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🌱 Moorhead man jailed after late-night vehicle assault leaves victim critical

Moorhead, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Moorhead! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Moorhead man jailed after late-night vehicle assault leaves victim critical
  • How MSUM star QB Jack Strand just leapt from Dragons to Falcons
  • How a North Korean IT scam quietly reached a home in Moorhead

Today's riddle: What is round on both ends and hi in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 60 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Monday: Cloudy, a little rain; chilly, temps: high: 46, low: 30.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 53 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Moorhead man arrested after alleged vehicle-related assault (am1100theflag.com) — Moorhead police arrested a 40-year-old local man after an alleged vehicle-related assault late Friday left another man in critical condition. Officers say the suspect and victim knew each other, and the driver was taken into custody on attempted murder and felony assault charges while the investigation continues.
   

• MSUM's QB Jack Strand signing with Atlanta Falcons (am1100theflag.com) — Moorhead football fans have a new reason to cheer as Minnesota State University Moorhead quarterback Jack Strand has signed an undrafted free agent deal with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. The record-setting Dragon passer, a two-time NSIC Offensive Player of the Year, leaves MSUM after four standout seasons that helped spotlight the program and the city on the national stage.
   

• North Korean IT workers are stealing remote jobs—and Americans are helping them do it (fortune.com subscription) — A North Korean-linked IT fraud scheme briefly touched Moorhead when a laptop for a fake remote job was rerouted there and accepted by a local facilitator, investigators say. The broader operation used stolen or borrowed American identities to secure remote tech jobs, funneling millions of dollars in salaries to support North Korea’s government and raising concerns about how easily U.S. companies can be duped.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Pactiv Evergreen, Inc. posted a job opening for Line Operator - Day Shift in Moorhead. Apply here.
  • Menards, Inc. posted a job opening for Full-Time Cashier & Front End Team in Moorhead. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Moorhead here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hawley

  • Merry Melody Music Academy director expands vision for arts education in lakes area (dl-online.com)

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  • 22465 Seifert Beach Rd, Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 (zillow.com)
  • Area baseball roundup for April 24: Parkers Prairie stays undefeated as Trevor Rounds shuts out Pillager (echopress.com)

Detroit Lakes

  • Fish Lake Rd, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 (zillow.com)
  • MNL is healing the earth, one garden at a time (dl-online.com)
  • Connor Malecka with personal best 2-mile time, places 14th at Hamline Elite Meet (dl-online.com)

Ok Moorhead! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Ohio (Thank you Mary D. for sending it in!)
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