were in the crowd when the shooting started. One of them served nine years in the Navy and used his experience to get himself and his friends out safely. “My wife said, ‘Are they really shooting…
FARGO, ND — The Fargo Police Department is reaching out to the community to hear how they can better inform you on what’s happening in your neighborhoods. The department is discussing crime in District 3, which is the southwest corner of town, and how to identify it. More than 67,000 calls for service are made each year to the Fargo…
