'Not Guilty' plea from woman charged with locking kids in dog cage
GRAFTON, ND (KFGO-AM) - A Grafton woman accused of locking four young children in a dog cage appeared in court Tuesday.Twenty-three-year-old Jordan Nelson pleaded "not guilty" to four counts of felony...
View ArticleND retail group calls state's economic growth 'phenomenal'
The head of a group representing North Dakota retailers says the state's economic growth in the past decade "has been phenomenal."North Dakota Retail Association President Mike Rud (rood) says...
View ArticleNorth Dakota energy official to testify before Senate panel
North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Brian Kalk has been asked to testify in Washington about energy.Kalk is scheduled to appear Thursday in front of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural...
View ArticleLocal 'The Voice' contestant to sing at Minot base schools
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota native and top-five finalist on NBC's singing competition "The Voice" will perform at two Minot Air Force Base schools.Kat Perkins will perform at North...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Supreme Court acts against 2 attorneys
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Supreme Court is taking action against two attorneys.The court has suspended the law license of Williston attorney Nicole Foster and disbarred Fargo attorney...
View Article2014 ND taxable sales, purchases set record at $28.2 billion
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's taxable sales and purchases increased 11 percent in 2014 to a record $28.2 billion.State Tax commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger (RAW'-shuhn-bur-gur) says the report...
View ArticleUS corn, soybean crops expected to be slightly smaller
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The government says farmers are expected to grow 13.6 billion bushels of corn this year, about 4 percent less than last year's record crop.The estimate released Tuesday by the...
View ArticleOil industry challenges rules meant to stop train explosions
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The U.S. oil industry is challenging new rules aimed at reducing the risk of catastrophic accidents involving crude moved by rail.The American Petroleum Institute petitioned the...
View ArticleBlue ribbons in Fargo signify foster care awareness
FARGO, N.D. -If you've passed by West Acres Mall, you may have noticed some new decorations. Â Blue ribbons on the trees in front of the mall represent youth in foster care.There are 203 foster care...
View ArticleFM Diversion Assessment District vote no surpise: Voters approve it by big...
Results of the Fargo-Moorhead Flood Diversion Special assessment vote have been tallied and preliminary results show it overwhelmingly passed.According to the Cass County Joint Water Resources Board,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Family finally contacted by Minot woman in Nepal after quake
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - Family members of a Minot woman who is in Nepal say she has finally contacted them following the latest earthquake in the Asian country.Twenty-five-year-old Shauntae Delmar has been...
View ArticleND officials: Oil trigger tax break appears unlikely
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Unless oil prices take a sudden nosedive, North Dakota's petroleum industry won't start reaping the benefits of a tax cut that would decrease state tax collections by about $80...
View ArticleArctic Cat plans major investments in Thief River Falls and St. Cloud
Thief River Falls (MNN) -- Minnesota-based Arctic Cat Inc. announced plans to invest nearly $27 million in its manufacturing facilities in Thief River Falls and St. Cloud.Officials plan to invest...
View ArticleFranken hopeful bird flu outbreak on decline
Washington, D.C. (MNN) -- U.S. Senator Al Franken is cautiously optimistic that the number of farms reporting new outbreaks of H5N2 will continue to decrease.His comments come after a USDA report...
View ArticleJudge issues temporary injunction in FM Diversion dispute
MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO-AM) -- Opponents of the FM Diversion are pleased with a ruling from a federal judge in Minneapolis.He's put a stop to construction on the ring dike project south of Fargo. Judge John...
View ArticleFargo School District allows student anti abortion clubs to meet
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- The lawyer for one of two organizations representing Fargo students who were denied permission to form anti-abortion clubs at their school's claims victory.Chicago-based Thomas More...
View ArticleProsecutors formally request mistrial in Knodel case
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - The North Dakota Attorney General's office has filed a formal request for a mistrial to be declared in the trial of West Fargo high school teacher Aaron Knodel.Knodel was charged with...
View ArticleName for merged ag groups would be CentraGro Cooperatives
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - If members of the South Dakota Wheat Growers and North Central Farmers Elevator approve a merger this summer, the name for the combined operation will be CentraGro...
View ArticleFederal jury finds ND man guilty in meth conspiracy trial
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota man is facing a minimum of seven years in prison after a federal jury found him guilty in a methamphetamine conspiracy trial.The jury returned the verdict...
View ArticleOil train rules challenged by Illinois municipalities
CHICAGO (AP) - Two Illinois municipalities are challenging new train safety rules they say would allow the continued use of oil and ethanol tank cars known to fail during accidents.An attorney for the...
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