Theodore Roosevelt park starts campground reservation system
MEDORA, N.D. (KFGO-AM) Theodore Roosevelt National Park plans to offer online camping reservations for the first time this year. The system will go online on March 2nd. Reservations can be made online...
View ArticleND resolution aims to allow individuals to share wealth
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) A Democratic North Dakota House member believes individual residents should have the opportunity to share in the state's wealth. Representative Marvin Nelson of Rolla is...
View ArticleSharp decrease in small farms not uncommon, farmers say
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) North Dakota farmers and ag leaders say the sharp decrease in the number of small farms and ranches last year is part of a growing trend toward fewer but larger farms. The...
View ArticleFuel-hauling trains could derail at 10 a year
BILLINGS, Mont. (KFGO-AM) The federal government predicts that trains hauling crude oil or ethanol will derail an average of 10 times a year over the next two decades. The projection was contained in...
View ArticleVehicle hits downtown Fargo building: Driver cited
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - A driver was cited after an unoccupied S-U-V rolled into the Brandt Preferred Company building in the 300 block of Broadway in downtown Fargo Sunday evening.Police say the vehicle was...
View ArticleFargo firefighters respond to two weekend fires
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Investigation is underway into a fire that damaged a mobile home in the Edgewood Trailer Court in north Fargo early Sunday.Firefighters found smoke and flames coming from beneath the...
View ArticleCrookston nuns devoted to blocking death penalty for Rodriguez
CROOKSTON, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - A small group of Catholic nuns who live in the hometown of convicted killer Alfonso Rodriguez is on a mission to save his life.Sister Pat Murphy is one of about a dozen...
View ArticleSchool bus hit in south Fargo
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A Fargo Public School bus and S-U-V collided in S. Fargo Monday morning. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. at 17th Ave. and 13 1/2 St.No one was hurt.There were 6 kids on the bus....
View ArticleFargo's snow melting machine used for first time
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - The big snow melting machine leased by the City of Fargo this winter for the pricey sum of $35,000 a month may not be big enough.The diesel powered melter has been used for the first...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Senate approves $1.1B 'surge funding' bill
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Legislation is headed to Gov. Jack Dalrymple's desk that will fast-track $1.1 billion for highways and communities affected by North Dakota's exploding growth.The Senate voted...
View ArticleCBS: Adrian Peterson's agent, Vikings executive have verbal heated exchange
CBS Sports is reporting that the agent for Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson and a team executive got into a heated exchange at the NFL Combine over the weekend and had to be separated.The...
View ArticleBill Maher to appear in Fargo in Sept.
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- Comedian Bill Maher is scheduled to appear in Fargo next fall.Jade Presents has announced that the comedian will play the Civic Memorial Auditorium Sept. 19. Reserved seat tickets...
View ArticleReport: Many Dakotas college students go elsewhere to finish
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO-AM) - A report by a national group shows that college students who start at four-year schools in North Dakota and South Dakota are following similar paths to completion - including...
View ArticleWard County voters deciding fate of jail expansion proposal
MINOT, N.D. (KFGO-AM) - Residents of Ward County are deciding whether to approve an addition $37 million in borrowing to further expand the jail and renovate the courthouse.If voters approve the...
View ArticleFelon gets 15 years for weapons conviction in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) - A convicted felon from Williston has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted in federal court on weapons charges.U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland on...
View ArticleND House defeats bill to set state income tax at 0 percent
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) A North Dakota lawmaker's push to end the state income tax has failed. Rep. Scott Louser, a Republican from Minot, introduced the legislation to set state income tax at 0...
View ArticleNorth Dakota House approves changes to pipeline oversight
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) North Dakota's House has unanimously approved legislation to strengthen oversight of oil and saltwater pipelines. The House voted 93-0 Monday to send the measure to the state...
View ArticleStats show oil patch highway is most dangerous in state
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) Statistics show that the main north-south artery in North Dakota's oil patch is the most dangerous stretch of road in the state. The 2014 report from the state Department of...
View ArticleCensus data: Florida home ownership declined in past decade
ORLANDO, Fla. (KFGO-AM) Florida had one of the largest declines in homeownership in the nation during the past decade. New figures released Monday by the U.S. Census show that the home ownership rate...
View ArticleHelmsley Trust boosts American Indian public health program
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO-AM) A charitable trust established by the late hotel and real estate baroness Leona Helmsley is giving North Dakota State University $750,000 to create an endowed scholarship fund...
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