Rebuilding Together fixing up homes
Charity’s first project helping Fargo familyFARGO – A little more than a year ago, a couple of north Fargo empty-nesters sat down for a serious talk. Leah Strand wasn’t sure how her husband, Robert, would react to the notion of her sister, recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and caring for her three children, possibly moving into their three-bedroom, one-bathroom house.
INFORUM, 09/28/2011
Man faces dangerous weapons charge for carrying nunchucks into Moorhead park
MOORHEAD – Police say a 38-year-old man faces a charge of possessing a prohibited weapon after he allegedly carried a set of nunchucks into a city park here.INFORUM, 09/23/2011
This just in: Local newscasts fill new time slots, run longer to fill void left by Oprah
FARGO – Local TV news is on the upswing, at least in terms of quantity, and if you’re looking for someone to thank, send the card to Oprah Winfrey in Chicago.INFORUM, 09/21/2011
Cass County nixes $50,000 bell-tower view
Proposed window would have provided vantage point of tower above courthouseFARGO – How much is a close-up view of the historic bell tower that sits atop Cass County’s courthouse worth?
INFORUM, 09/20/2011
Local reaction mixed on Netflix's split of DVD and online services
FARGO – The reaction to Netflix’s impending split of DVD and online services, if its own blog is any gauge, isn’t nearly as divided as Netflix itself will soon be.INFORUM, 09/20/2011
Valley City, Police Chief Ross take battle to court again
VALLEY CITY, N.D. – A court petition the city here filed Friday asks a judge to drop an order preventing a hearing previously slated for Monday on the misconduct allegations its embattled police chief faces.INFORUM, 09/17/2011
Fire at 13-unit garage causes $100,000 in damage
Video insideFARGO – A fire Thursday night caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to a 13-unit garage building next to a partially built apartment complex in south Fargo for low-income seniors.
INFORUM, 09/16/2011
Murder trial DNA evidence at issue
Prosecutor says accused could have started Moorhead fire to eliminate evidenceMOORHEAD – Prosecutors in a murder trial set to start a month from now in Clay County want the jury to see DNA evidence from an unrelated and subsequently dismissed burglary case in Becker County.
INFORUM, 09/16/2011
5 years after Rodriguez convicted for Dru Sjodin's murder: ‘Nothing but sadness’
Sjodin’s killer still on death rowFARGO – Five years ago this week, a federal jury in Fargo convicted and later sentenced to death the man who kidnapped, raped and murdered Dru Sjodin.
INFORUM, 09/01/2011
Nakvinda appeals murder conviction
BISMARCK – An attorney for Michael Nakvinda, the handyman found guilty in December of murdering a Fargo dentist, argued on appeal Wednesday that there wasn’t enough evidence for jurors to convict him.INFORUM, 08/31/2011
