Hunt is on for Detroit Lakes robbers
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KFGO AM) -- Authorities continue the hunt for two men who robbed DL Tobacco in Detroit Lakes yesterday afternoon. One of the robbers had a gun and pointed it at the clerk and...
View ArticleFargo man accused of rape
FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- A 19-year old Fargo man is accused of raping a 15-year old girl in Mapleton during a house party in February. Devin Hillman is charged with felony gross sexual imposition and...
View ArticleNew Catholic school
WEST FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- Bishop John Folda of Fargo helped break ground on a new Catholic elementary school in West Fargo.The bishop says the diocese has been examining ways to meet the needs of a...
View ArticleRemembering work related injured and deaths
FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- Families, faith leaders and others gathered in Fargo to remember those who lost their lives on the job. They placed flowers next to flags, commemorating those who suffered...
View ArticleMinn. Sen. panel approves medical-marijuana bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota Senate panel approved a medical-marijuana bill with bipartisan support on Friday.The legislation would allow licensed medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy to...
View ArticleDeputy: Minn. man wanted to catch burglars himself
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (AP) - A sheriff's deputy testifying in the trial of a Minnesota man who killed two teens when they broke into his home says Byron Smith wanted to catch the people who had been...
View ArticleJudge approves forfeiture of car, despite not guilty verdict
WAHPETON, N.D. (KFGO-AM) -- A Brainerd, Minnesota man who was found not guilty in a burglary at Wakeside Bar and Grill near Hankinson won't be getting his car back.Despite the jury's verdict, a judge...
View ArticleSenate votes to outlaw online lottery tickets
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Senate has taken a stand against the sale of lottery tickets through a website or gas-pump terminals.By a voice vote Friday, senators moved to outlaw the practice...
View ArticleDrug testing firm opens next month in Dilworth
DILWORTH, MINN. (KFGO-AM) - Axis Clinicals is opening its first location in the U.S. in the former Walmart store on Highway 10 in Dilworth, bringing 100 new jobs.The company pays for those doing...
View ArticleLongtime commission allies tangle for Fargo mayor
FARGO (AP) - The man who's somewhat of a Fargo folk hero for leading the city through numerous floods expected his quest for a third straight term as mayor to be about margin of victory. Then Dennis...
View ArticleFargo leaders work to resolve issues resulting from rapid growth
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Fargo city leaders are trying to solve some of the growing pains that come from the city's unprecedented growth.Discussion at a meeting of the Planning and City Commission's, School...
View ArticleTax break application for Fargo company before City Commission Monday
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Monday, the Fargo City Ccommission will review an application for a proposed payment-in-lieu-of-taxes plan. The so-called "PILOTt" incentive would offer a 10-year property tax break...
View ArticleGold Defeat Green 29-22 In Annual NDSU Spring Football Game
The 2014 North Dakota State University football Spring Game saw the Gold defeat Green by a score of 29-22. The score, however, means little in the end. It is how the individuals performed that...
View ArticleTRAVEL ADVISORY Highway 75 closes near Kent due to flooding
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (MNDOT) -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol closed Highway 75 near Kent at 2:30 p.m. Monday due to flooding.Traffic will detour to Wilkin...
View ArticleRegistered sex offender arrested for terrorizing, theft
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A moderate-risk sex offender who hadn't kept in contact with Fargo Police as required is facing terrorizing and theft charges.Ellric Giroux, 35, was arrested over the weekend after...
View ArticleCass report includes compaints against the department
FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- Complaints against the Cass County Sheriff's Office led to two resignations, four reprimands, three suspensions and one demotion last year.Those findings were part of the...
View ArticleTarget field McCartney concert---sold out!
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) -- Some tickets are still available for Paul McCartney's July 12th concert at the Fargodome, but tickets for McCartney's August 2nd concert at Target field sold out within 20...
View ArticleBreckenridge river search ends
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KFGO AM) -- The search for a woman who may've jumped from the Main Street Bridge in Breckenridge ended yesterday afternoon. Firefighters and Wahpeton-Richland Dive Rescue used...
View ArticleRain approaching four inches
FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- Since last Wednesday, Fargo has had 3.68 inches of rain, and KFGO forecaster Terry Spies says we haven't seen the last of it. Expect a brief reprieve today before more rain and...
View ArticleHolzkamm "Teacher of the Year"
WEST FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- In a surprise ceremony, West Fargo schools named its 2014-15 "Teacher of the Year". Randy Holzkamm was recognized with the honor. Holzkamm said he didn't see it coming....
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