Kaity
@kaityedits.bsky.social
News editor at The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead - feel free to send your North Dakota and northwest Minnesota news tips!
Proud word nerd | Gustavus grad | accidental journalist
Proud word nerd | Gustavus grad | accidental journalist
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I want to talk to you about this photo.
At first blush, it’s innocent. Mundane. A forgotten toy left outside a family home.
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I want to talk to you about this photo.
At first blush, it’s innocent. Mundane. A forgotten toy left outside a family home.
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Police investigating suspicious death of Moorhead toddler
The unresponsive child was brought from a Moorhead home to a Fargo hospital where life-saving measures were unsuccessful, and the coroner's office alerted police.
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May 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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I want to talk to you about this photo.
At first blush, it’s innocent. Mundane. A forgotten toy left outside a family home.
1/x
I want to talk to you about this photo.
At first blush, it’s innocent. Mundane. A forgotten toy left outside a family home.
1/x
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Winona woman arrested in 2011 death of 'Baby Angel' www.postbulletin.com/news/local/w...
Winona woman arrested in 2011 death of 'Baby Angel'
Jennifer Baechle, 48, is facing two counts of manslaughter after law enforcement connected her DNA to the DNA found on objects placed inside the bag with the newborn in 2011.
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April 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Winona woman arrested in 2011 death of 'Baby Angel' www.postbulletin.com/news/local/w...
A devastating day for The Forum, and a joyous new beginning for a beloved colleague. We'll miss Helmut's quick wit, encyclopedic knowledge and, yes, the candy he threw at us.
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Forum reporter, 'master punster' lets ink dry on 40-year career
Schmidt's peers know that few have done more to get important, accurate information in front of readers. His candy dispensing was pretty epic, too.
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April 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A devastating day for The Forum, and a joyous new beginning for a beloved colleague. We'll miss Helmut's quick wit, encyclopedic knowledge and, yes, the candy he threw at us.
www.inforum.com/business/for...
www.inforum.com/business/for...
Want to see the Fargo-Moorhead community through the lens of The Forum's photographers?
Here are some of the highlights from March captured by @inforum.com's visual virtuosos:
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Here are some of the highlights from March captured by @inforum.com's visual virtuosos:
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InFocus: March 2025
Forum photographers have collected their favorite shots from March, which was packed with tournaments, trials and everything in between.
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March 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Want to see the Fargo-Moorhead community through the lens of The Forum's photographers?
Here are some of the highlights from March captured by @inforum.com's visual virtuosos:
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Here are some of the highlights from March captured by @inforum.com's visual virtuosos:
www.inforum.com/community/in...
The culmination of years of work came yesterday with a 10-year sentence for Ray Holmberg for child sex abuse:
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Former North Dakota Sen. Ray Holmberg gets 10 years in prison for traveling to sexually abuse children
Judge Daniel Hovland sentenced the Republican to more than three times what the prosecution sought for traveling to Prague to sexually abuse boys. The judge called Holmberg's actions "vile."
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March 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The culmination of years of work came yesterday with a 10-year sentence for Ray Holmberg for child sex abuse:
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www.inforum.com/news/north-d...
I don't often don my reporter hat. This was a fun (but freezing) way to spend my afternoon: www.inforum.com/news/fargo/t...
'The Postal Service belongs to the people': Nearly 100 people rally in Fargo against privatizing USPS
People gathered in downtown Fargo on Sunday to voice their opposition to a reported plan to move the United States Postal Service under the Department of Commerce.
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March 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I don't often don my reporter hat. This was a fun (but freezing) way to spend my afternoon: www.inforum.com/news/fargo/t...
"Life without sight can still be full of wonder, joy, adventure, love, humor and even your standard, everyday tedium. Some things are just done a little differently."
I hope you'll take a couple minutes to read this love note disguised as a column about my husband.
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I hope you'll take a couple minutes to read this love note disguised as a column about my husband.
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Young: 10 years of perseverance
Ten years ago this month, my husband was blinded in a collision with a drunk driver. Despite the immense trauma he suffered, he built a beautiful, full life.
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March 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
"Life without sight can still be full of wonder, joy, adventure, love, humor and even your standard, everyday tedium. Some things are just done a little differently."
I hope you'll take a couple minutes to read this love note disguised as a column about my husband.
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I hope you'll take a couple minutes to read this love note disguised as a column about my husband.
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Saturday's paper was overflowing with impactful stories from the news team at The Forum.
Here are a few things you might have missed:
Here are a few things you might have missed:
March 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Saturday's paper was overflowing with impactful stories from the news team at The Forum.
Here are a few things you might have missed:
Here are a few things you might have missed:
A former Dent resident is now the lead doctor on "Extracted."
My sisters used to babysit Jon's kids, and I babysat his nephews. It's cool to see what he's doing now.
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My sisters used to babysit Jon's kids, and I babysat his nephews. It's cool to see what he's doing now.
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Former Otter Tail County resident becomes lead doctor for survivalist TV show
Jon Femling, a Perham High School graduate, had a unique skill set that made him a top choice for the lead medical provider on a new prime-time TV show.
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February 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A former Dent resident is now the lead doctor on "Extracted."
My sisters used to babysit Jon's kids, and I babysat his nephews. It's cool to see what he's doing now.
www.inforum.com/lifestyle/ar...
My sisters used to babysit Jon's kids, and I babysat his nephews. It's cool to see what he's doing now.
www.inforum.com/lifestyle/ar...
Two of the @inforum.com staff have been on the road today covering #LeonardPeltier as he returns to the Turtle Mountain Reservation.
More to come from the ever-talented duo of Melissa Van Der Stad and Anna Paige from an event tonight and another tomorrow.
