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Flock camera use raises privacy concerns across the region

FARGO — In the past five years, hundreds of communities and police departments have dropped their use of Flock cameras because of privacy concerns. That includes Horace, North Dakota, where the City Council voted to remove the cameras, and in Duluth, where the police department decided to not renew...

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No ruling yet on campaign complaint filed over Moorhead fire truck used in parade

MOORHEAD — A campaign complaint about the use of a retired Moorhead fire truck by a City Council candidate went before a judge on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Sarah Opitz used the truck in Moorhead's homecoming parade earlier this month. She's running for the Ward 1 City Council seat. Her opponent,...

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Moorhead City Council candidate ends campaign

MOORHEAD — A third Moorhead City Council candidate has ended their campaign, though their name will still be on the ballot. Jayce Swanson, who will appear on the ballot as Dalton Swanson, is no longer running for Moorhead City Council in Ward 1. Swanson is the second Ward 1 candidate to drop out of...

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Drug task force remains busy after 698-pound meth seizure in central Minnesota

MONTEVIDEO, Minn. — Agents with the CEE-VI Drug Task Force in west central Minnesota had been seizing anywhere from 10 to 15 pounds of methamphetamine every year until 2020, when they seized 57.7 pounds of the illegal substance. Then, in 2025, agents were part of an operation that netted just shy...

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