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West Fargo Schools Receives Midwest’s First Electric School Bus

They unveiled it at the West Fargo Public Schools Transportation Center

WEST FARGO, N.D. — West Fargo Public Schools unveils North Dakota’s first electric school bus. The district has been trying to get the $317,000 bus for about a year. Officials say the bus costs about nine cents a mile whereas a diesel tank costs about 40 to 44 cents a mile. During the summer, it will be used for parades and…

West Fargo Man Accused Of Running From Officers And Hitting Several Vehicles

An officer tried to stop 23-year-old Trevor Love for speeding by West Fargo High School around noon

WEST FARGO, ND — A West Fargo man faces around a half-dozen charges after hitting numerous vehicles and trying to outrun officers in his car and on foot. An officer tried to stop 23-year-old Trevor Love for speeding by West Fargo High School around noon. Love first drove into oncoming traffic on Main Avenue before sideswiping five vehicles stopped at a…

Fargo Gordmans Celebrates Grand Reopening

In honor of the reopening, the store donated $1,000 to West Fargo High School

FARGO, N.D.– With a little TLC, Fargo Gordmans is celebrating its grand reopening. The West Fargo High School band sparked excitement this morning as city and store members held a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Fargo store opened in 2001 and was bought out by Stage Stores two years back. In honor of the reopening, the store donated $1,000 to West…

Flag Football Unifies Students of all Ability Levels at West Fargo High School

Through work in sports, health education and community building, Special Olympics North Dakota is addressing problems such as injustice, intolerance and social isolation that students with disabilities face every day

WEST FARGO, N.D.– West Fargo high school is the first in the metro to introduce inclusive sports. Through work in sports, health education and community building, Special Olympics North Dakota is addressing problems such as injustice, intolerance and social isolation that students with disabilities face every day. Unified Sports is a registered program of Special Olympics that brings together all…

Getting the Whole School Involved: West Fargo HS Students Pack Meals for Feed My Starving Children

Organizers say they've never done a service project of this scale

FARGO, N.D. — Students at West Fargo High School are helping the Feed My Starving Children Mobile Pack reach their goal of packing 2.5 million meals. It’s a service project of a scale that many have never seen before. “We pulled up and there’s like 100 school buses. It was an incredible sight. Young people are about half the volunteers we…

Construction Underway on Two Softball Fields at West Fargo High School

The fields should be ready to play on before the snow flies

WEST FARGO, N.D. — After a run of more than 20 years at Elmwood Park, the West Fargo High School softball team gets a new home in its own backyard. The Packers now have two new softball fields on campus where their varsity and JV squads will take the field this spring. The move comes after West Fargo weaved together a…

Congratulations to all the F-M High School Grads!

Seniors across the metro said goodbye to senior year and are ready to take on their post-graduation plans

FARGO, N.D. — High school seniors across the metro closed one chapter of their lives and are ready to start writing the next. More than 400 students from Moorhead High School and more than 300 students from West Fargo High School walked across a graduation stage to receive their diplomas. Students say they were excited to share such a special moment…

West Fargo Students Enter Virtual Reality to Stop Texting While Driving

The school partnered with AT&T's "It Can Wait" campaign

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Students from West Fargo High School took a break from the real world and instead entered a virtual reality for a change. The simulation showed students what could happen when they get behind the wheel and get even the least bit distracted by texting. Life threatening or fatal car accidents can be caused by a driver who’s…

Students Walk Out of West Fargo High School to Support School Safety

Hundreds of students carry signs, release balloons to commemorate victims of February's Parkland shooting

WEST FARGO, N.D. — At West Fargo High School, many students marched in unison and carried signs reading messages such as “fear has no place in our schools”. At exactly 10 am, hundreds of students marched out the south entrance of West Fargo High School to speak out for change in school safety. “If you don’t take the measures to…

Police Identify Person Responsible for West Fargo High School Bomb Threat

Officials say the lockdown was lifted after 30 minutes

  WEST FARGO, N.D. — A social media threat led to a brief lockdown at West Fargo High School. West Fargo Public School officials say the threat mentioned a pipe bomb in a locker. A school resource officer investigated and determined there was no merit to the threat. The lockdown was lifted after about 30 minutes. Officials say the person…