show moreWoman rescued from Red River near Midtown Dam
FARGO – A woman was taken to the hospital early today after being rescued from the chilly Red River near Fargo’s Midtown Dam.
One last hug
Eastwood Elementary School second grade students Elizabeth Ista, Makenna Braun, Jaydin Bjorland and Presleigh Nissen gather together for an emotional hug on the last day of class Thursday for the students at the West Fargo school. Dave Wallis / The Forum
Higher ed board rejects report clearing Shirvani of fraud
Questions raised over auditor’s ties to board members, accuser
FARGO – North Dakota’s state Board of Higher Education voted Thursday to reject an auditor’s report that cleared Chancellor Hamid Shirvani of a fraud allegation after the auditor’s emails with the original accuser and several board members, including the newly elected president, was called into question.
Accused robber seeks to withdraw plea
MOORHEAD – Announcing to the court he was mentally ill, a Fargo man asked to withdraw his guilty plea at his sentencing hearing Monday for two felonies connected to a Clay County police chase in a stolen vehicle after he allegedly robbed a Fargo bank in January.
RELATED CONTENTGrand Forks Central High School students grieve for classmate killed in accident
GRAND FORKS – Dozens of Grand Forks Central High School students linked arms and shed tears Thursday as they slowly approached a memorial at the scene of an accident that killed their 16-year-old classmate McCain Endres a day earlier.
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MOORHEAD – A former Dilworth man serving 12 years in prison on a previous child sex abuse conviction is facing new child sex abuse charges filed Wednesday in Clay County District Court.
North Dakota chamber, companies call for immigration reform
BISMARCK – Don Morton, a senior director with Microsoft Corp. in Fargo, said Thursday that the country’s immigration laws are archaic and need to be reformed to meet the workforce demands of the state’s growing and high-tech industries.
Fossil area closed after 2 boys die on field trip in Minn. park
MINNEAPOLIS — St. Paul authorities shut down a popular fossil-hunting area in a riverside park Thursday, one day after two children were killed and two others injured by a landslide.
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ST. PAUL - Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed two provisions of a bill funding outdoors and arts projects, saying a House committee ignored a citizen advisory panel.
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Beyond the wedding dress, do you have any clothing you keep because you have special memories attached to it?
Money Savin' Mama: Discussing finance instead of hand bags
At a garage sale this month, several of my friends were inspecting a purse, trying to determine if it was “real.”
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Who will play F-M's Finest outdoor concert? You decide
FM’s Finest will take its finale to the streets this summer. The concert, sponsored by The Forum, music promoter Jade Presents and the Downtown Community Partnership, is set for 5-10 p.m. on June 14 on Second Avenue N. between Broadway and the alleyway.
Roster building for RedHawks is heavy on stats
Fargo - The numbers printed on a sheet of paper help paint the picture of a player for Doug Simunic.
Fielder's single gives Tigers 7-6 win over Twins
DETROIT – Prince Fielder bounced a tie-breaking single off Jared Burton’s glove in the eighth inning, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.
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