UPDATE: Tschosik placed on second day of administrative leave
BISMARCK (KFGO-AM) - A Bismarck teacher and former fiance of North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler has been placed on a second day of administrative leave after a live radio...
View ArticleKFGO honored with ND traffic safety award
BISMARCK (KFGO-AM) -- The State Patrol and Department of Transportation have honored KFGO with the North Dakota Traffic Safety Media Award.Southeast Region State Patrol Capt. Bryan Niewind nominated...
View ArticleEffort to refer changes to North Dakota's anti-corporate farming bill starts
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KFGO-AM) - The North Dakota Farmers Union is not wasting any time. The state's largest farm organization started circulating petitions Wednesday to refer the recently passed corporate...
View ArticleTsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts
BOSTON (AP) - Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been convicted in the 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon.A federal jury found Tsarnaev guilty Wednesday in the 2013 terror attack that killed three people and...
View ArticleFargo Public Schools accused of discriminating against anti-abortion clubs
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - A Chicago-based non-profit law firm that gets involved in high-profile religious issues says the rights of two Fargo high school students were violated when they were denied...
View ArticleNorth Dakota VA health care system keeping timely appointments
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The VA medical system in North Dakota has managed to keep appointments for most military veterans on a timely schedule, despite the fact that recruiting doctors to the state is an...
View ArticleIdea for new home for North Dakota governor won't die
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Despite dropping oil prices and increased pressure to bridle spending, some North Dakota lawmakers have not given up on the idea of building a new home for the state's first...
View ArticleFormer fiance of state school superintendent disciplined
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The former fiance of North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler was placed on administrative leave after making a phone call to a radio talk show during...
View ArticleLas Vegas girl found in ND after mom sees photo on Backpage
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A 14-year-old girl from Las Vegas has been found in North Dakota after her mother reported finding her photo on a website that advertises sexual services.The teenager's mother...
View ArticleOSHA says oil company could have prevented ND worker's death
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - Federal safety inspectors say a Houston-based oil company could have prevented a 28-year-old Alabama man's death by properly maintaining the water hauling tank that exploded...
View ArticlePipeline that leaked into Montana river was split at weld
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A top federal regulator says a pipeline that spilled 30,000 gallons of oil into Montana's Yellowstone River was split at the site of an exposed weld where the line crosses...
View Article5 Wyoming residents held in multi-state drug investigation
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) - Authorities have arrested five people in an investigation into trafficking of methamphetamine in Wyoming and the Dakotas.The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation this week...
View ArticleMoorhead Police investigate graffiti vandalism
MOORHEAD (KFGO-AM) -- Several Moorhead residents woke up to an unpleasant surprise Wednesday morning. Police responded to several calls about graffiti on homes, cars and in two local parks.All seven...
View ArticleGroup wants Fargo to be the most walkable city
FARGO, N.D. - A Fargo group called Folkways is trying to engage the community by walking.The group is posting signs in Fargo to provide awareness of landmarks in the metro and how long it would take to...
View ArticleFeasibility study on downtown Fargo parking ramps due out next week
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Fargo is getting closer to solving downtown parking issues. Next week, consultants hired by the city will reveal results of an extensive study which looked at seven potential parking...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Highway Patrol officer investigated for alleged recklessness
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- The Highway Patrol Lt. who led the investigation into a deadly collision between a school bus and a freight train near Larimore has been placed on administrative leave while the...
View ArticleND OKs bill expanding places firearms may be carried
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Legislation is headed to Gov. Jack Dalrymple's desk that expands the places where a concealed-carry permit holder can have a gun.The bill would allow concealed-carry permit...
View ArticleU of Minnesota lab sees deluge of tests amid flu in turkeys
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A University of Minnesota lab is getting a flood of samples from turkeys to test for a form of bird flu that's deadly to poultry, amid an outbreak in the state.Technicians at the...
View ArticleFargo, Moorhead, West Fargo & Dilworth Mayors attend Stand Up 4...
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) -- Residents were invited to celebrate Stand Up 4 Transportation Day Thursday at the NDSU Memorial Union Transit Hub. To commemorate the day, NDSU President Dean Bresciani welcomed...
View ArticleMetro Area Streets Crimes Unit formed
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- It's similar to a task force that disbanded after getting a street gang problem under control about 20 years ago. Fargo and West Fargo Police and the Cass and Clay County Sheriff's...
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