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West Fargo Library hosts mitten tree this season
WEST FARGO — The West Fargo Public Library is hosting its fourteenth annual Mitten Tree Drive this December to collect winter gear for West Fargo children.From Dec. 1 through Jan. 6, donors can drop off new or like-new child-sized mittens, gloves, s
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
Fargo middle schoolers move and groove with School Bell Rocks
FARGO — On Wednesday, students at Ben Carl Eielson Middle School were movin' and groovin' and getting motivated with the School Bell Rocks program.School Bell Rocks is an interactive, educational, and entertaining in-school program with fitness, mus
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
North Dakota man gets 60 years in prison for sexually exploiting children
BISMARCK — A central North Dakota man will spend 60 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting children.U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland sentenced Dwayne Gerard Sr., 63, of Karlsruhe, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, according to a news release. He pleade
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
Michigan police sued by family of slain African refugee Patrick Lyoya
The family of an African refugee who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has filed a civil lawsuit against the city and a former police officer charged with murdering him.The suit was filed on Wednesday in the U.S. Distric
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
Lakes area retired couple scammed out of 'life savings'
MINNESOTA — Ron and Sharon Knutson were so excited about retirement after years of working, but it all changed last month, when they got an email saying there were fraudulent PayPal charges on their debit card."(H)e said it was on a Visa debit card.
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
Local hospitals battle the unusual spike of influenza, RSV, and COVID-19
FARGO — A rise in Influenza, RSV and COVID-19 cases is pushing hospitals in our region close to capacity, and doctors say we haven't hit the peak of the flu season yet.The North Dakota Department of Health's weekly influenza report says there have b
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
Family of man who bled to death at Cass County Jail files federal lawsuit
FARGO — The family of a man who bled to death two years ago in a Cass County Jail cell is suing Essentia Health, the county and others involved in the case.The family of Luke Michael Laducer filed the
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
Vehicle belonging to Moorhead homicide victim found
MOORHEAD — An SUV belonging to a Moorhead woman who authorities suspect was killed by her son at her home sometime on Dec. 1 was located Wednesday morning, Dec. 7, in Wahpeton, North Dakota, according to a report released by Moorhead police.Accordin
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
Trump asks U.S. appeals court to block civil Jan. 6 lawsuits
Donald Trump should be immune from civil lawsuits over last year's siege on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters, a lawyer for the former president told a federal appeals court on Wednesday.Trump attorney Jesse Binnall told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
Sanford cuts ribbon for new West Fargo ambulance post
WEST FARGO — Sanford Health and the West Fargo Chamber of Commerce came together to celebrate their newest ambulance post in West Fargo by holding a ribbon cutting ceremony. The post is meant to improve their ability to serve West Fargo, Horace, and
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
White House calls Congress' move to rescind military's vaccine mandate 'a mistake'
WASHINGTON — The White House said on Wednesday that scrapping the requirement that U.S. troops get vaccinated for COVID-19 is a mistake, as lawmakers moved closer to requiring the Pentagon to rescind its vaccine mandate.Republican leader Kevin McCar
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
Woman found dead in house fire outside Thief River Falls
PENNINGTON COUNTY — A woman was found dead in a home in Rocksbury Township near Thief River Falls, Minnesota on Wednesday morning, Dec. 7.According to a press release from the Pennington County Sheriff's Office, a residential fire was reported in th
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
North Dakota man seriously injured in single-vehicle crash
STEELE COUNTY, N.D. — A Luverne, North Dakota man was seriously injured in a single vehicle crash on Tuesday, Dec. 6.According to a press release from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the unidentified 29-year-old man was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Sil
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
Minnesota attorney sent to prison, faces disbarment for sexually assaulting clients
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — An Itasca County attorney has been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison and is expected to be disbarred after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting four clients.Jesse Robert Powell, 33, of Bigfork, received the 78-month sentence
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST
MSUM freshman wins $100,000 scholarship in Dr Pepper football toss
BEMIDJI, Minn. — Gavin Kestner isn't a quarterback, but the Minnesota State University Moorhead freshman's passing skills earned him $100,000 on Saturday night, Dec. 3.Kestner won the tuition scholarship from Dr Pepper at halftime of the Atlantic Co
Source: FM Area News local feeds | 8 Dec 2022 | 4:05 am CST