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Police arrest father of Minnesota boy, 10, found in river
CRYSTAL, Minn. (AP) - Police have arrested the father of a 10-year-old boy whose body was found in the Mississippi River over the weekend.Kris Fletcher of the Crystal Police Department confirms in an...
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Moorhead recruiting volunteers for litter clean up
MOORHEAD (KFGO-AM) --Moorhead is looking for volunteers to help with spring litter clean up along I-94.Volunteers will be bused from the north entrance of city hall to the clean up location, between...
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Dalrymple extends statewide fire emergency
BISMARCK (KFGO-AM) -- Gov. Dalrymple has extended an executive order on the fire threat across North Dakota.He's extended the statewide fire emergency until Apr. 30 and issued a burning ban for parts...
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ND mulling project to recycle oil drilling waste for roads
North Dakota lawmakers are looking at a project to treat and recycle the drilling waste for road building and other uses.The measure would set aside about $65,000 for the state Health Department to...
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'Trooper on a Bus' campaigns set in 5 northeastern cities
Highway Patrol troopers throughout northeastern North Dakota will be focusing on safety around school buses."Trooper on a Bus" campaigns are scheduled Wednesday in the Grand Forks, Cavalier, Grafton,...
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House endorses new $5M residence for North Dakota governor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's House wants to build a new home for the state's first family.The House voted 71-21 on Monday an amended bill to build a new $5 million governor's residence, with $1...
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Funding amount reached for ND veterans exposed to defoliant
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - House and Senate negotiators have reached an agreement on the amount of funding to help identify and provide services to Vietnam veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange.Foreman...
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ND House kills funding to train sexual assault exam nurses
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's House has removed funding from a bill aimed at preventing rape victims from having long waits for sexual assault exams.The bill introduced by Democratic Sen....
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ND House kills bill to allow opt-out of standardized tests
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's House has killed a measure that would have allowed parents to decide if their children could opt out of some standardized tests.The House voted 87-7 on Monday to...
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ND man wants to withdraw guilty plea in sexual assault case
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A 30-year-old North Dakota man accused of sexually assaulting a woman wants to withdraw his guilty plea.Derek Wisham has asked a judge to approve his request to take back his...
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ND Senate approves $199M budget for Health Department
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Senate has approved a $198.9 million two-year budget for the state Health Department.The Senate unanimously approved the budget on Monday. The House earlier...
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ND lawmakers bump 'trail tax' fees for snowmobiles
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota lawmakers have approved Legislation that increases the snowmobile "trail tax" that's used to maintain state trails.The House approved the Senate measure on Monday...
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Mandan woman charged after child misses 19 days of school
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - An arrest warrant has been issued for a Mandan woman charged with felony child neglect after her child missed too much school.Authorities say the 8-year-old child of Samantha...
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Fire scorches about 1,000 acres in Clay and Otter Tail Counties
BARNESVILLE (KFGO-AM) -- A large grass fire scorched about 1,000 acres between Barnesville and Pelican Rapids Monday afternoon.Fire crews from Barnesville, Hawley, Pelican Rapids and the DNR battled...
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Moorhead Fire Dept. study emphasizes need for underpasses
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - Results of a new study by the Moorhead Fire Department shows emergency response times are being significantly compromised by a growing number of trains.KFGO News has...
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Fargo City Commission approves special assessment guarantee
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -The Fargo City Commission voted 3-1 to approve a special assessment to guarantee repayment of $725 million in bonds if the FM Flood Diversion Authority fails to collect enough sales...
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New manufactured home totaled in rollover near Bismarck
BISMARCK (KFGO-AM) -- Strong winds caused a man to lose control of a pickup hauling a 2015 manufactured home. It happened on Hwy 83, five miles north of Bismarck Monday morning.Adam Roemmick, 25,...
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Moorhead sidewalk art and poetry project in limbo
MOORHEAD (KFGO-AM) - Moorhead plan's for a sidewalk art project has hit a big snag. Most city council members like the project but don't support using $14,000 of public money to pay for it.Council...
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'Hookah's' employee charged with illegally selling tobacco
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - An employee at a Moorhead hookah lounge has been charged with selling tobacco without a license. Lt. Tory Jacobson says the citation was issued by an undercover officer at...
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Official: 1 killed, others injured in transit bus crash
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - A Duluth transit official says one person has died and others were injured in a crash between two city buses.Duluth Transit Authority administrator Jim Heilig says the crash...
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