Missing Grand Forks teen turns herself in
EAST GRAND FORKS (KFGO-AM) -- An 18-year old Grand Forks woman who turned herself in late Friday is expected to appear in Polk County Court today on drug charges.Jenna Stai was missing for more than a...
View ArticleWoman sentenced in child's death
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A woman has been ordered to spend 60 days in the Cass County Jail for the death of her newborn son.Reanne Pederson, 32, pleaded guilty to negligent homicide. Her son died at a Fargo...
View ArticleDefense says sex video involving teenage girl is protected speech
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - Attorneys who represent two hockey players accused of making a sex video with a 16-year-old girl in Moorhead say the video is constitutionally protected speech.Lawyers for...
View ArticlePolice hope photos lead to break in Bearson murder case
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - Moorhead police have released surveillance photos and video of a car that they hope could lead to a break in the Thomas Bearson murder investigation.The NDSU freshman was...
View ArticleNorth Dakota oil field worker files discrimination lawsuit
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A Utah woman who worked in the North Dakota oil fields has filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer, alleging gender discrimination and equal pay violations.Cindy...
View ArticlePolice looking for vehicle spotted near scene of homicide
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) Moorhead police are asking for help in identifying a vehicle that was spotted on surveillance video near the area where the body of slain North Dakota State University...
View ArticleNorth Dakota oil field worker files discrimination lawsuit
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) A Utah woman who worked in the North Dakota oil fields has filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer, alleging gender discrimination and equal pay violations. Cindy...
View ArticleReservations being accepted at North Dakota state parks
It's still winter, but people can begin making reservations at North Dakota's state parks. Full services at state parks begin on Friday, May 15. The Parks and Recreation Department says the 95-day...
View ArticleNorth Dakota prison inmate accused of threatening US judge
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO-AM) An inmate at the North Dakota State Penitentiary is accused of threatening a federal judge.Robert Lee Johnson is charged with one count of mailing threatening communications....
View ArticleSioux County man facing 6 sex charges involving minors
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) A 57-year-old Sioux County man accused of sexually assaulting two young girls is facing multiple charges in federal court.Jonathan Stretches of Cannon Ball made his initial...
View ArticleSeven firms seek contract to study options for re-purposing the Fargo Civic...
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Seven firms have submitted proposals to do a feasibility study analyzing options for re-purposing the Fargo Civic Center. The city commission wants to determine if the building could...
View ArticleStorm system bringing snow and freezing rain to region
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - A fast moving storm system is spreading a wintery mix of snow and freezing rain into the region.The eastern half of North Dakota and much of Minnesota is in a winter weather advisory....
View ArticleMoorhead school leaders look to future to handle growing enrollment
MOORHEAD (KFGO-AM) - The Moorhead School Board is looking at a plan to accomodate the district's growing enrollment over the next 10 years that could cost about $190 million.The plan includes a new,...
View ArticleFire displaces 14 people in Grand Forks
GRAND FORKS (KFGO-AM) -- The American Red Cross is assisting fourteen Grand Forks residents who were displaced by an apartment fire Monday night.The fire broke out in a 6th floor unit at 23 N. 3rd St....
View ArticleIndustrial hemp could soon be legal to grow in North Dakota
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Industrial hemp could be grown legally in North Dakota this spring, for the first time since World War II.Representative Dave Monson of Osnabrock is the prime sponsor of a bill that...
View ArticleMoorhead teachers make video and score free tickets to Swift concert
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- Persistence and creativity paid off for 4 Moorhead teachers who scored free tickets to Taylor Swift's upcoming Fargodome concert.Mollie Lackmann, Hope Schmidt, Joni Grant and Melissa...
View ArticleLake Park mayor appointment postponed
LAKE PARK, MINNESOTA (KFGO-AM) -- The city of Lake Park has postponed appointing a new mayor until next month because a voting member was absent.The mayor's seat was left empty by the resignation of...
View ArticleMoorhead man goes to jail for tattooing minors
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - A Moorhead man who illegally provided tattoos to minors will spend 45 days in jail. Ralph Curiel pleaded guilty to four misdemeanors. As part of a plea agreement, eight...
View ArticleND's US attorney resigns to return to private practice
FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Tim Purdon is stepping down as U.S. attorney for North Dakota.The 46-year-old says he's returning to private practice and will be establishing an office in Bismarck for a national...
View ArticleND House speaker returns to Legislature after surgery
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota's speaker of the House has returned to the Capitol after a more than two-week absence for surgery to remove an intestinal blockage.Fargo Republican Rep. Wes Belter...
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