Tribal head: ND must do more to protect against oil impacts
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has asked North Dakota lawmakers to do more to protect public safety and the environment during the state's unprecedented oil boom....
View ArticleAir pressure readings set records across South Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The extreme cold in the Northern Plains isn't setting temperature records, but it is setting atmospheric pressure records. South Dakota State Climatologist Dennis Todey says high...
View ArticlePart of I-90 closed in western SD, advisory lifted in ND
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Part of Interstate 90 has been closed in western South Dakota, while a travel advisory in western North Dakota has been lifted. No travel will be allowed between Exit 32 at...
View ArticleProbe of fatal train-school bus crash has several aspects
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Authorities investigating the cause of a crash involving a Larimore school bus and a freight train are interviewing students on the bus, inspecting the bus mechanics, viewing...
View ArticleMost students hurt in bus-train crash now out of hospital
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) Only one of 10 injured students taken to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks after a fatal collision involving a Larimore school bus and a freight train remains there. Altru says six...
View ArticleNew Town students to be tested for TB after case confirmed
NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) North Dakota health officials say they're doing limited testing for tuberculosis after a case was confirmed in a New Town student.The state department says people don't need to be...
View ArticleBasin Electric adding electricity production in oil patch
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Basin Electric Power Cooperative says it's generating more electricity to help meet demand in North Dakota's oil patch with the addition of several natural gas-based peaking...
View ArticleFCS teams much longer playoff than the 4-team CFP model
FRISCO, Texas (AP) Imagine Oregon and Ohio State both having to play at least two more games before getting to that national championship game. They would then know what North Dakota State and Illinois...
View ArticleNorth Dakota State holds off Omaha 75-72
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Lawrence Alexander scored 18 points, Paul Miller made six consecutive free throws in the last 11 seconds and North Dakota State held off Nebraska-Omaha 75-72 on Thursday.A.J. Jacobson...
View ArticleSacramento State edges North Dakota 63-61
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) Zach Mills scored 17 points and Mikh McKinney added 13, including a short bank shot with one second left to lift Sacramento State to a 63-61 win over North Dakota on Thursday....
View ArticleMayville man pleads not guilty to felony terrorizing
HILLSBORO, N.D. (AP) -- A Mayville father has pleaded not guilty to a felony terrorizing charge after he allegedly threatened his 9-year-old son during a drunken dispute with his wife over a game of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Mike and Ryan Game Preview
Mike McFeely and Ryan Gellner preview the National Championship between NDSU and Illinois State.
View ArticleBLOG: Pinto's Preview: FCS National Championship
We are on the eve of the FCS National Championship. It seemed as if this day would never come. The last time the North Dakota State football team played a game was on December 19. That was a semi-final...
View ArticleMembers of Congress make friendly wagers on NDSU-Illinois State football game
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Members of Congress from North Dakota and Illinois have placed friendly food wagers on the outcome of Saturday's Football Championship Subdivision title game in Frisco,...
View ArticleFargo Fire Chief says firefighters likely escaped serious injury by seconds...
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Fargo Fire Chief Steve Dirksen says the crash involving a car that slammed into a fire truck and injured a firefighter serves as a "powerful reminder" that drivers need to slow down...
View ArticleDakotas lawmakers: Barrier to Keystone XL pipeline removed
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -Members of Congress from the Dakotas say President Barack Obama has lost a reason to veto a measure authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline after Nebraska's Supreme Court tossed a...
View ArticleQB Roberson the difference-maker for Illinois State
FRISCO, Texas -- Illinois State sports information director Mike Williams remembers the moment he knew Tre Roberson was going to be something special for the Redbirds.It was after the homecoming...
View ArticleVIDEO: Marshaun Coprich
Ryan Gellner talks to Illinois State running back Marshaun Coprich
View ArticleLIVE VIDEO: NDSU Pep Rally
Frisco, TX (KFGO) -- Watch the pep rally live!Watch the Pep Rally here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-mighty-790-kfgo-am
View ArticleLawmaker: North Dakota ideal for testing driverless cars
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota lawmaker envisions the state's wide-open spaces and wintry weather as the perfect testing ground for driverless cars and other automated vehicles.Democratic Rep....
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