The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead

The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, once known as the Fargo Forum, is a daily newspaper based in Fargo, North Dakota. It serves as the main publication for Forum Communications. Often referred to simply as The Forum, it is the leading daily newspaper for southeast North Dakota and a large portion of northwest Minnesota. The average circulation is approximately 65,000 copies on Sundays and 51,000 copies during the weekdays.

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Superintendent Gandhi closes chapter with Fargo Public Schools after 7 years

23 hours ago | inforum.com | Isak Dinesen

FARGO — As several Fargo students celebrated their next chapter, their superintendent marked the end of his own. Rupak Gandhi’s final day as superintendent of Fargo Public Schools was Thursday, June 5. His last official act, after seven years in the role, was helping celebrate the graduation of GED students at Dakota High School, which he called a fitting end. He said the district’s commitment to education remains strong and hopes the community will continue to show its support.
Riding into summer: Moorhead church group distributes bikes to Ellen Hopkins students

1 day ago | inforum.com | Ingrid Harbo

MOORHEAD — Tobias Johansen’s face lit up with a smile as he took his new bike for a test ride around the parking lot of Salem Evangelical Free Church. Tobias, a student at Ellen Hopkins Elementary, was just one kid who picked out a refurbished bike at a bike distribution event hosted by Boaz Bike Ministry. The group held the Thursday evening, June 5 event for Ellen Hopkins Elementary students. “It’s so smooth,” Tobias said as he zipped around on the bike.
After years of struggling with space issues, Cass County Jail prepares to open $31 million addition

1 day ago | inforum.com | April Baumgarten

FARGO — The Cass County Jail is set to open a 192-bed addition this summer, an accomplishment that will give law enforcement some breathing room after years of space issues, Sheriff Jesse Jahner said. Crews are on track to finish the $31 million expansion by the end of the month, Jahner said in a Wednesday, June 4, interview with The Forum and WDAY.
Former North Dakota senator transferred to federal medical prison for child sex abuse travel sentence

1 day ago | inforum.com | April Baumgarten

ROCHESTER — A former North Dakota senator who planned to sexually abuse children overseas has been transferred to a federal prison. Jail records show Ray Holmberg, a Republican from Grand Forks, was taken from the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River, Minnesota, to the Federal Medical Center in Rochester on Wednesday, June 4. Rochester is one of six cities in the U.S. that has a federal medical prison.
Spirit Lake Nation to be without drinkable tap water for 2 extra weeks

1 day ago | inforum.com | April Baumgarten

FORT TOTTEN, N.D. — The Spirit Lake Nation will be without drinkable tap water longer than expected, according to a spokeswoman. The temporary filtration system needed to fix an elevated level of manganese in the tribe’s water was expected to arrive Thursday, June 5, or Friday, Spirit Lake spokeswoman Vicki Alberts told The Forum. Before residents can drink the water, the tribe must flush at least four million gallons of water through the system, she said.
Summer produce makes early appearance as Moorhead kicks off F-M farmers market season

1 day ago | inforum.com | Ingrid Harbo

MOORHEAD — Farmers market season has started in the metro, with the first vendors setting up shop in Moorhead’s Viking Ship Park. On Tuesday afternoon, June 2, the opening day of the market, around a dozen booths lined the edge of the parking lot outside the Hjemkomst Center. Vendors sold wares like soaps, wooden signs, spice mixes, baked goods and produce. Families with children bounced from booth to booth, while a musician sang on a small stage.
Cardboard and creativity power student arcade in Fargo

1 day ago | inforum.com | Isak Dinesen

FARGO — Some Fargo elementary students are proving that fun can be made from just about anything — even cardboard. Hawthorne Elementary hosted the district’s fourth annual “Games for Good Cardboard Arcade” on Wednesday, June 4. Students from across Fargo Public Schools built arcade-style games using cardboard and recycled materials. The event served as a fundraiser, with proceeds benefiting the Fargo Police Department’s K-9 program.
With Pablo López hurt, David Festa arrives for next major league opportunity

2 days ago | inforum.com | Betsy Helfand

SACRAMENTO — David Festa went to sleep on Tuesday night with the intention of being well-rested for his start Wednesday night for the Triple-A St. Paul Saints. And, apparently, he slept so soundly that not even 45 phone calls from six or seven different people within the Minnesota Twins organization trying to reach him could wake him. Festa wasn’t woken from his slumber until some time in the 8 o’clock hour when director of player development Drew MacPhail was banging on his apartment door.
Frost lose 2 world-class defenders to free agency

2 days ago | inforum.com | John Shipley

Expansion is hitting the two-time PWHL champions hard. Eight days after clinching their second Walter Cup in as many seasons, the Minnesota Frost have lost their two best blue liners to the Vancouver club joining the league next season. Vancouver signed Sophie Jaques and Claire Thompson, two of the three finalists for the PWHL’s defender of the year award, on Wednesday, the first day of the exclusive negotiating window for Vancouver and Seattle.
Crash sends semi over bridge on I-94 in western Minnesota

2 days ago | inforum.com | Isak Dinesen

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Two semis collided Wednesday, June 4, on Interstate 94 near County Road 10, sending one truck over a bridge, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Both trucks were traveling westbound when the crash occurred. Eric Scott Watson, 53, of Forest Lake was the driver of the semi that went over the bridge. Watson was wearing a seat belt and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.