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Fergus Falls man creates art out of nearly 80,000 coins
FERGUS FALLS, MINN. -- It took 3 years, 3,000 hours and some spare change for one man to map out his money and make his dreams come true.WDAY News reporter... → Read More
Fergus Falls man creates art out of nearly 80,000 coins
FERGUS FALLS, MINN. -- It took 3 years, 3,000 hours and some spare change for one man to map out his money and make his dreams come true.WDAY News reporter... → Read More
Prepping for the biggest jackpot, tips to protect your unlikely win
NATIONAL—Lottery tickets aren't golden, but they might as well be.The M&H gas station in Moorhead has been doling them out by the hundreds each hour.Employees say they've had lines at the registers all day."Everyone's buying. And if they hear about it from the next cash register over, they're... → Read More
Teams set up for annual 'Best Robotics Competition' at NDSU
FARGO, N.D.—It's teens versus tech at the annual "Best Robotics Competition" at NDSU.High school students from around the region started setting up their booths for the competition.This year's theme is ocean clean-up.The "best" robot will be determined by how much plastic they're... → Read More
Prepping for the biggest jackpot, tips to protect your unlikely win
MOORHEAD — Lottery tickets aren't golden, but they might as well be. The M&H gas station in Moorhead has been doling them out by the hundreds each hour. Employees said they've had lines at the registers all day. → Read More
Moorhead Budweiser plant celebrates 40th anniversary
MOORHEAD, Minn.—The Budweiser plant here celebrated its 40th anniversary with games, food, and of course, beer.Thursday afternoon, a crowd gathered under... → Read More
Where to go for appliance maintenance, customer service after Sears' bankruptcy filing
Over the past 125-years Sears has risen to become a staple for millions of American shoppers. Now it's facing bankruptcy and more closures amid billions in debt.I talked to NDSU's Associate Dean for the college of business, Dr. John Bitzan, for some perspective on how a business like Sears could fail.He... → Read More
Nurses prepare for flu shot season with new tricks for kids
FARGO, N.D.—With flu season here, nurses are preparing for nervous children with a few new tricks.WDAY News spoke to a Child Life Specialist at Sanford who says they give out about 300- shots a day.With so many children, nurse have developed a few tricks to keeping them calm.They've got things like... → Read More
NDSU remembering Matthew Shepard with concert
FARGO, N.D.—NDSU is also remembering Matthew Shepard with a concert based on his life.The concert is called "Considering Matthew Shepard."It includes... → Read More
LGBT community remembers Matthew Shepard on 20th anniversary
FARGO, N.D.—"It's one of those things we never forget, and it just kind of really resonates throughout the entire community," said Kyle Anderson.WDAY News spoke to members of the LGBT community about the anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death.Anderson and Eric Hamley said they remember it... → Read More
Sheyenne project pushed back 3 weeks because of bad weather
WEST FARGO, N.D.—Through the mud and mist, crews are working fast as they try to finish up Sheyenne construction.The original completion date was Oct. 15,... → Read More
Study finds a third of ND roads are in 'poor condition'
A new study finds a third of North Dakota's roads are in poor condition.The National Transportation Research Group, TRIP, presented research findings Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Delta by Marriott.Presenters said the state is facing a $2.5 billion shortfall in transportation funding needed to improve roads... → Read More
New Facebook scam is a hoax
FARGO - A Facebook hoax has gone viral and is making some users nervous about possible cloning.If you've been on Facebook today you might have seen a message like this floating around.It's a message from a friend that your account may have been cloned.Homeland Security reports it's not true.The message... → Read More
You can now check out e-books, with an e-card from the West Fargo Library
WEST FARGO.—You can now check-out audiobooks from the library, and at home with just a click of a button.The West Fargo library is offering a new "e-card."You... → Read More
Students celebrate Indigenous Culture with day of activities
FARGO, N.D.—Students are celebrating Indigenous Culture with a day of traditional presentations.50 students from Fargo, West Fargo and Moorhead joined together for a day of cultural education at Agassiz.The afternoon included a flag presentation and speakers from several tribes around the region.The... → Read More
Churches United gets ready for busy winter
MOORHEAD, M.N.—It's a question Sue Koesterman gets every fall -"When the weather turns cold, it becomes 'what are the shelters going to do to meet the... → Read More
Haunted Farm opens its doors for Halloween
MOORHEAD, M.N.—A Moorhead farm is bringing back its chills and thrills for Halloween.Tonight is opening weekend for the Moorhead Haunted Farm.WDAY News spoke... → Read More
Firefighters warn homeowners to clean out chimneys and vents before winter
FARGO — A professional chimney cleaner's workload has doubled now that fall has arrived.He now cleans about 10 chimneys per day as the weather cools and people... → Read More
Farmers warn people to watch the road as sugar beet harvest begins
For the next two weeks, it's going to be all about the beets.Farmers around the countryside are scrambling to get the plants out of the ground and into trucks.Harvest means full days and long nights of work.National Sugar Beets Association member Duane Maatz says it's a lot of overnight hours because... → Read More
A woman tells her story as she battles terminal breast cancer
FARGO — Every day for the past decade, Trudy Buchfink has come to work at Sanford. It's a job she says she loves, but the last few months have been trying after she was diagnosed with stage 4 terminal breast cancer. → Read More