Today in Fargo-Moorhead: Red Flag Warning, speech team wins, Fargo police review
Monday’s Red Flag Warning lasts through 8 p.m. due to critical fire conditions. Winds with gusts up to 40 miles per hour, plus low humidity, create for situations in which outdoor burning is not recommended.
A mostly sunny Monday afternoon is in store with a high near 67. There is a 20 percent chance of showers Tuesday morning. It should be mostly cloudy and breezy with a high near 56.
News
A state senator from Woodbury has been arrested in connection to a home burglary in Detroit Lakes on Monday morning.
The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing “critical incidents” involving the Fargo Police Department, including its policies around officer-involved shootings, the Fargo Forum reports.
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It was a good weekend for high school speech students in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The Spuds at Moorhead placed first for the eighth year in a row (last week’s story details what led up to this success.)
At the North Dakota state tournament, West Fargo Horace students championed, with Fargo Davies a close second.
A proposed bill would update Minnesota’s 17-year-old electronics waste law to include all e-waste and make recycling electronics free for all Minnesotans.
Gov. Tim Walz on Monday announced the appointment of two new Supreme Court justices — Theodora Gaïtas and Sarah Hennesy — who are set to replace retiring justices Margaret H. Chutich and G. Barry Anderson.
Mezzaluna’s owners are promising a lower-level speakeasy, the Fargo Forum reports.
On Monday night the Moorhead City Council will meet.
Agenda items include the following topics: a public hearing on construction at Meadows Golf Course, a new roof for the wastewater treatment plant, the Moorhead Center Mall redevelopment, larval mosquito control in Cass County and a City Hall/City Plaza project. Find the full agenda and watch the livestream on the city’s website.
The Fargo City Commission’s next meeting is April 29.
Events
Happy Earth Day! Some related area events include a celebration at Holland’s, North Dakota State University’s birdhouse architecture competition, a Moorhead Public Library tree talk,
It’s Poetry Month — celebrate it with Global Poetry Open Mic with Fargo-Moorhead International Potluck on Tuesday or at Red Raven on Thursday with an open mic night.
A hardcore music night is at the Aquarium on Wednesday. A social (complete with pizza and trivia) for folks in downtown Fargo is Thursday night.
And mark your calendars for the 47th Annual Red River Valley International Wood Arts Festival on Saturday.
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