Hastings church closing after more than century of worship
HASTINGS, N.D. (AP) - A church that has served the southeastern North Dakota community of Hastings for more than a century is closing.The Valley City Times-Record reports that a declining congregation...
View ArticleMore details expected to be released in UND student's death
GRAND FORKS (KFGO-AM) - Police are expected to release more information Monday in the investigation of a University of North Dakota student's death.Alex Davis, 22, of West St. Paul, Minnesota, was...
View Article14 inches of snow reported near Kenmare, ND
KENMARE, N.D. (KFGO-AM) - The first in a series of weather systems moving across North Dakota over the next couple of days left its mark on Kenmare, northwest of Minot Sunday night and early Monday.The...
View ArticleSenator Hoeven says Fargo's Air National Guard has role in effort to land new...
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - U.S. Senator John Hoeven says the campaign to secure a tanker mission at the Grand Forks Air Force Base continues, and he says the Air National Guard base in Fargo will be an integral...
View Article20-unit apartment building goes up in flames
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - Investigators are looking for the cause of a fire at an apartment building in Duluth that displaced dozens of tenants.Deputy Fire Chief Erik Simonson says 30 to 50 people have lost...
View ArticleFargo police to focus on texting, other violations
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- Police plan increased distracted driving-texting enforcement this week, as part of National Distracted Driving Awareness month.Officers will also be looking for speeding, red light,...
View ArticleAffidavit says Sabin man used drop cloth; lighter to start house fire
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - Court documents say a Sabin, Minn. man accused of setting fire to his home in February told investigators he intentionally started the blaze.Fifty-one-year-old Jon Lague is...
View ArticleNo charges in school bond issue investigation
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KFGO-AM) -- No one will be prosecuted following a state crime bureau investigation into potential election tampering in a January school bond vote in the Maple Valley School...
View ArticleND Dems want GOP governor to protect gay state employees
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota Democrats want Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple to bar discrimination against gay, lesbian or transgender state government employees.Democrats sent a letter Monday to...
View ArticleCounterfeit currency continues to turn up in Fargo area
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Investigators believe the increase in counterfeit money turning up in the Fargo area is the work of more than one person. More fake 100's were discovered this weekend in Fargo.Lt....
View ArticleBurglary reported at MN State Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES, MINN. (KFGO-AM) -- Police are investigating an early morning break-in at Minnesota State Community and Technical College.Sgt. Robert Strand says it may be related to other business...
View ArticleNorth Dakota bans US Senate seat appointment by governor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit the governor from appointing a successor to a vacant North Dakota congressional seat.North Dakota's Senate voted...
View ArticleCost saving options for Fargo's new city hall include delaying construction
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Fargo city leaders met to discuss ways to cut costs for the new city hall. The project came in at over $30 million dollars when bids were opened last month. Monday's meeting followed...
View ArticleFargo ad firm's 'Talking Orange' lawsuit dismissed
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - A Fargo advertising agency's lawsuit claiming that its traffic safety character "Talking Orange" was stolen by a California company has been dismissed in federal court.H2M claimed a...
View ArticleMan sentenced to serve prison time on federal escape charge
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A man who was sent to prison for breaking into a Spirit Lake Indian Reservation post office has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for failing to show up at a halfway...
View ArticleND Senate approves changes to oil tax distribution formula
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Senate has approved a revamped formula to distribute a portion of the state's oil and gas production tax revenue.The Senate voted 47-0 on Monday to change the...
View ArticleCorporate farming law petition approved by ND secy of state
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Opponents of recent changes to North Dakota's anti-corporate farming law can begin circulating petitions to try to bring the issue to voters.Secretary of State Al Jaeger announced...
View ArticleUND hosting exhibit on Norwegian Constitution anniversary
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - The University of North Dakota is hosting a traveling exhibit created in Norway to mark the 200-year anniversary of that nation's constitution.The exhibit coordinated by the...
View ArticleRansom County crash injures two teens
ENDERLIN, N.D. (KFGO-AM) - Two teenagers are hospitalized after their suv rolled on a gravel road in Ransom County Monday night.The Highway Patrol says the driver, Sabrina Huemiller,17, lost control of...
View ArticleMinnesota DNR to test migratory birds for deadly virus hitting turkey farms
ST.PAUL (MNN) - Two more Minnesota turkey farms have been hit by avian bird flu. The latest farms in Stearns and Kandiyohi counties. To date, a total of seven farms have been affected.It's believed...
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