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Kjersti Maday

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  1. Article · Aug 6, 2026 · Kjersti Maday

    Law enforcement prepares to enforce North Dakota kratom ban (opens the original)

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    FARGO — Local law enforcement officers say they support Gov. Kelly Armstrong's executive order to ban kratom in North Dakota. The 30-day ban was announced Monday, Aug. 3, and went into effect at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 5. Armstrong said 23 deaths have been directly attributed to kratom since 2019 and he's set a special legislative session for Sept. 2 to talk about its future. Lt. Tom Shaw of the Fargo Police Department said two people died of kratom overdoses in July. And Cass County Sheriff Jes

  2. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · Kjersti Maday

    Firefighters warn fire danger remains despite rain (opens the original)

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    FARGO — Local firefighters say the little bit of rain we've had recently isn't enough to keep us out of fire danger. West Fargo Rural Fire Chief Steve Baron says Cass County is at a moderate fire risk. Most of the western part of the state is under a red flag warning. The New Salem Fire Department responded to a fire after the heat from a piece of farm equipment sparked a fire near Sweetbriar Creek on Saturday, Aug. 1. New Salem is about 32 miles west of Bismarck. That fire burned about 30 acres

  3. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · Kjersti Maday

    Fargo native loses home in Spokane wildfire (opens the original)

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    SPOKANE, Wash. — A Fargo native and her family have lost everything in the fires in Spokane, Washington. "This was our forever dream home," said Lindsay Nerger. That dream home for the Nergers came complete with the front porch they'd always wanted. But now that front porch is gone along with everything else. "Like a war zone... it'll never look the same," Lindsay said. A wildfire that's now burned 10,000 acres started ripping through Spokane, turning 700 buildings into ash on Saturday. "We got

  4. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · Kjersti Maday

    Local program highlights challenges facing single moms (opens the original)

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    FARGO — The affordability crisis is hitting many people hard, especially single mothers. They make up 80% of all single-parent households, according to the U.S. Census. And the margins in their already tight budget are getting tighter. That's one reason a local nonprofit partnered with a national research team to see exactly what they're up against. "Three years ago, when I became a mom, I thought that I would never be able to finish school," said Maia Jackson. Jackson, who is from Grand Forks,

  5. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Kjersti Maday

    North Dakota health leader explains concerns over kratom (opens the original)

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    FARGO — Ahead of North Dakota's kratom ban going into effect Wednesday, Aug. 5, the vice president of North Dakota's Public Health Association is sharing what makes the substance so dangerous. Dr. Mark Strand said the main issue with kratom is that it's not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. So, kratom products can vary widely in dosage, and there's no way to know what's actually in them. Strand said what we do know about kratom is that it activates the same reward pathways in t

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