Minot police use spike strips to catch fleeing suspect
MINOT, N.D. (AP) Minot police used spike strips to catch a man who fled from officers trying to arrest him following a domestic violence incident. Authorities say the 29-year-old man fled late...
View ArticleMinot's downtown parking ramps impasse ends
MINOT, N.D. (AP) A months-long impasse on the construction of two parking ramps in downtown Minot has ended. City officials on Wednesday said construction will begin later this month and the...
View ArticleOver 200 signatures submitted in effort to recall ND mayor
LINCOLN, N.D. (AP) A group of North Dakota residents trying to recall the mayor of the city of Lincoln have submitted more than 200 signatures as part of their effort.The petitioners on Wednesday...
View ArticleBill to ensure matching health coverage for public employees
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota lawmakers want to ensure that they and thousands of public employees will have the same health benefits when their insurance coverage switches to another company this...
View ArticleWeather service: Red River Basin snowmelt nearly completed
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) The National Weather Service says the spring snowmelt in the Red River Basin is nearly completed.The report released Wednesday says the melt should result in a ``minimal...
View ArticleWahpeton-area retailers cautioned about counterfeit money
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) The Wahpeton Breckenridge Area Chamber of Commerce is cautioning retailers about fake money after a member business received a counterfeit $100 bill.Police are investigating.Chief...
View ArticleFargo parents express concerns over school boundary changes
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- The Fargo School Board is trying to figure out how to balance school populations as enrollment declines on the northside but has reached capacity on the southside.About 75 parents...
View ArticleWest Fargo arson fire; suspect in custody
WEST FARGO (KFGO-AM) - A Horace man is facing an arson charge. Roy Bishop,44, is accused of setting a garbage dumpster on fire near an apartment at 102 7th Street East in West Fargo.Police tracked him...
View ArticleFlood Diversion Authority says assessment is back-up plan
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- The F-M Diversion Authority held it's first of four public meetings Tuesday to talk about a proposed special assessment district. It's a funding source for the $1.8 billion...
View ArticleSheriff's deputy from Minnesota seriously injured in Mexico has surgery
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A Grant County sheriff's deputy vows to walk again following an accident while on vacation in Mexico.Deputy Jeff Edwards broke a bone in his spinal column while body surfing in the...
View ArticleFire damages West Fargo mobile home
WEST FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- Fire damaged a mobile home in West Fargo Thursday morning. The fire at 911 2nd Ave. E. in Brookwood Mobile Home Court was reported around 9:40 a.m.Fire Chief Roy Schatschneider...
View ArticleBill Would Allow for DNA Collection From Those Arrested for Violent Felonies...
St. Paul, MN (MNN) -- A new bill that would allow for DNA collection from people arrested for violent felonies was introduced at the State Capitol Thursday.Linda Walker spoke in support of the bill....
View ArticleFargo shuttle bus-parking proposal wrong says City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - If Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn has his way, the proposal for a circulator bus between downtown Fargo and downtown Moorhead will never happen.Piepkorn says he's a downtown...
View ArticleEight named as finalists for West Fargo fire chief
WEST FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- Two members of the Fargo Fire department and two members of the Moorhead Fire department are among the eight finalists for the position of West Fargo fire chief along with...
View ArticleMoorhead PD, Clay County agencies take part in TZD
MOORHEAD (KFGO-AM) -- Moorhead police and law enforcement throughout Clay County will have extra patrols on the streets and highways beginning this weekend and continuing through Tues., St. Patrick's...
View ArticleEagles to perform at Alerus Center in Grand Forks
GRAND FORKS, ND (KFGO-AM) -- The Eagles are coming to Grand Forks. The legendary band will be at the Alerus Center Friday, June 5th.Tickets go on sale March 20th at 10 am. American Express ticket...
View ArticleFebruary airline boardings up slightly in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) February boardings at the eight commercial service airports in North Dakota were up about half a percent from the previous year. The State Aeronautics Commission says 101,389...
View ArticleImproperly disposed radioactive oil field waste found in ND
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) State health officials say radioactive oil field waste has been illegally dumped in western North Dakota. Officials on Thursday said up to 100 filter socks were found in a...
View ArticleND measure allows middle name options on marriage licenses
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) Legislation is headed to Governor Jack Dalrymple's desk that will allow for more middle name options on marriage licenses. Current state law allows residents just three names _...
View ArticleColorado man accused of having pipe bomb in North Dakota
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) The criminal case against a Colorado man accused having pipe bombs and guns in North Dakota's oil patch has been moved from state to federal court.29-year-old Dustin Swartz, of...
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