Increased Seatbelt Enforcement
The Fargo Police Department is looking for people not buckling up.There will be an increased enforcement campaign starting January 5th through the end of the month. It's part of the statewide Click-It...
View ArticleUND researchers get 2 large NIH grants
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Two University of North Dakota researchers are getting a grant of nearly $1.5 million over five years to study drugs used to treat HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.The money...
View ArticleHighway Patrol says ND drunken driving arrests down 10 percent
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota authorities say drunken driving arrests in the state were down nearly 10 percent in 2014.Highway Patrol Sgt. Tom Iverson says about 1,700 driving under the influence...
View ArticleMinot angler rescued after ATV goes through ice
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A Minot man who's used to pulling others from life-threatening situations got some quick help from two fellow anglers when his four-wheeler went through the ice.The Minot Daily News...
View ArticleLongtime lawman retiring as Rolette Co. Sheriff
ROLLA, N.D. (AP) - A veteran North Dakota law enforcement officer is enjoying his first day of retirement.Rod Trottier's last day as Rolette County sheriff was Wednesday.He joined the agency in 1975...
View Article2 charged with selling meth near Tioga school
TIOGA, N.D. (AP) - Police in Tioga have been arrested two people on felony drug charges over allegations they sold methamphetamine near a school.44-year-old Jeff Cox of Tioga and 52-year-old Sandy...
View ArticleBismarck-Mandan foundation grant to expire soon
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A community foundation in Bismarck-Mandan is seeking more time to match a potential $1 million grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation.The foundation announced the grant in 2011 to...
View ArticleHooker, North Dakota hold off Montana St, 67-60
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Quinton Hooker scored 16 points to lead North Dakota past Montana State 67-60 in the Big Sky opener for both teams on Thursday.Carson Shanks added 12 points and Lenny Antwi scored...
View ArticleMinnesota widow hopes Ebola eradicated in 2015
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ A Minnesota woman whose husband was the first American to die from Ebola hopes to see the deadly virus eradicated in 2015. In July, Decontee Kofa's husband, Patrick Sawyer, died of...
View ArticleMankato ERs swamped with flu cases
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) _ Urgent cares and emergency rooms in the Mankato area are being flooded by patients who have flu or flu-like symptoms. The influx has prompted officials to ask people to call their...
View ArticleJudge: Norway violated Minnesota's equal-pay law
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ A federal judge has ruled the Norwegian government violated Minnesota's equal-pay laws by paying a female former employee $30,000 less than a male counterpart. U.S. District...
View ArticleParts of region bracing for season's first major winter storm
FARGO (KFGO-AM) The strongest storm system so far this winter season will move in the northern Red River Valley by late Friday afternoon.The Fargo Moorhead area and points south will luck out, missing...
View ArticleUnion criticizes decrease in railroad maintenance crews
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The union representing maintenance workers says cuts by Canadian Pacific Railway could exacerbate delays in rail shipping in the region.The International Brotherhood of Teamsters...
View ArticleND bill would ban congressional seat appointment
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A Republican lawmaker from Minot says he will introduce a bill that would prohibit the governor from appointing a successor to a vacant North Dakota congressional seat.Rep. Roscoe...
View Article1 winner of Minnesota Lottery's $1M raffle emerges
ROSEVILLE, Minn. (AP) - It's a happy start to the new year for a Minnesota Lottery raffle winner.The holder of one of two $1 million tickets has come forward. Jackpot-winning tickets were sold in Anoka...
View ArticleSD flu: 281 cases, 121 hospitalized, 3 deaths
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Three South Dakotans have died from a seasonal outbreak of Influenza A that got a lot worse the past week.Two of the people were from Minnehaha County and one was from...
View ArticleCattle rustlers at work in Northeast North Dakota
LANGDON, N.D. (KFGO-AM) Cattle rustlers have hit a farm near Langdon. This past weekend, 13 calves were stolen from a feedlot. The Cavalier County Sheriff's Department believes two to three people were...
View ArticleGroup asks Minnesota lawmakers to up DWI penalties
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A DWI task force has a range of proposals for state lawmakers to consider in trying to reduce the number of drunken driving incidents in Minnesota.Proposals from the Minnesota DWI...
View ArticlePerson of interest arrested in Dilworth vehicle thefts
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - Another "person of interest" has been arrested in the theft of several new vehicles from a railroad storage yard in Dilworth.Jamie Bevins, Jr. was arrested yesterday and...
View Article600 barrels of oil spill in northwest North Dakota
KEENE, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Department of Health says 600 barrels of oil have spilled from a well in McKenzie County about a mile northwest of Keene.The Health Department says operator...
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