ND panel selects study topics for 2017 Legislature
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota lawmakers have picked the subjects they will study as they prepare for the next session of the Legislature.The topics include agriculture, education, energy, election...
View ArticleMDU customers in North Dakota to get electric bill refund
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota regulators say Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. customers will be getting a break on their electric bills over the next two months.North Dakota's Public Service...
View ArticleLatest on Wal-Mart shooting: 2 people drove with gunman
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Police say two people who were in the car with a U.S. airman when he drove to a North Dakota Wal-Mart and opened fire on people inside the store had no idea what was...
View ArticleND authorities identify man who died in rollover crash
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota authorities have identified the 58-year-old man who died after a semi rolled over on Highway 20 near Jamestown.Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser says Daniel Ray...
View ArticleGrand Forks mayor undergoes triple-bypass heart surgery
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Grand Forks Mayor Michael Brown says he'll continue his mayoral duties as he recovers from open-heart surgery, though he's taken a leave of absence from his duties as a doctor...
View ArticleComplaint: Oilfield worker subjected to hostile workplace
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A federal complaint charges a North Dakota-based oilfield service company subjected an employee to a hostile work environment based on his race and national origin.The Equal...
View ArticleDriver facing charges after I-94 pursuit
 VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KFGO-AM) - A man was arrested Wednesday night after leading a state trooper on a brief pursuit on I-94 near Valley City.Jason Anderson, 42, of Valley City refused to pull over for...
View ArticleDamp conditions help contain Barnesville fire
BARNESVILLE, MINN. (KFGO-AM) - Barnesville Fire Chief Mike Stetz says damp conditions likely prevented a smoldering fire from spreading and destroying the J & S Feed Mill.Firefighters responded to...
View ArticleA third round of layoffs in 7 months coming at one of Fargo's largest employers.
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- CNH Industrial says 38 full-time employees at its Fargo factory will be cut as the company responds to what it calls "market conditions", the ripple effect from the slumping farm...
View ArticleFargo man charged in baby's death scheduled to change plea
FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- A Fargo man who pleaded not guilty to causing the death of his 2-month-old daughter is scheduled to change his plea.Thirty-year-old Nicholas Desjarlais is accused of falling asleep...
View ArticleGrand Forks Wal-Mart store reopens 2 days after shooting
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) -- The Wal-Mart store in Grand Forks where a U.S. airman killed one worker and injured another before killing himself has reopened after being closed for two days.Wal-Mart...
View ArticleWomen in agriculture is focus of discussion in Fargo
FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Women in agriculture was the focus of a discussion at the Fargo campus of the North Dakota State College of Science.U.S. Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Amy Klobuchar of...
View ArticleMotorcycle gang activity concerns rise
FARGO, ND (KFGO-AM) - Local law enforcement officials are raising concerns about the possibility of a confrontation between rival motorcycle gangs.The "Sons of Silence" have been in the Fargo-Moorhead...
View ArticleMotions to dismiss sex video charges denied
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - Clay County prosecutors have been dealt a major victory in the case of two hockey players accused of making a sex video with a 15 year-old girl.Judge Michael Fritz has...
View ArticleStreet flooding, heavy rain in Fargo-Moorhead, Red River Valley
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- Heavy rain from a thunderstorm flooded some fields northwest of Fargo and caused street flooding in parts of Fargo late Thurs. afternoon. Traffic signal lights were also out in parts...
View ArticlePlanned ND oil pipeline still needs OK from many landowners
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - A company that's planning North Dakota's largest-capacity crude oil pipeline to date says it still needs permission from about half of the landowners along the route in North...
View ArticleUS officials revive oil train safety order after complaints
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - U.S. transportation officials are extending an order for railroads to notify states about shipments of hazardous crude oil shipments.Emergency responders had raised worries over...
View ArticleAgency says it's investigating worker death in Nebraska
ELGIN, Neb. (AP) - A federal agency says it is looking into the death of construction worker in northeast Nebraska.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the 40-year-old worker, whom it...
View ArticleRules aim to protect imperiled bird's habitat in 10 states
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has revealed plans to preserve habitat in 10 Western states for an imperiled ground-dwelling bird, the federal government's biggest land-planning...
View ArticleSecond teenage girl accuses Bismarck man of sexual assault
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A second teenage girl is accusing a Bismarck man of sexually assaulting her.Thirty-six-year-old Fabian Harrison was charged on Tuesday with four counts of felony gross sexual...
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