Sabin man arrested on arson charge
SABIN, MINNESOTA (KFGO-AM) -- A Sabin, Minnesota homeowner has been arrested on arson charges.The Clay County Sheriff's Office says Jon Lague, 51, set the Feb. 6 fire that destroyed his house.The fire...
View ArticleTransCanada to seek US approval for $600M Upland Pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The Canadian company behind the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline will seek U.S. State Department approval for another pipeline, this one going north.TransCanada Corp.'s proposed...
View ArticleHotels step up to help American Red Cross
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- When KFGO reports on people being displaced by fires or floods, you'll often hear us say "The Red Cross is assisting them with shelter and other needs". The agency couldn't do it...
View ArticlePolice say Perham man was driving on tracks when his car collided with train
PERHAM, MINN. (KFGO-AM) - Investigation continues in a car-train collision Tuesday night in Perham which injured the driver.Alec Bjerke, 21, Perham is in fair condition at Sanford Medical Center in...
View ArticleFinalists picked for Regional Dispatch Center Director
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - A former Fargo police officer and the assistant director of the Red River Regional Dispatch Center are among four finalists to be the center's next director.Mary Phillippi has been...
View ArticleGarnett returns to Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Kevin Garnett is coming back to the place it all began.A person with knowledge of the deal says the Minnesota Timberwolves are sending forward Thaddeus Young to the Brooklyn Nets for...
View ArticleWeather service: Flood chances are low in Red River Basin
FARGO (KFGO-AM AP) -- The National Weather Service says the chances of flooding in the Red River Valley remain low. A report released Thursday shows a less than 50 percent possibility of the river...
View ArticleSanford Health Plan to provide coverage to ND state employees, retirees
BISMARCK (KFGO-AM AP) -- Sanford Health Plan is taking over as the primary insurance provider for approximately 29,000 public employees in North Dakota.The health insurance company will replace Blue...
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty to overdose deaths in Grand Forks area
FARGO (AP) - An 18-year-old Grand Forks man is facing federal charges in the overdose deaths of two people in the Grand Forks area.Kain Schwandt pleaded not guilty Thursday to conspiracy to possess...
View ArticleZamboni driver charged with DUI enters plea
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A former part-time employee of the Fargo Park District has pleaded not guilty to DUI following his arrest last month while driving a Zamboni ice-grooming machine.A lawyer for 27...
View ArticlePortland State outlasts North Dakota, 80-70
PORTLAND, Ore. (KFGO-AM) DaShaun Wiggins scored 27 points, including 10 of 10 at the line, to help Portland State to an 80-70 victory over North Dakota on Thursday night. Tiegbe Bamba added 17 points...
View ArticleNorth Dakota State pulls away from IUPUI 57-48
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO-AM) Lawrence Alexander scored 17 points, A.J. Jacobson added 16 and North Dakota State pulled away in the second half for a 57-48 win over IUPUI Thursday night. The Bison (19-8, 11-3...
View ArticleProsecutors formally charge man shot by Bismarck officer
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) Formal charges have been filed against a man shot in the leg by a Bismarck police officer. Twenty-two-year-old Paul Smith the Second of Grand Forks was shot following a...
View ArticleND House budget writers rework $1.1B surge funding bill
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) House budget writers have approved $1.1 billion in special funding so that infrastructure projects can begin by this summer. The amount is similar to the Senate's version...
View ArticleTransCanada to seek US approval for $600M Upland Pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) The Canadian company behind the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline will seek U.S. State Department approval for another pipeline, this one going north. TransCanada Corp.'s...
View ArticleUSDA: ND lost smaller farms in 2014 but gained bigger ones
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO-AM) The number of small farms and ranches in North Dakota dropped sharply last year, while the number and size of large farms increased. The U.S. Agriculture Department's National...
View ArticleMax residents voting on $8 million school bond issue
MAX, N.D. (KFGO-AM) Residents of Max are deciding the fate of a proposed $8 million school bond issue, for the second time in three months. The bond issue being voted on Friday is the same as one that...
View ArticleTruck driver says he will plead guilty to child porn charges
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) A truck driver arrested at a border crossing between North Dakota and Canada on allegations he possessed child pornography says he will plead guilty.Garold Miller, of Bridger,...
View ArticleND Senate to debate state's anti-corporate farming law
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) North Dakota's Senate is considering a measure that would exempt dairy and swine operations from the state's anti-corporate farming law. The legislation is slated to be debated...
View ArticleWest Fargo teen granted guardianship of siblings
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO-AM) -- West Fargo teenager Mackenzie Jackson has been granted guardianship of her younger brother and sister.The decision came yesterday, one day before her 19th birthday.Jackson...
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