Snowmobile crash injures one
Wild Rice, ND (KFGO am) -- A 17-year-old girl is in the hospital, after crashing her snowmobile near Wild Rice--just south of Fargo.Cass County sheriff's investigators say the teen was riding her sled...
View ArticlePeterson gets his propane bill
No one who uses propane to heat is immune from the shortage that has spiked prices including Congressman Collin Peterson.His tank was filled when he was in Washington and came back to sticker-shock...
View ArticleDPS urges residents to clear gas meters of snow
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The Department of Public Safety is urging Minnesota residents who have homes heated with natural gas to clear their meters of ice and snow. The DPS's Office of Pipeline Safety...
View ArticleDeputy enters plea on sex charges in Otter Tail County
FERGUS FALLS (KFGO-AM) -- A Mille Lacs County Sheriff's Deputy has entered not guilty pleas in Otter Tail County District Court to criminal sexual conduct charges.Aaron Heuer, 30, is accused of...
View Article2013 record for residential construction
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- For the second year running, new housing starts in Fargo-Moorhead and the surrounding area set another record.The Homebuilders Association of Fargo-Moorhead reports that there were...
View ArticleStudy finds proposed Fargo Convention Center is feasible with the right...
FARGO (KFGO-AM) Chicago consultant Tom Hazinski told the Fargodome Authority and Fargo city leaders that his analysis shows a proposed new convention center is economically feasible.He examined two...
View ArticleMoorhead High School student charged with sex crimes
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - An arrest warrant has been issued for a Moorhead High School student who's accused of sexually assaulting other students inside the school.Eighteen-year-old Sulejman...
View ArticleHeitkamp honors Casselton crash engineer
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KFGO AM) -- Senator Heidi Heitkamp took to the floor of the senate to share the heroic story of first responders at December's Casselton train derailment.Heitkamp says Geoff Anderson,...
View ArticleFour people honored as life-savers
FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- Four local heroes have been honored by F-M Ambulance for saving the life of a West Fargo man.Justin Gress collapsed while running on a treadmill at snap fitness in West Fargo...
View ArticleMinnesota to offer "enhanced" license
ST.PAUL, Minn. (KFGO AM) -- Minnesota is now the fifth state in the U.S. to offer enhanced driver's licenses or identification cards.The new cards will allow you to re-enter the United States from...
View ArticleFelony charges filed in Wahpeton Motor Vehicle Office theft case
WAHPETON (KFGO-AM) -- A felony charge has been filed against a Wahpeton woman who owned and managed the North Dakota D-O-T Motor Vehicle Office in Wahpeton for several years.Catherine Muehler, 72, is...
View ArticleMan injured in West Fargo construction accident
WEST FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A West Fargo man was hurt in a construction accident in West Fargo Monday afternoon.Nicholas Prochnow, 34, got his arm caught in a soil boring auger while testing soil for...
View ArticleTeam ejected after punches thrown at youth hockey tournament in West Fargo
WEST FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- An upset parent charged into the opposing team's locker room during an Mite hockey tournament in West Fargo over the weekend and that led to punches being thrown.Mike Prochnow...
View ArticleCopper stolen from train derailment site near Casselton
CASSELTON (KFGO-AM) -- The Cass County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of copper from the train derailment site near Casselton.A contractor has been working on salvaging the copper from...
View ArticleNatural gas pipeline ruptures in Northwestern North Dakota
TIOGA, ND (KFGO-AM) A natural gas pipeline ruptured and exploded in North Dakota's Oil Patch. The pipeline, owned by to Hiland Partners, ruptured about 6 miles south of Tioga about 8:30 Monday night....
View ArticleNew Fargo school plan progressing
FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- The Fargo School Board got an update on planning progress on the new elementary school planned in Ed Clapp Park.Design work is being done now, with a preliminary cost estimate...
View ArticleAccused murderer gets public defender
FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- Despite being worth $2.3 million, a Finley, North Dakota woman accused of killing her husband has been given approval for a public defender.Sherry Midstokke is charged with...
View ArticleEssentia expansion moves forward
FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- Essentia Health in Fargo says despite the cold weather, it's still planning to open its new $50 million expansion next January. Bad weather cost 17 work days, but hospital...
View ArticleDayton wants money for school lunch program
ST.PAUL, Minn. (KFGO AM) -- Governor Dayton says he'll include $3.5 million dollars in his supplemental state budget proposal to make sure no Minnesota student is denied a hot lunch at school.Dayton's...
View ArticleFargo pothole crop blooming
FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- Main Avenue is one of the oldest roads in the metro and with extreme winter weather, potholes are inevitable.Anyone who's traveled the stretch of Main Avenue from University to...
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