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Father of Crystal boy charged with 2nd-degree murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors in Minneapolis have charged the father of a 10-year-old boy whose body was found in the Mississippi River with 2nd-degree murder.The criminal complaint charging Pierre...
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ND funds program for veterans exposed to defoliant
The North Dakota Legislature will keep funding at $50,000 over the next two years for a program to help identify and provide services to Vietnam veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange.The bill...
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ND health department warns of health dangers from wildfires
The North Dakota Health Department is urging residents to avoid inhaling smoke in areas where there are wildfires.Health officials say smoke from grass fires can irritate the respiratory system and is...
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FAA, Air Force completing final work for airspace expansion
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Federal officials are completing the final work required on an aerial training area over the Northern Plains before military bombers can begin roaring overhead.The U.S. Air Force...
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Man accused of defrauding woman out of over $1M arrested
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A man accused of defrauding an elderly woman out of more than $1 million has been arrested in North Dakota.Fifty-six-year-old Vernon Officer has been charged with wire fraud and...
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Aerospace company signs lease with North Dakota drone park
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Aerospace and defense technology giant Northrop Grumman has signed a lease with Grand Fork's Grand Sky aerospace tech park.The company will be the anchor tenant at Grand Sky, a...
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Senate confirms Ness for ND higher education board
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Senate has confirmed Michael Ness as member of the state Board of Higher Education.The Senate confirmed Ness in a 46-1 vote on Tuesday.Ness is the superintendent of...
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Bismarck woman pleads not guilty to stealing from dance team
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A 34-year-old Bismarck woman has pleaded not guilty to embezzling $12,500 from a high school dance team.Melissa Weltz is charged with felony theft of property. She faces up to 10...
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Administrative judge backs Sandpiper oil pipeline route
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - An administrative judge is siding with Enbridge Energy on its route for a new pipeline to carry North Dakota crude oil across northern Minnesota.Environmentalists opposed the route...
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ND approves project to recycle oil drilling waste for roads
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota lawmakers have approved a measure aimed at treating and recycling oil drilling waste for road building and other uses.The measure would set aside about $65,000 for...
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Wildfire home evacuation orders lifted south of Bismarck
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Burleigh County authorities have lifted home evacuation orders for an area south of Bismarck where a wildfire scorched nearly 2 ½ square miles and came close to the University of...
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Maple Valley $10M school bond measure vote too close to call
TOWER CITY, N.D. (AP) -- An election to decide whether to build a new school in the Maple Valley School District in southeastern North Dakota is too close to call.Superintendent Brian Wolf says...
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Partial roof collapse at Thumper Pond Resort
OTTER TAIL, MINNESOTA (KFGO) -- Thumper Pond Resort in Ottertail, Minnesota is closed for the day after a partial roof collapse. Â No one was hurt.The collapse happened around just before midnight in...
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North Dakota House OKs early childhood education measure
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's House has approved legislation to provide state funding to expand early childhood education.The House voted 50-41 on Wednesday to set aside $3 million for the...
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Wildfire south of Bismarck contained; campus back to normal
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Officials have lifted home evacuation orders for an area south of Bismarck affected by a wildfire this week, and classes are resuming at the University of Mary.The blaze began...
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VIDEO: Man flies Gyrocopter onto U.S. Capitol grounds
(Washington) -- There are new security concerns in Washington, DC after a small gyrocopter landed on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. After arresting the pilot, Capitol Police dispatched a robotic...
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Bail set at $2M for father charged in Minnesota boy's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Bail is set at $2 million for a Minnesota man charged with killing his 10-year-old son who disappeared nearly a month before his body was found in the Mississippi...
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Hundreds battle wildfires in northeastern ND
GRAND FORKS, ND KFGO-AM) - Several hundred firefighters and first responders are battling wildfires along more than 60 miles of I-29 in northeastern North Dakota in Pembina, Walsh and parts of Grand...
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Police body cameras, convention center, topics in Fargo mayoral debate
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- The two candidates for Fargo mayor say they both support exploring the possibility of body cameras for police officers. Former commissoner Brad Wimmer says public safety would be one...
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Dalrymple signs bill expanding places guns may be carried
Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed legislation that expands the places where a concealed-carry permit holder can have a gun.The bill would allow concealed-carry permit holders to pack guns at public parks,...
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