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Friday, August 15th, 2025
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Good morning, Fargo. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 15th of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ The Fargo Park District will host a free community science event on August 20 at Urban Plains Park where participants help tag monarch butterflies for research. The event runs from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. and is organized with Audubon Great Plains, United Prairie Foundation, and NDSU—offering crafts, face painting, and free food while supplies last. Fargo Underground
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Experts and business leaders gathered in Fargo on Thursday at the Holiday Inn on 13th Avenue South for the Midwest Technology Summit hosted by the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce—discussing data centers, artificial intelligence, and panel presentations with Flag Family News co-sponsoring the three-hour event. AM 1100 The Flag
- ➤ Experts and business leaders gathered in Fargo yesterday at the 2025 Midwest Technology Summit held at the Holiday Inn on 13th Avenue South—where panels discussed artificial intelligence and data centers and their impact on business. WDAY Radio
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Fargo police identified a 55 year old local man, John Matthew Pilcher, who was killed in an attack on the 300 block of Broadway on August 3 when a 19 year old man, Tabias Jamal Walker, allegedly used a skateboard to strike him (Walker was arrested in Moorhead and is held on a $75,000 bond). WDAY Radio
- ➤ A Fargo man faced a felony assault charge on August 14 after he allegedly beat a man with a folding lawn chair outside New Life Shelter, police said—he is also wanted on theft and simple assault charges. AM 1100 The Flag
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ Between June 19 and 22, 2025, a tornado outbreak paired with derecho conditions damaged over 400,000 acres of crops—costing more than $24 million, with soybeans losing $13.5 million and corn and dry beans also hit hard. NDSU Extension gathered damage reports and partnered with federal and state agencies to help affected producers and monitor livestock losses including cattle, goats, and pheasants. KVRR
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Fargo city officials declared the apartment building at 1202 1st Avenue S dangerous after a July 7 fire and a June SWAT call caused serious damage—cracking walls, broken windows, and a tampered electrical meter; officials are talking with the owner and insurance to decide if repairs can be made or the building must be torn down at a Sept. 1 public hearing. KVRR
- ➤ At a County Commission meeting Wednesday, members agreed to vote next session on adding a termination clause to Fargo’s jail housing contract as they remain divided over fee hikes and storage for inmate property—County Sheriff Jesse Jahner said the jail cannot store hazardous items like explosives or guns. The dispute continues while officials complete a new jail pod to address past overcrowding. WDAY Radio
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