He also received U.S. citizenship in 2019. Add Mohamad Barakat’s name to the long list of people who shouldn’t have been around to commit mayhem on American soil. Earlier this…
Fargo authorities conducted a follow-up press conference yesterday, as reported in the Fargo Inforum, to update the public with more facts that have been determined in the ambush shooting of several Fargo…
On Friday afternoon, July 14, 2023, Fargo police were dispatched to a traffic accident at 25th St. and Ninth Ave South. Officer Jake Wallin, 23, just three months into his police…
Complaints from residents and businesses in downtown Fargo over vagrants, addicts and other public safety concerns have surged in recent years. As American Experiment noted, the backlash over the growing…
Downtown Fargo has a problem. It’s gotten so rowdy and noisy on the streets on many nights that city hall has been deluged with complaints. Last summer the controversy got…
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KXNET reports: Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, and his team have partnered with North Dakota to invest $45 million into early-stage companies. … Called the Wonder Fund, the new partnership looks…
Fargo car repair shop owner John Bultman didn’t appear to stand a chance against the city government’s threats to fine him up to $1,000 a day unless he shut down…
Even though it’s still a work in progress, the push by North Dakota lawmakers to cap and ultimately phase out the state income tax has already attracted the attention of…
After decades of growth and generous taxpayer funding, more colleges and universities suddenly face declining enrollment, budget deficits and cutbacks. The pressure’s on to find efficiencies, consolidate departments and provide…
For the second time in as many days, opponents of a controversial proposed development in a North Dakota city triumphed over the political establishment, ending another overwhelmingly unpopular, though once…
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Not so long ago, citizens could go to the polls to vote for one candidate per office and expect to learn who straight out won or lost sometime before midnight.…
Fargo taxpayers let it rip when they were recently asked their opinion on the city’s proposed up to $11 million pedestrian bridge connecting City Hall to the riverfront. This excerpt…
The Red River Regional Dispatch Center serves as the nerve center for emergency police, fire and medical response in Moorhead and the greater Fargo area. Plans in the works call…
It’s not exactly a pleasant subject to write about, much less personally encounter while shopping, sightseeing or on a lunch break downtown. But workers and visitors to city center Fargo…
You know it’s time to consider going back to the drawing board when a project draws comparisons to the most infamous poster child for wasteful government spending — the Alaskan…
Nowadays, private companies like Zillow produce data which can help inform policymakers as much as data produced by more traditional, mostly government, sources. LinkedIn is an example. The social network…
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Pretty much everyone agrees Minneapolis and St. Paul desperately need more police officers on the streets, a lot more. It’s still just too unpredictable and potentially dangerous to take a…
Following the Fargo School Board’s Aug. 9 vote to stop saying the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of its school board meetings, the decision has received national attention and…
The Fargo School Board voted Tuesday 7-2 to stop saying the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of its school board meetings, ruling that it didn’t align with the district’s…
Fargo Public Schools’ Board of Education will consider discontinuing the Pledge of Allegiance at each regular board meeting, according to the upcoming meeting agenda for this Tuesday, August 9. The…
A new study on masks in schools has found “limited to no” impact on student COVID-19 cases, shared The 74. The study engaged in a “natural experiment” of two adjacent…