Minn. Senate panel approves medical marijuana bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota Senate panel has approved legislation that would legalize medical marijuana.The chamber's Committee on State and Local Government advanced the legislation after...
View ArticleWhite supremacist gets probation in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota judge has sentenced a white supremacist to four years of supervised probation but no additional prison time for terrorizing the small community of Leith, where he...
View ArticleUPDATED: Felony charges to be dropped against former Becker Co. sheriff
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KFGO) - A plea agreement has been reached in the criminal case against former Becker County Sheriff Tim Gordon.Assistant Stearns County Attorney Kevin Voss says the deal calls for two...
View ArticleMcCartney Fargo concert nearly a sell-out.
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - It's not a sell out yet. But Fargodome General Manager Rob Sobolik says a day after general tickets sales kicked off for Paul Mccartney's July 12th Dome concert, only limited seating...
View ArticleSet fires reported in Fargo neighborhood
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Three set fires near Community Homes in south Fargo over the past couple of weeks has the fire department keeping a close eye on the neighborhood.Assistant Chief Leroy Skarloken is...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Smith convicted in double murder
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota homeowner who shot and killed two teenagers during a break-in has been convicted of premeditated murder. Bryon Smith had claimed he was simply defending himself...
View ArticleMinor fire damage to Horace-area home
HORACE, ND. (KFGO AM) -- Neighbors help put out a fire outside a home in Horace, North Dakota late yesterday afternoon. The fire is believed to have started in the trash. Neighbors next door used their...
View ArticleWest Fargo man accused of attempted murder
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- A West Fargo man accused of attacking his neighbor with a tomahawk has been charged with attempted murder. 30-year-old Kokouvi Afidegnon is accused of attacking the woman on...
View ArticleInteractive home construction underway
FARGO, ND. (KFGO AM) -- Ground has been broken on a new interactive home building project. It'll be the first house in the Pine Development in south Fargo. The house that "likes" built campaign allows...
View ArticleMother starts petition against sex offender location
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO AM) -- A Fergus Falls mother has started a petition to get Governor Dayton to place restrictions on how close sex offenders can live to schools and daycares. Heather Moore...
View ArticleSupreme Court says Fargo surgeon should keep kids
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Supreme Court says a Fargo surgeon who was acquitted of drugging and raping his wife should maintain custody of the couple's three children.A jury in November...
View ArticleDome Authority wants convention center built at Fargodome
FARGO (KFGO-AM) After a year of discussion and study, the Fargodome Authority has recommended a proposed new convention center be built attached to the Dome.The City Commission will make the final...
View ArticleSandbags in Fargo? Maybe, maybe not
FARGO (KFGO-AM) Fargo's eyeing spots along Second Street near City Hall and south of Main Avenue for possible sandbag dikes as the Red River is expected to peak around 29 feet this Friday. Rivers in...
View ArticleAFL-CIO: ND has highest worker death rate in US
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - The nation's largest labor federation says North Dakota continues to have the highest worker death rate in the country, with 17.7 fatalities per 100,000 employees in 2012.The...
View ArticleWoman hospitalized following crash
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KFGO AM) -- A Fergus Falls woman was seriously injured in a rollover in Mahnomen county.29 year old Jessica Lemer was driving on highway 59 south of Waubun when she swerved to avoid a...
View ArticleGlyndon-area crash injures two
GLYNDON, ND. (KFGO AM) -- Two Detroit Lakes residents were taken to the hospital following a crash on Highway 10 east of Glyndon yesterday afternoon. The injuries were not life-threatening. The two...
View ArticleFargo man sentenced in Fargo murder
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A judge has sentenced a Fargo man to 24 years in prison for the stabbing death of a man in south Fargo on March 14.19 year-old Wade Garrett had pleaded guilty in the drug-related...
View ArticleMinot State among schools facing sex assault investigation
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The Education Department says Minot State University is among 55 colleges and universities currently facing a Title IX investigation over their handling of sexual abuse...
View ArticleHouse leaders offer marijuana compromise
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Democratic House leaders say they have a new compromise proposal on medical marijuana that is unopposed by law enforcement.Their proposal would create a limited clinical trial...
View ArticleDerailed CSX train carried Bakken oil; over 800 barrels spilled
LYNCHBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - The CSX Corp train that derailed and erupted in flames in Lynchburg, Virginia, was carrying crude oil from the Bakken shale in North Dakota, the kind of oil involved in...
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