Devils Lake jail officer accused of sexual assault
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) - Authorities are preparing to charge a correctional officer accused of having sexual contact with an inmate at the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center in Devils Lake.The male...
View ArticleDNR: Violations up for aquatic invasive species
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says too many boaters are breaking state laws intended to make it harder for invasive species to spread in lakes and rivers. The DNR...
View ArticleHockey player accused of making sex video with minor appears in court
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - A member of the Lincoln Stars hockey team accused of using a minor to make a sex video in Moorhead appeared in court Thursday. Nineteen-year-old Thomas Carey is charged with...
View ArticleFargo man's civil commitment extended
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A Fargo man who was sent to the State Hospital in Jamestown for the murder of his wife will remain there for at least another year.A judge found 52 year-old Henry Deniger not guilty...
View ArticleSuspect in death of NFL star's son denies abuse
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A man charged with killing the 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson in South Dakota last fall says the child choked on strawberry fruit snacks while...
View Article3 gorillas briefly escape main zoo enclosure
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Officials at St. Paul's Como Zoo say three gorillas briefly escaped their main enclosure but no people or animals were ever at risk.Shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday, three male...
View ArticleFranken outraises McFadden in big second quarter
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Al Franken is leading the money chase as he seeks a second term.Franken's campaign says the Minnesota Democrat raised $3.3 million in the second quarter, more than...
View ArticleClay Co. farmer says airplane 'drenched' him with pesticides
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - An organic farmer from rural Moorhead is suing an aerial pesticide applicator for allegedly dousing him with dangerous chemicals.Lawyers for Carsten Thomas say their client...
View ArticleWest Fargo Police send child death report to prosecutors
WEST FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- Cass County prosecutors have been asked to consider charges in the recent death of a four day-old boy.Police were called to an apartment in the 2900 block of 7th St. W on June...
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty to killing nephew
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) - A former Fergus Falls man has pleaded not guilty to charges he killed his nephew over a drug debt.A court document says 65-year-old Michael Alan Burris intends to argue...
View ArticleHighway Patrol investigates abandoned boat
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KFGO-AM) -- The highway patrol is trying to determine who and why someone left a speed boat in the ditch along I-94 near Jamestown.The boat was in the ditch in the eastbound lane about...
View ArticleThreat at Sanford in Fargo
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- Things have returned to normal at Sanford Medical Center in Downtown Fargo after police, the fire department and hospital security responded to a phoned in bomb threat Friday...
View ArticleND Pipeline Breach Renews Call For More Monitoring
Mandaree, N.D. (AP) A saltwater spill from an underground pipeline has renewed calls from farmers and environmentalists to ensure such breaches are prevented or caught quickly. State Rep. Dick Anderson...
View ArticlePizza parlor owners connected to McCartney song
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The proprietors of a Fargo pizza parlor named after a Beatles song written by Paul McCartney say they would love to cook for the rock star and his entourage.McCartney is scheduled to...
View ArticleVentura: No bar fight with Kyle
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has testified he doesn't remember any confrontation with the "American Sniper'' author who claimed to have punched out Ventura in a...
View ArticleDayton hails US gov't duties on foreign steel pipe
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is hailing the U.S. government's decision to impose duties on imports of steel pipe from South Korea, India and seven other countries.In a statement,...
View ArticleEstimate of ND spring wheat crop up 13 percent
FARGO (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expecting a North Dakota spring wheat crop that's 13 percent larger than last year.The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service says the...
View ArticleBobcat celebrates production of 1 millionth loader
GWINNER, N.D. (AP) - Bobcat Co. is marking its 1 millionth skid-steer loader to come off the assembly line.The West Fargo-based company celebrated the event Saturday in Gwinner. It will include a 5K...
View ArticleNear Spill, Reservation Wrestles With Oil's Impact
Mandaree, N.D. (AP) Many Native Americans on Fort Berthold Indian Reservation are trying to manage the balance between the potential prosperity oil and gas development can bring and preserving a land...
View ArticleTeddy Roosevelt Library To Rely On Digital Efforts
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) Theodore Roosevelt's love of the country's natural beauty spurred him to create and conserve hundreds of national forests, parks and monuments during his presidency, but his legacy...
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