Update: Sheyenne St. in West Fargo re-opens after being closed
WEST FARGO (KFGO-AM) --Sheyenne St. in West Fargo has re-opened. Â Â It was closed around 5 a.m. Friday due to flooding. Â The city pumped the water out to get it re-opened. Â Â The busy stretch of road...
View ArticleFargo firefighters pull pickup out of water-filled ditch
FARGO (KFGO-AM) Â -- Fargo Firefighters responded to a report of a pickup half-submerged in a water-filled ditch.It was at 32nd St. and 11th Ave. N. Â Firefighters were dispatch just before 6 a.m.No one...
View ArticleFormer firefighter charged in Park River arson fire
PARK RIVER, N.D. (KFGO AM) - Two people, one of them a former firefighter, are facing charges in connection with an apartment complex fire in Park River.The fire was contained to a bedroom, however...
View ArticleGrand Forks man facing attempted murder charge in shooting incident
GRAND FORKS (KFGO-AM) - A man is facing an attempted murder charge following a fight at a Grand Forks apartment late Thursday night.Police say during the disturbance, he discharged a handgun...
View ArticleSuspects sought in reported Grand Forks home invasion
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Police in Grand Forks are looking for three suspects in an armed home invasion. Authorities say the two victims reported that a male claiming to be from a local business...
View ArticleFederal authorities raid Minnesota vegetable farm
FOLEY, Minn. (AP) - Federal investigators have searched a Minnesota vegetable farm but details on why remain sketchy.A helicopter and at least a dozen unmarked SUVs and cars surrounded the house and...
View ArticleND Legislature to come back to resolve employee benefits
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Legislature will reconvene next month to settle an unresolved measure that affects public employee benefits.Senate Majority Leader Rich Warder says the...
View ArticleFergus Falls man charged in Memorial Day rape
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO-AM) -- A Fergus Falls man has been charged with raping a woman who helped him carry an air conditioner into his apartment in Fergus Falls on Memorial Day.Steven Korby, 56, has...
View ArticleStenehjem asks federal judge to lift order halting ring dike construction
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is asking a federal judge to reconsider his order to halt construction of the Oxbow-Hickson-Bakke ring dike.Two weeks ago, U.S. District...
View ArticleGunman in North Dakota Wal-Mart shooting used personal gun
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Police say a U.S. airman who fatally shot one worker and injured another at a Grand Forks Wal-Mart before killing himself did not use a military-issued weapon.Lieutenant Derik...
View ArticleGrand Forks man charged with attempted murder in shooting
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - A Grand Forks man has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting in an apartment.Mohamed Aweis Mohamed is charged with terrorizing, reckless endangerment and attempted...
View ArticleBody found at Dickinson site identified as missing man
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) - State officials say the body found last week at a construction site in Dickinson is that of a 30-year-old man who has been missing for more than three years.The Bismarck Tribune...
View ArticleResidents say diversion authority defied judge's injunction
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Some opponents of a Red River diversion project say construction has continued on a related ring levee south of Fargo even after a federal judge ordered workers to stop.The levee...
View ArticleSpecial Olympics North Dakota Summer Games in Fargo
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The 2015 Special Olympics North Dakota Summer Games are being held in Fargo.A law enforcement torch run that began Thursday led up to the opening ceremonies Saturday morning at the...
View ArticleOne person dead in train collision near Moorhead
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - One person has died in a fiery crash involving a vehicle that was hit by a BNSF freight train south of Moorhead. The accident happened around 9 am Saturday, just east of...
View ArticleWest Fargo police investigate apparent murder-suicide
WEST FARGO, ND (KFGO-AM) - West Fargo police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide.Police say at 12:08 am Sunday, they were called to a welfare check on a woman in the 1000 block of Parkway...
View ArticleWest Nile virus surveillance begins in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Officials around North Dakota have started surveillance activity for the West Nile virus.State Health Department officials say activities include reporting and testing of sick...
View ArticleTri-College University program expanding from 3 to 5 schools
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - An affiliation among colleges in the Fargo and Moorhead, Minnesota area is expanding from three to five.Tri-College University was founded 45 years ago to combine course offerings...
View ArticleBismarck school district to get 1,100 computers for students
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The school district in Bismarck plans to buy more than 1,100 computers for students at all 17 elementary schools.The purchase is part of $1.6 million in budget enhancements...
View ArticleMercer Rural Fire District gets $73K from feds for new gear
MERCER, N.D. (AP) - The Mercer Rural Fire Protection District has been granted $73,000 in federal funds to purchase new equipment.U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp says the money will allow firefighters to...
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