Tribe, state reach agreement on child support services
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has signed an agreement with North Dakota's Department of Human Services to boost child support enforcement on the reservation.The tribe's child...
View ArticleND considers bill to allow firearms in more public places
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota lawmakers are slated to consider legislation that would allow concealed carry permit holders to pack guns at more public places.Rep. Roscoe Streyle, a Republican from...
View ArticleCleanup underway for nearly 3M-gallon saltwater spill in ND
Cleanup is underway after nearly 3 million gallons of brine, a salty, toxic byproduct of oil and natural gas production, leaked from a pipeline in western North Dakota. It's the largest spill of its...
View ArticleRuling: Grand Forks Humane Society broke open meetings law
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's attorney general says a Grand Forks organization violated open meetings law by holding unauthorized executive sessions to discuss firing its director.Wayne...
View ArticleLow-income North Dakotans getting an additional $2.2M in heat help
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Low-income North Dakotans are getting some added help to pay heating and other energy costs this winter.Families and seniors living in low-income households will receive more than...
View ArticleMontana oil spill renews worries over pipeline safety
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A second large oil spill into Montana's Yellowstone River in less than four years is reviving questions about oversight of the nation's aging pipeline...
View ArticleND Senate approves bill for callers reporting drug overdose
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Senate has passed a measure that would grant immunity for someone who calls authorities to report a drug overdose.Republican Sen. Howard Anderson says his bill is...
View ArticlePlan would allow North Dakota Legislature to set tuition
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Legislature is considering having lawmakers set tuition and fees at the state's 11 colleges and universities.The State Board of Higher Education currently sets the...
View ArticlePolice seek driver in West Fargo chase
WEST FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A brief chase in West Fargo early Thursday morning. It began around 3:30 a.m.The officer stopped pursuing after the driver hit speeds of 80 mph. The chase, which only lasted a...
View ArticleFormer North Dakota state lawmaker Donald Clark dies
BISMARCK (AP) - Former North Dakota state lawmaker Donald Clark has died.Gov. Jack Dalrymple says the former Fargo legislator died Wednesday. Dalrymple called Clark "a true statesman.''Clark served in...
View ArticleRep. Carlson would like to see one and two year colleges focus on specific...
BISMARCK (KFGO-AM) -- North Dakota House Majority Leader Al Carlson of Fargo would like to see the state's one and two-year colleges put under the same leadership umbrella, with each school focusing on...
View ArticleInmates charged with posting selfies from jail
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - Three inmates at the Williams County Correctional Center in Williston are accused of possessing a cellphone in the jail after two of them allegedly posted photos of themselves on...
View ArticleFargo City Commissioner calls for public vote on new city hall
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - As the price tag goes up for a new Fargo City Hall, City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn says it may be time to let voters decide whether to proceed.The project was originally pegged at...
View ArticleVIDEO: 'American Idol' contestant Zach Johnson of Fargo performs on 'It Takes 2'
FARGO (KFGO) -- Fargo singer Zach Johnson, a contenstant on TV's "American Idol," stopped by KFGO's "It Takes 2" program to perform for hosts Jack Sunday and Amy Iler.Johnson advanced to the Hollywood...
View ArticleAttempted murder investigation in Moorhead
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - Attempted murder charges are pending against a man following a knife attack Thursday at a home in Moorhead.Police say 29-year-old Brandon Bush broke into his ex-girlfriend's...
View ArticleStrand files for Fargo City Commission
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- School board member John Strand has filed for a seat on the city commission. He's the only candidate to file so far for the spot that will be open when Interim Mayor Tim Mahoney runs...
View ArticleUniversity System launches search for next chancellor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The North Dakota University System has officially launched the search for the next chancellor. The application deadline is March 17. Whoever is chosen will start somewhere around...
View ArticleAfter latest spill, ND Democrats to revisit monitoring bill
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Following the largest saltwater spill of North Dakota's current oil boom, state Democratic lawmakers say they will revisit measures overwhelmingly rejected two years ago that...
View ArticleState: 100,000-gallon saltwater spill reported near Tioga
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota health officials are on the scene of a saltwater spill in Williams County of more than 100,000 gallons. The Health Department says it was reported 9 miles southwest of...
View ArticleBarriers set up, water tested at site of North Dakota spill
Barriers have been set up and water is being tested in the area of western North Dakota affected by a nearly 3 million-gallon saltwater spill. State health official Dave Glatt said Thursday the berms...
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