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A search warrant executed on Tuesday, May 19, by the Moorhead Police Department has resulted in the arrest of two adults connected to an incident earlier in the week at Horizon Middle School.

On Monday, May 18, at approximately 12:40 p.m., the Moorhead Police Department responded to Horizon Middle School after receiving a report that several students had become ill after consuming candy brought to school by another student.

The City Council will consider a second reading of Ordinance 2026-01: An Ordinance to Amend the Official Zoning Map Rezoning Industrial Parcels and to Amend and Reenact Title 10, Chapter 15B, MU-2: Neighborhood Mixed Use and Chapter 18, Use Regulations on May 26, 2026.

These zoning text and map amendments are part of the Onward Moorhead! Comprehensive Plan Update, which was approved in 2022. The City is in the process of updating all zoning code chapters and the citywide zoning map. The code updates clarified setbacks in MU-2 and added/clarified use language for cannabis/hemp-related uses. 

For more information, please visit the City Council Meetings web page. Scroll down to the bottom of this page to review the First Reading of Ordinance 2026-01 in the May 11, 2026 meeting packet (click item 10B in the Agenda Packet (PDF) to download item).

If you have questions, please contact staff at planning@moorheadmn.gov or 218.299.5374.

Important service impacts for Memorial Day (May 25):

• City of Moorhead offices will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25 and reopen on Tuesday, May 26.

• Garbage/Recycling: Monday (May 25) garbage and recycling routes will be collected on Tuesday. All other routes from Tuesday through Friday will be collected on their regularly scheduled day. Please be aware the shift in route schedules may cause early or delayed collection this week; set your trash out by 4 am to ensure it is collected.

• MATBUS: There will be no MATBUS or MAT Paratransit service on May 25. The Ground Transportation Center will also be closed. Services will resume on Tuesday, May 26.

The City of Moorhead Assessing Division will be reviewing residential properties in your neighborhood in the coming weeks.

Neighborhoods included: Country Club Addition, Arnold F Miller Addition, Roens Addition, Roens 1st Addition, Voll Addition and Outlots.

You may see a clearly identified City assessor taking photos of the outside of your home and checking exterior measurements. Please let others in your household know.

These reviews help us make sure your property value is current and accurate, as required by the State of Minnesota. An interior inspection helps us confirm the most accurate information.

Property information can be viewed at www.moorheadproperty.org.

If you would rather call to schedule an appointment or confirm interior information, please contact the Assessor’s Office at 218.299.5310. 

On Monday, May 18, weather permitting, and lasting for approximately three weeks, motorists traveling in Fargo-Moorhead will encounter lane closures on Interstate 94 near the Red River Bridge, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Crews are returning to install the bases and structure for a new overhead message board on the North Dakota side of the river as part of MnDOT’s communication upgrade project. During the upcoming work, there may be times when no workers are present while concrete is curing.

All construction activities and traffic impacts are weather dependent and subject to change at any time. MnDOT and the North Dakota Department of Transportation want to remind motorists to slow down and use caution throughout every work zone.

MnDOT Project Page: https://www.dot.state.mn.us/d4/projects/moorhead-its/index.html

For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota, visit 511mn.org.

The City of Moorhead Assessing Division will be reviewing residential properties in your neighborhood in the coming weeks.

Neighborhoods included:  Mulligans 1st Addition, and Village Green 18th Fairway Addition.

You may see a clearly identified City assessor taking photos of the outside of your home and checking exterior measurements. Please let others in your household know.

These reviews help us make sure your property value is current and accurate, as required by the State of Minnesota. An interior inspection helps us confirm the most accurate information.

Property information can be viewed at www.moorheadproperty.org.

To schedule an interior inspection, scan the QR code on the left.

If you prefer not to schedule an in‑person visit, you may scan the QR code on the right and complete a short questionnaire instead.

If you would rather call to schedule an appointment or confirm interior information, please contact the Assessor’s Office at 218‑299‑5310. We’re happy to answer any questions—thank you!

Congratulations to the Moorhead Spudniks Robotics Team! On Monday, May 11, the Moorhead City Council and Mayor Shelly Carlson presented them with the MoorHeart award.

The Moorhead Spudniks Robotics team, using their problem-solving skills and electronics talents, built a “digital hand” for their classmate Amarah Ramirez, to enable her to participate with the rest of her class.

This lighted sign allows her to signal to the teacher when she wishes to ask or answer a question. Through the Spudniks’ hard work and innovation, Amarah can better engage in the classroom. From the nomination – “This is what it means to be in a community, we look out for each other because we are all Spuds.”