Convicted felon who fled police in Jamestown gets 9 years
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) Â A Hazen man who fled police last April following a strong-armed robbery has been sentenced to nine years in prison for possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon....
View ArticleDistrict Judge Lawrence Jahnke of Grand Forks retiring
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) A state judge in Grand Forks plans to retire March 15. Judge Lawrence Jahnke of the Northeast Central Judicial District was appointed a district judge in May 1989 and won election...
View ArticleComment deadline extended for State Management Transit Plan
North Dakota's Transportation Department is giving the public more time to comment on its draft State Management Transit Plan.The plan describes state policies and procedures for administering various...
View ArticleFormer Grand Forks day care worker cleared of sex abuse
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) -- A former Grand Forks day care employee accused of sexually abusing four children has been cleared of all charges after psychologists determined he likely made a false...
View ArticleSlick roads lead to crashes and falls
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- Rain early Friday coated roads with a glaze of ice. Roads, sidewalks, and parking lots were like skating rinks. Some people fell and there were quite a few crashes in the...
View ArticleFlu cases rise in North Dakota
BISMARCK (KFGO-AM) --- There's been a spike in flu cases in North Dakota. Over four thousand people have been sickened. The State Health Department says one hundred seventy-three people have been...
View Article1 charge dropped against woman who gave son cannabis oil
MADISON, Minn. (AP) - A judge has dismissed one of two charges against a Minnesota woman who gave her son cannabis oil for chronic pain.Judge Thomas Van Hon tossed out a charge of child endangerment...
View ArticleFEMA agrees to extension of basement exemption for Fargo homeowners
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Good news for some Fargo homeowners.Mayor Tim Mahoney says FEMA has approved a Fargo basement exemption. He says the news comes after a "big fight" the City has had with FEMA over the...
View ArticleGrand Forks Bean Co. ordered to stop doing business
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota regulators have ordered Grand Forks Bean Co. to stop doing business after complaints by farmers about not being paid for delivered crops.The state Public Service...
View ArticleWeather service issues first flood outlook
GRAND FORKS (KFGO-AM) -- It probably comes as no surprise, but there's little chance of spring flooding in the Red River and Devils Lake Basins.The National Weather Service says the flood risk is well...
View ArticleJudge asked to suppress key evidence in hockey sex video case
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - A judge is being asked to throw out some key evidence in the case of two men charged with using a teenage girl to make a sex video.Hockey players Thomas Carey and Brandon...
View ArticleGehrig files for Fargo commission
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A second person has filed for a spot on the city commission.Anthony Gehrig is in the Air National Guard. He's run for city commission twice in the past, most recently last June....
View ArticleTeen charged with fatally shooting teacher
MAHTOMEDI, Minn. (AP) - A 19-year-old man has been charged with killing a high school teacher in a drive-by shooting in Washington County.Sheriff's officials say 48-year-old David Frigaard was shot in...
View ArticleNDSU, Klieman agree on two-year contract extension
Winning national championships has its privileges.First-year North Dakota State football coach Chris Klieman has accepted a two-year contract extension that will keep him under contract until January...
View ArticlePolice: Eagan boy fatally shot by older brother during game
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - Eagan police say a 13-year-old boy was fatally shot by his 15-year-old brother while the two played "cops and robbers.''Police and paramedics responded to the home Sunday morning...
View ArticleWoman pleads guilty in Becker Co. death
DETROIT LAKES, MN (KFGO-AM) -- An Ogema woman has pleaded guilty to the August murder of a man in Ogema.Jessica Kilde, 33, has pleaded guilty to 2nd degree murder in the death of Richard...
View ArticleRural Bismarck flood properties being auctioned in March
Four properties bought from homeowners at Hoge (hohg) Island for a proposed flood levee on the Missouri River south of Bismarck will be auctioned in March.The Bismarck Tribune reports that plans for...
View ArticleNorth Dakota considers measures to freeze college tuition
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota lawmakers are considering a pair of proposals that would freeze tuition at the state's colleges but at a steep cost to taxpayers.North Dakota's university system has...
View ArticleMontana oil spill estimate lowered to 30,000 gallons
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Authorities have lowered their estimate of how much oil spilled from a broken pipeline beneath the Yellowstone River in eastern Montana, briefly contaminating the water supply of...
View ArticleMan convicted of robbing Bismarck bank gets over 12 years
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - An Arizona man convicted of robbing a North Dakota bank has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison.Sean Nichols was sentenced Monday in federal court. He pleaded guilty in...
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