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More to come from the ever-talented duo of Melissa Van Der Stad and Anna Paige from an event tonight and another tomorrow.
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Leonard Peltier returns to North Dakota 49 years after conviction
Leonard Peltier is on his return journey to Turtle Mountain. The Forum has a news team on site to document his return to North Dakota after 49 years in prison.
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February 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Two of the @inforum.com staff have been on the road today covering #LeonardPeltier as he returns to the Turtle Mountain Reservation.
More to come from the ever-talented duo of Melissa Van Der Stad and Anna Paige from an event tonight and another tomorrow.
inforum.com/news/north-d...
More to come from the ever-talented duo of Melissa Van Der Stad and Anna Paige from an event tonight and another tomorrow.
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I'll join the chorus of people here to agree that, yes, it is ridiculously cold out there. Bundle up, folks! It's going to be a bitter couple days.
February 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'll join the chorus of people here to agree that, yes, it is ridiculously cold out there. Bundle up, folks! It's going to be a bitter couple days.
ICYMI: A #NorthDakota legislator said women experiencing infertility are being punished by God as she pushed to pass a bill to label abortion as murder in the state.
Read more from 🖋️ Peyton Haug here:
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Read more from 🖋️ Peyton Haug here:
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North Dakota House votes down handful of reproductive rights bills after lengthy floor debates
Lawmakers scrapped a bill to increase abortion access and another to further its criminalization, as well as two bills seeking to protect access to fertility treatments and contraceptives.
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February 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
ICYMI: A #NorthDakota legislator said women experiencing infertility are being punished by God as she pushed to pass a bill to label abortion as murder in the state.
Read more from 🖋️ Peyton Haug here:
www.inforum.com/news/north-d...
Read more from 🖋️ Peyton Haug here:
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A question all Minnesotans should be asking: What were their representatives doing during the last 4 weeks?
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The Minnesota House is back in session, but what were Clay County reps doing during the boycott?
Rep. Heather Keeler, D-Moorhead, was boycotting the legislative session to deny a quorum with the rest of her party. Rep. Jim Joy, R-Hawley, was in St. Paul with work held up by the ongoing boycott.
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February 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A question all Minnesotans should be asking: What were their representatives doing during the last 4 weeks?
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106-year-old Rochester house sold for $1.41 million to clear way for 12-story apartment complex #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook
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106-year-old Rochester house sold for $1.41 million to clear way for 12-story apartment complex
Developer DM Cos. purchased the 10-unit boarding house at 219 Sixth Ave. SW from Rochester landlord Britt Noser. The plan is to build Citywalk apartments, a 12-story complex with 361 units.
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February 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
106-year-old Rochester house sold for $1.41 million to clear way for 12-story apartment complex #rochmn #heardaroundroch #kigersnotebook
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Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
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February 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
West Fargo Sophomore Jordan Sommerfeld has his sights set on making a college basketball team.
"But seeing that I’m a 5-foot-10, one-handed kid, I don’t think it’s a very realistic thing. ... I’m going to work as hard as I can to try and get there."
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"But seeing that I’m a 5-foot-10, one-handed kid, I don’t think it’s a very realistic thing. ... I’m going to work as hard as I can to try and get there."
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'There's no limit': Meet Jordan Sommerfeld, the West Fargo basketball player defying odds and inspiring many
Jordan Sommerfeld was born with amniotic band syndrome and doesn't have a left arm, but that hasn't stopped the West Fargo sophomore from playing the sport he loves at a high level.
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January 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
West Fargo Sophomore Jordan Sommerfeld has his sights set on making a college basketball team.
"But seeing that I’m a 5-foot-10, one-handed kid, I don’t think it’s a very realistic thing. ... I’m going to work as hard as I can to try and get there."
Read more: www.inforum.com/sports/prep/...
"But seeing that I’m a 5-foot-10, one-handed kid, I don’t think it’s a very realistic thing. ... I’m going to work as hard as I can to try and get there."
Read more: www.inforum.com/sports/prep/...
Even the ducks look cold out on Lake Superior. I miss when I called Duluth home 🚢
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Photos and video: Frigid cold produces Lake Superior sea smoke
The CSL Laurentien arrived in the Twin Ports on Thursday morning surrounded by steam fog caused by subzero temperatures.
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December 13, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Even the ducks look cold out on Lake Superior. I miss when I called Duluth home 🚢
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In Fargo leaders' latest debate over how to help the homeless, issues with turning people away from shelter because of substance use and abuse was a major point of contention.
Leaders are promising a solution in 2 weeks.
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Leaders are promising a solution in 2 weeks.
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Commissioners vote down Turnberg's plan, but promise alternative solutions to homelessness before Christmas
“We really are trying to find the solutions to address this most urgent and pressing issue for the city,” Fargo City Commissioner Denise Kolpack said.
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December 10, 2024 at 3:31 PM
In Fargo leaders' latest debate over how to help the homeless, issues with turning people away from shelter because of substance use and abuse was a major point of contention.
Leaders are promising a solution in 2 weeks.
www.inforum.com/news/fargo/c...
Leaders are promising a solution in 2 weeks.
www.inforum.com/news/fargo/c...
A somber first post: We lost a funny, brash, empathetic media giant in North Dakota. I did not have the pleasure of knowing Tony Bender, but he was my dad's favorite columnist.
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Port: Saying goodbye to columnist, author, radio host and newspaper publisher Tony Bender
At times, he took me under his wing, offering advice that made me a better writer, a better journalist and, at times, a better person.
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November 26, 2024 at 3:06 PM
A somber first post: We lost a funny, brash, empathetic media giant in North Dakota. I did not have the pleasure of knowing Tony Bender, but he was my dad's favorite columnist.
www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...
www.inforum.com/opinion/colu...