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Former ELCA bookkeeper pleads 'guilty' to $700,000 theft
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - Prosecutors have reached a plea agreement with a Wolverton, Minn. man accused of embezzling $700,000 from the ELCA's Northwestern Minnesota Synod.The agreement calls for...
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Minnesota lawmakers boost minimum wage to $9.50
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's minimum wage will climb to $9.50 by 2016 and go up automatically in future years under legislation bound for Gov. Mark Dayton's signature.The state House gave final...
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Attempted murder charges pending against man in Moorhead
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - Attempted murder charges are pending against a man being held in the Clay County jail. Sheriff Bill Bergquist says 34-year-old Michael Karaux was arrested Thursday...
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Woman accused in assault on Sen. Heitkamp staffer
BISMARCK (KFGO-AM) -- The US Marshal's service says an elderly woman tried to assault a member of Sen. Heidi Heitkamp's staff at her Bismarck office Thursday afternoon.Heitkamp was not in the office at...
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Minnesota beats North Dakota on last-second goal
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Justin Holl scored a short-handed goal with 0.6 seconds left to give Minnesota a 2-1 victory over North Dakota on Thursday night in the NCAA hockey semifinals. Minnesota (28-6-6)...
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Arbitrator: Mankato university wrong to fire coach
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- An arbitrator says Minnesota State University, Mankato, had no grounds to fire football coach Todd Hoffner and he should be reinstated. Hoffner's attorney confirmed the ruling...
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Titan Machinery to close 8 stores across US
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Titan Machinery says it is closing eight construction stores across the country. The company based in West Fargo, North Dakota on Thursday cited a slow recovery in construction...
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Diversion-related ring dikes to move forward
FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- Despite the threat of a lawsuit, plans to build a ring levee around Oxbow, Hickson, and Bakke subdivision south of Fargo are moving forward. The Cass County Joint Water Resource...
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Flooding situation improving in Walsh County
GRAFTON, ND. (KFGO AM) -- An ice jam caused lots of problems for people in Walsh County, North Dakota, yesterday. Highway 81 through Minto was closed and a woman had to be rescued after she drove on...
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Bertrosa's closing
FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- A hidden gem of the Fargo lunch scene is closing. Bertrosa's made the announcement on Facebook. It's in the basement of the Black Building downtown. The online post said it went...
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Distracted driving campaign underway today
ST.PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) -- Today kicks off a statewide, 10-day distracted driving enforcement and education campaign in Minnesota. State Traffic Safety Director Donna Berger says 25 percent of all...
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Bomb squad removes two suspicious items in West Fargo
WEST FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- The Red River Regional Bomb Squad was called out Thursday afternoon after two suspicious items were found lying on a boulevard in West Fargo.Asst. Police Chief Mike Reitan says...
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Bracelet sales benefit needy families for Easter
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - A simple idea to serve Easter dinner to some underprivileged families has turned into something much larger for three young siblings from Wheaton, Minn.The kids started a Facebook...
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Fargo names teacher of the year
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A fourth grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School is Fargo's teacher of the year.Wendy O'Meara was honored during a ceremony at the school. O'Meara's selection was heavily based...
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Fire heavily damages house near Barnesville
BARNESVILLE, MN (KFGO-AM) -- Fire departments from Rothsay and Barnesville battled a fire Fri. afternoon at an unoccupied house about six miles southwest of Barnesville.A Barnesville firefighter who...
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Home invasion investigation in Comstock, Minn.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - Clay County deputies are investigating a home invasion Thursday night in Comstock, south of Moorhead.Sheriff Bill Bergquist says a woman was awakened around 10:30 pm and...
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Fire damages home in Osgood
FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- Fire caused by a grill caused $10,000 in damage to a home at 6463 Osgood Parkway in south Fargo about 12:30 this morning.First units on scene found the fire had burned into an...
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Heavy vehicle damage in Moorhead neighborhood
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO AM) -- A Moorhead neighborhood had a scare Saturday night.Police responded to the 1500 block of 5th avenue south, near the MSU-M campus on a report of gunshots.Neighbors told...
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Flooded roads in NW Minnesota
OSLO, Minn. (KFGO AM) -- A 25 mile stretch of Highway 220 remains closed between Oslo and Robin, in northwestern Minnesota due to flooding along the Red and several of its tributaries. The Marshal and...
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Intoxicated man arrested after wandering into Fargo home
FARGO (KFGO-AM) A frightening experience for a Fargo couple.Police say a heavily intoxicated man woke them up early Sunday after entering their home in the 600 block of 12th Avenue North through an...
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