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Concordia Awarded Major Grant From The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

in honor of former Mellon Foundation president and Concordia College alumnus Dr. Earl Lewis

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia has been awarded a $1 million dollar grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant was awarded to the college in honor of former Mellon Foundation president and Concordia College alumnus Dr. Earl Lewis. Lewis has been a member of the Board of Regents and has previously helped fund diversity scholarships. The grant will be…

Some Fargo Public Golf Courses Are Ready For Golfers

Rose Creek will open its 18-hole course at noon on Tuesday

FARGO, N.D. — The conditions are finally right for Fargo Park District to open up some golf courses. Rose Creek will open its 18-hole course at noon on Tuesday. Prairiewood will open its 9-hole course at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. El Zagal will open its 9-hole course on Saturday at 10:00 am. Riding carts will not be available due to…

Moorhead Baseball Wins Home Opener

Spuds defeat Sauk Rapids 11-4

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Moorhead Spuds won their home opener on Saturday over Sauk Rapids 11-4 at Matson Field. The Spuds improve to 1-0 on the season. Braeton Wixo picked up the win with five innings pitched and seven strikeouts. Tommy Horan was 3-3 with three RBI’s. Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines Tags: High School Baseball, moorhead, Moorhead Baseball,…

Stabbing Suspect Under Arrest

Police say 25-year-old Yaasiin Isxaaq is in custody after assaulting 45-year-old Corey Schmidt just before 9 p.m.

MOORHEAD, MINN. (KFGO) – A man is hospitalized and another is in jail after a stabbing at the Gateway Gardens apartments, at 1817 1st Avenue North, in Moorhead Wednesday night. Police say 25-year-old Yaasiin Isxaaq is in custody after assaulting 45-year-old Corey Schmidt just before 9 p.m. Isxaaq was a guest in Schmidt’s apartment, and the two were acquaintances. After attacking Schmidt,…

Driving Ranges To Open Friday At The Meadows And Village Green

Courses Open For The Season on Sunday

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Here’s some good news for those itching to get back on the golf courses. The Meadows and Village Green Public Golf Courses will open their Driving Ranges on Friday morning at 10. Both Moorhead courses will officially open for the season on Sunday morning at 10. Cart use will depend on the weather. Fargo Park District plans…

West Fargo Softball Rolls to Season Opening Win, Spuds Fall

Packers bat around in first inning on their way to big win.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Both the Moorhead Spuds softball team and the West Fargo Packers got their season openers in on Monday at Moorhead high school. The two had different results though against Badger-Greenbush-Maple River. The Spuds fell in the first game to BGMR 8-4 and then West Fargo routed the Gators 19-6. The Packers batted around in the opening inning…

New Moorhead Superintendent Ready to Guide District to New Success

Brandon Lunak will look to implement the MSBA's "Portrait of a High School Graduate" towards high school curriculum

MOORHEAD, Minn. — After serving as Moorhead’s interim superintendent since December, Brandon Lunak was happy to receive the news that he would officially become the district’s next superintendent. “When I got the call, the range of emotions went from ‘boy, I’m extremely excited to get the call’ to ‘now, the work begins,’” said Lunak. The Moorhead job isn’t a first for…

Dilworth man sentenced for carjacking

Michael Jaime plead guilty

A Dilworth man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison after pleaded guilty for an armed carjacking. 28–year–old Michael Jaime stole a car at gunpoint at a Sioux Falls truck stop in July of 2016. Later that day, he fled from officers in Moorhead but the chase ended when speeds reached 140 miles per hour. The car…

Farm in the Dell Puts on Sixth Annual Spring “Friendraiser”

Last year, the organization was able to employ seven people with disabilities

  FARGO, N.D. — Some board members from Farm in the Dell of the Red River Valley say it’s not always easy for a person with a disability to get employed. “There’s so much cost in providing work opportunities that fit their abilities. Most of them will need a job coach or some type of supervision and that just takes a…

Play of the Winter Finalists

VOTE FOR THE DJ COLTER-KEN KRAFT AGENCY HS PLAY OF THE WINTER

FARGO, N.D. — It has all come down to this. Two plays, one winter sports season. Only one can be crowned the high school play of the winter. These are plays you’ve seen before, and we’re down to the top two. There’s little doubt that Moorhead’s Carter Randklev made the most dazzling play of the winter. Very little can compete with…