Light snow is expected Tuesday, Dec. 28, after a post-Christmas blizzard crippled the Red River Valley and stranded motorists, but what residents should watch out for the rest of the week is extremely cold weather, meteorologists said.
The blizzard that started Sunday dropped almost a foot of snow in parts of southeast North Dakota. The weather system left the state by early Monday afternoon, but piles of snow, ice and gusting winds still caused troubles for motorists, particularly on highways and interstates.
The Red River Valley and parts of south-central North Dakota still were under no-travel advisories in effect as of mid-Monday. The North Dakota Department of Transportation shut down Interstate 94 from Bismarck to Fargo, as well as Interstate 29 from Grand Forks to the South Dakota border.
Homeless people have lived along the Red River for longer than Jillian Gould has been an outreach coordinator, but this past summer tents and trash caught the public’s attention.
“What is unique this year as far as the camps along the river is we had a lot of complaints from people,” said Gould, who's worked with the homeless in the Harm Reduction Division of Fargo Cass Public Health for six years.
During a downtown public meeting this month, Fargo Police Sgt. Brent Halverson said the groups encamped along the Red River — from South Terrace North to south of Main Avenue — were larger than before.
On Nov. 24 many of the camps were taken down, personal items were stored and trash...
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