Mondale at odds with Carter over Hamas
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Former Vice-President Walter Mondale is at odds with his former boss regarding how to recognize Hamas in the war between Israel and the Palestinians.Former President Jimmy Carter...
View ArticleBNSF head says company catching up on grain cars
FARGO (AP) - The executive chairman of BNSF Railway says his company is making progress on clearing out a backlog of grain cars in advance of the harvest.Matt Rose told a group of agriculture producers...
View ArticleNorth Dakota man loses $9K in fake IRS call
BISMARCK (AP) - North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says a man reportedly lost almost $9,000 as a result of a fake Internal Revenue Service call.Stenehjem on Thursday said the caller...
View ArticleKindred crash victim identified
KINDRED, N.D. (KFGO-AM) -- A 36-year old Kindred woman was the person killed in a car-semi crash northeast of Kindred late Wed. afternoon.She's been identified as Cindy Peterson. The driver of the...
View ArticleWahpeton man loses $9K in fake IRS call
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says a man lost almost $9,000 as a result of a fake Internal Revenue Service call.Stenehjem on Thursday said the caller threatened...
View ArticleVulnerable adult abuse online form launched in ND
BISMARCK (AP) - North Dakotans who want to report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults can now do so online.The state Department of Human Services' Aging Services Division has...
View ArticleJudge upholds jury award in Ventura case
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled a $1.8 million defamation damage award to former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura is reasonable.A federal jury last month sided with the former pro wrestler...
View ArticleMondale remembers Nixon departure 40 years later
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Former Vice-President Walter Mondale says after four decades, memories of the fall of President Nixon are still stunning.Mondale was a Minnesota Senator while Nixon occupied the White...
View ArticleUS attorneys holding human trafficking conference
FARGO (AP) - The top federal prosecutors in the Dakotas say that not enough people in the two states are getting the message about the threat of human trafficking and related crimes.U.S. Attorney...
View ArticleAir Force looking into misconduct involving test
GRAND FORKS (AP) - The Grand Forks Air Force Base says the military is investigating allegations of misconduct involving a proficiency test.A statement issued through the base says an airman "possessed...
View ArticleLawyer won't contest suspension in North Dakota
FARGO (AP) - A Moorhead lawyer who was suspended by the Minnesota Supreme Court is facing a similar ban in North Dakota.Joan LaRae Meidinger was suspended in Minnesota for a minimum of six months for...
View ArticleAltru Health System names its next president
GRAND FORKS (AP) - Grand Forks-based Altru Health System has named its next president.Eric Lunn is Altru's chief medical executive. He will take over for Casey Ryan, who is stepping down at the end of...
View ArticleValley City man facing burglary, stalking charges
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KFGO-AM) -- A Valley City man is facing burglary and stalking charges for breaking into a woman's home and stealing intimate clothing and other property.Police say a search of the...
View Article2 killed after vehicle hits cow in western North Dakota
BISMARCK (AP) - The Highway Patrol says two men were killed after their vehicle struck a cow that was wandering on a road in western North Dakota.Troopers say a 27-year-old Idaho man and a 19-year-old...
View ArticleCrystal President says Valley beet crop below average
MOORHEAD (KCND) - American Crystal Sugar President Dave Berg says preliminary test results show the late, cool and wet spring planting season has hurt the beet crop in many parts of the Red River...
View ArticlePotato grower cuts pesticide use on Minnesota land
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) - A Fargo-based potato grower has found that using fewer pesticides is better for business.R.D. Offutt Company cut pesticide use by 30 percent last year after installing a new...
View ArticleBismarck-Mandan getting $12M wellness center
BISMARCK (AP) - Sanford Health and the Missouri Valley Family YMCA are collaborating on a $12.3 million family wellness center for Bismarck-Mandan.At least $2 million of the amount is to come from a...
View ArticleJuvenile suspects in string of thefts in West Fargo
WEST FARGO (KFGO-AM) - West Fargo Police say four juveniles detained Sunday night with a stolen bike are suspects in a rash of recent thefts from vehicles and buildings.Several citizens, including the...
View ArticleRoundtables aim at improving oil train prep
LITTLE CANADA, Minn. (AP) - The first of several Minnesota roundtables on oil train safety has focused on keeping freight lines operating safely, efficiently and with as little disruption as more oil...
View ArticleAttorneys want hockey sex video defendants tried separately
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Attorneys who represent one of two hockey players accused of using a minor to make a sex video in Moorhead want the cases to be tried separately.The attorneys say Thomas Carey of...
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