Maintenance workers find body of man in water in Mandan
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Police in Mandan are working to identify the body of a man found by maintenance workers in water in the Lakewood area.The body was found around 10 a.m. Wednesday.Mandan Deputy...
View ArticleND mother accused of leaving kids to die to stand trial
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A woman accused of leaving her 2- and 4-year-old daughters to die in a remote area of northwestern North Dakota will face trial.Court documents in the case against 25-year-old...
View ArticleFederal judge orders construction stopped on ring levee
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A federal judge has ordered the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Authority to halt construction on a ring levee south of Fargo until an environmental review is completed.Opponents of the...
View ArticleUnderwood man accused of assaulting, terrorizing woman
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - An Underwood man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman he knew and threatening her with a gun.Brady Blotske is charged with gross sexual imposition, felonious restraint and...
View ArticleFire destroys condo complex in Otter Tail County
OTTERTAIL, MINNESOTA (KFGO-AM) -- Residents are without a home after fire destroyed a seven unit condo complex near Ottertail, Minnesota.Fire departments from Ottertail, Battle Lake, Henning and Perham...
View ArticleHeimdal derailment investigation will take at least a year
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - The National Transportation Safety Board says it could take more than a year to determine the cause of an oil train derailment near Heimdal, ND.About 20 residents had to leave their...
View ArticleUber begins service in Fargo
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A ride-hailing service that has operations in about 300 cities around the world received something new when it arrived in Fargo: a welcome mat.Uber is a mobile application that...
View ArticleRide-hailing service hails North Dakota for fixing framework
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A ride-hailing service that has operations in about 300 cities around the world received something unusual when it arrived in Fargo: a welcome mat.Uber is a mobile application that...
View ArticleAttorney general: City council violated open meetings law
BENEDICT, N.D. (AP) - Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says a city council in north central North Dakota violated open meetings law by asking the public to leave while it discussed a contentious...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups challenge oil train safety rules
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A coalition of environmental groups has filed a court challenge to new federal rules aimed at preventing accidents involving trains carrying oil and other flammable fuels.The...
View ArticleWard County sheriff's office finds 35 pot plants in trailer
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - Ward County authorities say they've uncovered a 35-plant marijuana grow operation in a 41-year-old Douglas man's trailer.Floyd Hyde has been charged with three crimes, including...
View ArticleAttorney general: Florida company can't do business in ND
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has banned a Florida company from doing business in the state.Annual Business Services sent fraudulent letters to businesses in North...
View Article2 men dead after shooting in northern Minnesota
WALKER, Minn. (AP) - Authorities in northern Minnesota say two men are dead after a shooting near Walker.The Cass County sheriff's office got a call for medical assistance at a home around 7:15 p.m....
View ArticleND remembering its fallen law enforcement officers
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota is remembering its fallen law enforcement officers.Gov. Jack Dalrymple has declared Friday as Peace Officers Memorial Day, in accordance with a proclamation signed...
View ArticleLocal leaders revisit economic impact report on catastrophic flood event
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - A history lesson at the FM Diversion Authority meeting. Local officials gave a brief summary of an economic impact report completed after the 2009 red river flood. Now updated, Cass...
View ArticleDrug Court success story in Moorhead
MOORHEAD (KVRR) -- A Moorhead woman who struggled with drugs for years has her life back on track after going through Clay County Drug Court.An entire courtroom was moved to tears when Jamie Morehouse...
View ArticleMan arrested in reverse sex sting operation in Moorhead
MOORHEAD (KFGO-AM) -- A Kentucky man was arrested by Moorhead Police during a reverse sex sting.Police took out a fake ad on-line posing as a 15-year old girl wanting to meet people. Investigators say...
View ArticleCause of Otter Tail Co. condo fire undetermined
OTTERTAIL CITY, MN (KFGO-AM) -- The cause of a fire that destroyed a condominium complex on Otter Tail Lake cannot be determined.Sheriff's Dept. Lt. Barry Fitzgibbons says a deputy state fire marshal...
View ArticleComplaint: Man blinded in March crash near Fergus Falls
FERGUS FALLS, MN (KFGO-AM) -- A prosecutor says a Fergus Falls woman is expected to turn herself in soon on charges stemming from a wrong-way collision on I-94 near Fergus Falls on Mar. 16.Jana...
View ArticleBearson's family hopeful his killer will be found
SARTELL, MINNESOTA (WJON-AM) -- The family of Tom Bearson believes police will eventually find his killer. The NDSU freshman was killed in September. His body was found in a Moorhead R-V lot.Bearson's...
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