Dalrymple signs $3 million early childhood funding bill
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed a bill that provides $3 million in state funding to expand early childhood education.Dalrymple signed the bill at a ceremony at the...
View ArticleBismarck considering mobile food vendor ordinance
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A proposed ordinance would restrict mobile food vendors to just four streets in Bismarck's downtown area.City Commissioner Josh Askvig says the proposed ordinance follows policy...
View ArticleChunks of hot coal blamed for grass fires
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO-AM) -- The highway patrol says a truck driven by a Miami, Fl. man was the cause of a series of grass fires Wed. afternoon on I-29 between Joliette and Grand Forks.Smoke reduced...
View ArticleDickinson bakery celebrating 60th anniversary
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) - A Dickinson-based baking company is celebrating its 60th anniversary as a second-generation family business.Baker Boy has grown from three employees when it was established in...
View ArticleMandan teen building obstacle course for dogs
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - A 15-year-old Mandan girl aiming to earn the highest honor offered to Girl Scouts will build an obstacle course for dogs this summer.The city is footing the bill for up to $800 in...
View Article3 ND high school students to compete in robotics challenge
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Three high school students from North Dakota are set to participate in an international robotics competition.The students from Shiloh Christian School will drive to St. Louis to...
View ArticleGame and Fish trying to pinpoint bald eagle nest locations
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO-AM) -- If you spot a bald eagle's nest, North Dakota Game and Fish would like to hear from you.Game and Fish Biologist Marty Egeland says bald eagles have been off the Endangered...
View ArticleEarly voting underway in Fargo
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- Early voting for Fargo's special election is underway. Residents are voting for mayor, an open city commission seat and a home rule charter question which asks if city commissioners...
View ArticleAgreement to allow Cass County Vector Control to handle mosquito fighting...
MOORHEAD (KFGO-AM) - The Moorhead City Council is finalizing a proposed agreement which will expand Cass County Vector Control operations in Moorhead.The move is part of a two phase plan started last...
View ArticleFederal judge rejects appeal in 1997 killing of Fargo woman
FARGO (AP) - A federal judge has rejected an appeal by a man convicted of killing his former baby sitter.Michael Gianakos of Moorhead is serving a life sentence for the 1997 death of 22-year-old...
View ArticleJudge orders Gerald Greenfield to pay $250,000 restitution
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - A federal judge has ordered a Bloomington Minn. man who ran an illegal North Dakota sports betting scheme to pay $250,000 in restitution.Gerald Greenfield pleaded guilty to interstate...
View ArticleWoman arrested after SUV flips over near Red River
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - A Fargo woman was arrested after the SUV she was driving rolled along the Red River on the north side of the 12th and 15th Avenue Bridge between Fargo and Moorhead.Neither...
View ArticleWest Fargo woman hurt in rollover, facing DUI charge
ORISKA, N.D. (KFGO-AM) -- A West Fargo woman was seriously hurt in a rollover Saturday night near Valley City.The Barnes County sheriff's office says 54 year-old Cheryl Nilson was headed south on hwy....
View ArticleND lawmakers OK funding to train sexual assault exam nurses
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Legislature has approved $250,000 aimed at preventing rape victims from having long waits for sexual assault exams.The bill introduced by Democratic Sen. Carolyn...
View ArticleStenehjem says diversion authority subcommittee violated law
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says a subcommittee of the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Authority violated open records laws by keeping a preliminary report private.The authority's...
View ArticleResolution killed to make ND lawmakers to live in district
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Legislature has defeated a resolution that would require state lawmakers to live in their districts.Legislative leaders from both parties had been pushing the...
View ArticleUND's Kelley promises to improve communication with students
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - The president of the University of North Dakota is promising to improve the way he and his staff communicate with students following a call for a no-confidence vote from...
View ArticleNevada Common Core test crashes again on first full day back
LAS VEGAS (AP) Technical problems continue for Nevada's Common Core testing a week after a malfunction first halted the federally-mandated assessment process. Last week, testing was stopped in Nevada,...
View ArticleHoeven says CP Rail to modify operations in Enderlin
ENDERLIN, N.D. (AP) U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says Canadian Pacific Railway has committed to keeping a key thoroughfare un-blocked in the city of Enderlin. The dispute between the railroad and the city...
View ArticleFeds arrest man after finding woman's body outside apartment
FORT YATES, N.D. (AP) A North Dakota man is in custody after being accused by federal authorities of sexually assaulting a woman who was later found dead. Thirty-four-year-old Richmond White Eagle on...
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