Man admits to killing
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KFGO AM) -- A man is in jail after police in Park Rapids, Minnesota say he admitted to killing a woman.19 year-old Kiela Knowles died late Sunday night or early Monday morning.The...
View ArticleZaiser not seeking another term
FARGO, ND (KFGO AM) -- Another Fargo state legislator has decided to call it quits.Democrat Steve Zaiser has served as a representative from District 21 since 2002.Zaiser cites health reasons for his...
View ArticleWest Fargo schools increasing security
WEST FARGO, ND (KFGO AM) -- The West Fargo School District will spend more than $140,000 to increase security. The district says it's been looking to update security for their 8500 students for some...
View ArticleExpect higher natural gas bills
FARGO, ND (KCND AM) -- It will probably come as no surprise.Natural gas bills are higher this winter for customers of Xcel Energy in North Dakota.Xcel's Mark Nisbet says the good news is, there haven't...
View ArticleMoney found on NDSU Campus
FARGO (KFGO AM) What would you do if you found cash on the street? Someone did Tuesday night on the NDSU campus and turned it into University Police. Chief Bill Vandal says the money was discovered in...
View ArticleFargo attorney appointed to district court
BISMARCK (KFGO-AM) -- Gov. Jack Dalrymple has appointed a Fargo lawyer to a district court judgeship.Thomas Olson will become a judge in the East-Central District which covers Cass, Steele and Traill...
View ArticleXcel receives approval of electric rate increase in ND
BISMARCK (KFGO-AM) -- The Public Service Commission has approved a four year electric rate increase plan for Xcel Energy’s North Dakota customers.Xcel had asked for a 16-point-9 million dollar rate...
View ArticleTwins Video: Hammond Stadium Renovation
The Minnesota Twins are giving their spring training home, Hammond Stadium, a facelift. Check out the video and then go the Boys of Summer page to read Mike McFeely's blog on the stadium renovations.
View ArticleSearch warrant results in 3 arrests, drug and cash seizures
FARGO (KFGO-AM) A Fargo drug bust netted two pounds of marijuana, a small amount of LSD and several thousand dollars in cash. Police made 3 arrests when they conducted a search warrant Tuesday at an...
View ArticleClean-up of stockpiled soil near Casselton contaminated by spilled crude...
CASSELTON, ND (KFGO-AM) The North Dakota Health Department says removal of more than 9,000 tons of soil contaminated by spilled crude from December's fiery oil train derailment near Casselton should be...
View ArticleDeaths of suspects in shooting were murder-suicide, victims from Fargo
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Two Fargo residents accused of shooting a Minnesota sheriff's deputy died in a murder-suicide.Investigators believe 24-year-old Devin Blowers shot and killed 29-year-old Katie...
View ArticleMurder charges filed in death of Park Rapids woman
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - Charges have been filed against a Menagha, Minn. man following the death of a 19-year-old Park Rapids, Minn. woman.Twenty-one-year-old Harley Leritz is charged with...
View ArticleMurder suspect to get mental health evaluation
FARGO, ND (KFGO AM) -- A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a Finley, North Dakota woman charged with the murder of her husband. 60 year-old Sherry Midstokke is accused in the drug and...
View ArticleDrugs found on NDSU campus
FARGO, ND (KFGO AM) -- NDSU Campus Police arrested three students after a routine traffic stop turned up heroin on campus.Marijuana was also found in the vehicle.Hunter Schleske, was charged with...
View ArticleFire damages home north of Fargo
HUNTER, NORTH DAKOTA (KFGO-AM) -- Fire damaged a house in Cass County early Thursday morning.The fire in Hunter was reported just after 4 a.m. No one was hurt.Fire damage was contained to the living...
View ArticleFord dealership offers shotgun with pickup purchase
HAWLEY, MINN. (KFGO-AM) -- If you're in the market for a pickup, Muscatell-Burns in Hawley is hoping to entice you with a shotgun as a bonus.The Ford dealership is kicking off a two-week promotion...
View ArticleMan who supplied drugs that killed teens sentenced
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A man who supplied the synthetic drugs that led to the overdose deaths of two teens in the Grand Forks area has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison.Adam Budge pleaded...
View ArticleNot guilty plea in Fargo robbery
FARGO, ND (KFGO AM) -- One of three men charged with robbing a payday loan store in Fargo has pleaded not guilty. Nyantey Gaylah is accused of being the gunman during the robbery at the Mister Money on...
View ArticleHuge fire in downtown Mahnomen
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KFGO AM) -- A huge fire on Main Street in Mahnomen.Ten fire departments fought the fire in windchills of 20 below.The blaze was reported just after 2 am Friday. The building was a...
View ArticleFire damages rural building
HORACE, ND (KFGO AM) -- Fire damaged a storage building south of Horace yesterday morning. The large storage shed was on a farmstead. The owner was inside at the time, but got out safely. Organic farm...
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