I’ve been following and writing about this case since a high-profile drug raid went down in my very sleepy, super safe neighborhood nearly 4 years ago. A wild ride of a case ensued. www.inforum.com/news/fargo/n...

i feel like a lot of people are dissociating and not reacting to the threat of nuclear war with an appropriate level of alarm?

ICE detains Afghan man who escaped to West Fargo after fighting alongside US forces A West Fargo doctor and his wife, who were instrumental in helping Hussain "Daniel" Ahmadi come to the U.S. and apply for asylum, said his arrest came as a complete surprise.

I wrote about Hussain “Daniel” Ahmadi, a former Afghan intelligence officer who has had an asylum application pending here for 2 years. He has been in ICE detention for over a month. www.inforum.com/news/west-fa...

Police body camera review shows gulf between Moorhead officers' response to missing woman Friends and family pleaded for police to track Niloo Khazrabakht's phone after she went missing. The first shift refused, citing a lack of exigency, a decision the next shift called "shocking."

I followed up on a heartbreaking missing persons case in Moorhead last fall. www.inforum.com/news/moorhea...

AI error jails innocent grandmother for months in Fargo fraud case Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail in Tennessee and North Dakota after being misidentified by Fargo police through AI facial recognition in a bank fraud investigation.

This poor woman. A massive fail for AI and the humans relying to heavily on it. www.inforum.com/news/fargo/a...

I’m so deeply sorry. Your wife’s blog is so beautifully, gut-wrenchingly written.

Moorhead vs. Minnetonka: Live Score Updates of Minnesota High School Boys Hockey State Tournament Championship ST. PAUL, Minn. — The No. 1 Minnetonka Skippers (26-2-2) play the No. 2 Moorhead Spuds (26-3-1) in the MSHSL boys hockey state tournament Class 2A championship

Damn, the Moorhead Spuds (small town up north, nickname due to potato farming) came from 3-0 down to beat the Minnetonka Skippers (wealthy metro suburb, nickname due to lake with lots of big fancy boats)

Put another way, potatoes > yachts

SHOULD THE U.S BLOT OUT THE SUN AND USHER IN AN AGE OF ETERNAL DARKNESS? - Gallup 2/20/26-3/5/26

NO - 41%
YES - 38%
UNSURE - 21%

Behind the scenes of the Isadora Wengel case with The Vault podcast Forum reporter Tasha Carvell discusses her coverage of the investigation into 25-year-old Isadora Wengel's case, and explains why residents of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, are being called on to help...

The folks at The Vault podcast interviewed me about the puzzling Isadora Wengel homicide case and the ongoing search for her remains. www.inforum.com/news/the-vau...

You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.

Metro Surge might be “over” but its impact on and trauma to Minnesota’s immigrant community will be felt for months, years to come.

Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.

Wild, shocking story. We knew some of this but yowsa www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...

Ruling against the tide, a North Dakota judge denies emergency petitions for Minnesota ICE detainees Judge Daniel Traynor's decisions are among a small minority denying noncitizens hearings or release pending removal during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

ND judge volunteers to help MN courts out w/ deluge of habeas cases. ND judge proceeds to deny all of ‘em, until a valid DACA recipient gets arrested. My latest: www.inforum.com/news/minneso...

Attorneys say Grand Forks man is being illegally detained after ICE arrest Abdirahman Hassan Yusuf, a Somalian refugee admitted to the U.S. in 1998, was arrested on his way to work on Wednesday. Attorneys have filed an emergency petition for his release.

We haven’t had nearly the volume that MN has here but I wrote about the most recent Habeas case filed in ND. Yusuf’s attorney is Marc Prokosch, who also reporesents little Liam Ramos and his family. www.inforum.com/news/north-d...

Hundreds gather for constitutional observer training in Moorhead Minnesota's Immigrant Defense Network, founded to address heightened federal enforcement efforts, organized the event with the goal of "strengthening community readiness, solidarity and response."

I wrote about Minnesota’s Immigrant Defense Network and the hundreds of people who showed up for their constitutional observer training in my town last night www.inforum.com/news/moorhea...

Best accounting of what’s been happening in Minneapolis I’ve read so far.

My 1st job in the industry was as night producer for the Post’s sports section, .com side, writing stupid small stuff, mostly mid-season game summaries. Twice I took frantic calls from Wilbon asking me to hold a column. I was so proud of that gig. Working at the storied Washington Post. A dream.

Clue | Soundtrack Suite (John Morris) YouTube video by Soundtrack Fred

Only hear this when I see that youtu.be/VsenCBRPIfc?...

I just bought a 10 pack of whistles on Amazon (I know, I know). On the confirmation page it asked me if I wanted to add a pocket copy of the Constitution like others buyers like me did. 🫠

The Murder of Renee Good Trump’s armed stormtroopers unleash terror

Read @chadbourn.bsky.social on yesterday’s horrifying murder in Minneapolis open.substack.com/pub/chadbour...

I almost fainted.

Front page of Fargo Forum newspaper for Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, with stories about a tequila theft, a murder investigation and a court case over a downtown Fargo condominium project by the author, and a 4th story about harm reduction.

It *felt* like an intense week at work and today’s front page is validating. 3/4 bylines. 😅

Tom Stoppard wrote my favorite play ever, Arcadia. Saw a mesmerizing and life-altering 1994 production of it in London the year after it premiered. He was a genius. RIP.

I think he’s my favorite police chief.

Enrique can't believe it

New Trump-imposed fee shuts down 'lifeline' for recruitment, retention in rural school districts Superintendents who turn to foreign teachers to fill vacancies say a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas will make keeping those "exceptional" teachers in their communities long term impossible.

The state’s Dept of Public Instruction spokesman didn’t seem to think Trump’s H-1B visa fee would have an impact on North Dakota schools when I asked him. After talking to several superintendents it’s pretty clear it will. www.inforum.com/news/north-d...

My three October birthday boys - husband 46, son 11, and dad 80 - at their joint celebration last night. 💙

US Marshals arrest North Dakota man on child sex abuse material charge A state case filed against Gary Donnelly in 2022 was dismissed in April due to evidentiary issues, but a federal grand jury indicted him Oct. 8. and he was arrested at his home Tuesday morning.

U.S. Marshals arrested this guy in the tiny North Dakota town of Ray today. I last wrote about him in May, when the state case against him was dismissed due to repeated discovery disasters. It’s a wild ride. www.inforum.com/news/north-d...

Salmon Chowder Recipe - Salmon or Steelhead Chowder | Hank Shaw A salmon chowder recipe, Pacific Northwest style: salmon, potatoes, corn, cream, and a little bacon and dill. Steelhead or trout also work.

It’s been raining here the last three days. This salmon chowder recipe is the cure and the comfort. Thanks Hank. honest-food.net/salmon-chowd...

RR must’ve loved the fit in your 4th photo. But his shoes are cut off in that one. Not so much in mine (when he visited Capitol Hill and graciously posed w fawning Senate interns in 1995) - need a ruling pls