Highway 75 is now open near Kent, Minn.
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol re-opened Highway 75 near Kent at 11 a.m. Monday.Highway 75 closed last Thursday due to flooding.Water...
View ArticleMan believes tornado may have struck his parent's home north of Argusville
ARGUSVILLE (KFGO-AM) -- The National Weather Service will try to determine if it was a twister or straight line winds that caused damage to a home and farm buildings north of Fargo Saturday...
View ArticleRing dike construction starts south of Fargo
OXBOW, ND (KFGO AM) - Nearly two years since it was first discussed, contractors have started work on a massive, $70 million ring dike to protect Oxbow, Hickson and Bakke. Those communities south of...
View ArticlePage man arrested for threatening ex-girlfriend
PAGE, NORTH DAKOTA (KFGO-AM) -- A Page, North Dakota man is in custody after Cass County authorities say he threatened his ex-girlfriend.Timothy Lang, 29, is facing charges of terrorizing, criminal...
View ArticleMurder suspect charge in jail assault in Fergus Falls
FERGUS FALLS (KFGO-AM) -- An Otter Tail County jail inmate is in trouble again.Michael Allen Burris, 65, who's being held on a murder charge, was cited for 5th degree assault after he tried to choke...
View ArticlePower outage affects a thousand customers in north Fargo
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A contractor is to blame for a power outage in north Fargo Monday night.Xcel Energy's Mark Nisbet tells KFGO News, crews digging a hole for temporary traffic lights in the...
View ArticleRed River Zoo to get upgrade
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- Some goats, llamas and cows will be getting a new home after the Fargo Park Board approved renovations at the Red River Zoo.The $910,000 project is designed to engage children with...
View ArticleTeen charges in high speed accident in Horace
HORACE, ND (KFGO-AM) The teenage driver of a pickup hurt in a one vehicle crash in Horace was referred on a disorderly conduct charge after he was transported to Essentia Hospital.Cass County deputies...
View ArticleFargo city workers receive cost of living adjustment
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Fargo City Commissioners have approved a cost of living salary adjustment for city employees.Two years ago, Fargo changed the process for COLA's after the national economic downturn....
View ArticleUPDATE: Hockey players charged with making sex video with girl suspended...
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - Two members of the USHL's Lincoln Stars are accused of using a minor to make a sex video in a Moorhead, Minn. motel room. Prosecutors say the video was made in February,...
View ArticleLawmaker questions ring dike construction
BISMARCK (KFGO-AM NDPR) -- A state representative from Grand Forks is questioning whether the FM Diversion Authority should be moving forward with construction on the ring dike south of Fargo.The...
View Article2 males sought in deadly Grand Forks shooting, victim identified
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Grand Forks police are searching for two males in connection with an early morning shooting in which a man died.Police responded to an apartment building about 1:45 a.m....
View ArticleFormer White Earth Tribal Leader dies
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- The former long-time chairman of the White Earth Indian Reservation in northwestern Minnesota is dead.Darrell "Chip" Wadena died in a Fargo hospital after a lengthy illness. Wadena...
View ArticleMinot man gets 37 years for sexually abusing girl
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A Minot man accused of sexually abusing a girl over a five-year span has been sentenced to 37 years in prison.Forty-three-year-old Chad Kleespie pleaded guilty in February to a...
View ArticleNew ND license plate design proposed
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's general license plate is getting the first makeover in more than 20 years.The state Transportation Department is unveiling a proposed design to the Legislature's...
View ArticleND airports getting $4.1M in federal grants
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The federal Transportation Department has awarded more than $4.1 million in grants to nine North Dakota airports.Sens. John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp say the money is for...
View ArticleFederal funds to help Fargo pay for flood projects
FARGO (AP) - Cass County is receiving more than $6 million in federal funding to help pay for flood protection projects. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $4.2 million for home...
View ArticleAmerican Crystal fighting subpoenas for confidential documents
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - A federal judge is being asked to protect American Crystal Sugar Company from disclosing confidential documents in a federal lawsuit involving the sugar and corn syrup...
View ArticlePSC to investigate Xcel outages in Fargo
BISMARCK (KFGO-AM ND PUBLIC RADIO) -- The Public Service Commission has opened a formal investigation into recent power outages for Xcel Energy customers in Fargo.Commission Chairman Brian Kalk asked...
View ArticleNew Fargo City Hall design plans nearing completion; project on schedule
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - The Fargo City Hall Building Committee met for the first time in three months Wednesday for an update on the design for the new city hall. The committee viewed a digital, 3-D tour of...
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