ND Governor Orders Flags Flown At Half-Staff
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) North Dakota's governor has ordered flags flown at half-staff Thursday, the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Gov. Jack Dalrymple also asks that North...
View ArticleFree Shuttles Available To College Gameday Event
Fargo, N.D. (AP) City officials in Fargo say free shuttles and Matbus service will be available Saturday during the ESPN College Gameday event in an effort to avoid traffic in the downtown area. The...
View ArticleND, SD Officials Bracing For Rare Children's Virus
Fargo, N.D. (AP) Public health officials say a rare virus believed to be the cause of a severe respiratory illness that has affected children in at least 10 states may have already made its way to...
View ArticleFeds Award ND Airport Improvement Grants
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) North Dakota's congressional delegation says Grand Forks, Jamestown and Parshall are getting federal airport improvement grants totaling more than $4 million. The delegation says...
View ArticleKlobuchar Praises Obama's Airstrikes Plan
Minneapolis (AP) U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she supports President Barack Obama's plans for U.S. Airstrikes to battle Islamic state extremists. Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, says Obama made "a...
View ArticleMedical Pot Program Combines Medicine And Research
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) Minnesota's new medical marijuana program doesn't stop at the sales counter. The state will gather data from each and every patient on different chemical compounds, dosages and...
View ArticleMonthly MN Tax Collections Off By $10m In August
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) Minnesota's tax collections for the year have fallen further behind earlier projections. State finance officials reported Wednesday that tax collectors took in $10 million less...
View ArticleFargo homeowner captures suspected thief with chokehold
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - A car prowler who allegedly used an axe to smash out the window of a pickup is in custody with some help from the truck's owner.Fargo police were called to the 1500 block of 39 1/2...
View ArticleFaulty heater blamed for small fire in Fargo
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Fire damaged the entryway of an apartment building at 1430 East Gateway Drive in south Fargo Thursday morning. There was lots of smoke but crews got the fire knocked down quickly. A...
View ArticleSoutheast Regional DUI Task Force releases enforcement results
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- The Southeast Fargo Regional DUI Task Force has released results of a recent enforcement campaign. 16 drunk driving arrests, 11 drug arrests, and 39 speed citations were issued. In...
View ArticleFargo Deputy Mayor Mahoney steps down as Essentia Health surgeon to assume...
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Fargo Deputy Mayor Tim Mahoney has stepped down as surgeon at Essentia Health to dedicate more time to city government. Mahoney's city responsibilities have increased after Mayor...
View ArticleMSU-M's President to assign task force to deal with sexual assaults on campus
MOORHEAD (KFGO-AM) --MSU-M President Anne Blackhurst is putting together a task force to deal with sexual assaults on campus.Blackhurst says it will be made up of students, faculty and staff. One of...
View ArticleUpdate: Fargo Police continue searching for assault suspect; mall lockdown ends
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A lockdown at West Acres Mall has ended. The mall went into lockdown after a woman was assaulted in her vehicle in the parking lot. Fargo Police converged on the mall area...
View ArticleCar collides with semi near Fairmount, ND
FAIRMOUNT, ND (KFGO-AM) - The driver of car suffered minor injuries in a crash with a semi near Fairmount, ND. The truck driver was not hurt.KFGO's Gary Rogers says the highway was closed until an...
View ArticleFranken Welcomes Obama Plan On Islamic State
Minneapolis (AP) Sen. Al Franken says he's happy to have the outlines of a plan for combatting the threat of Islamic state militants. But he also questions what effect it will have on recruitment for...
View ArticleSoybean Crop In ND Expected To Reach Record Level
Fargo, N.D. (AP) Federal agriculture officials say North Dakota's soybean crop is poised to reach a record level. The National Agriculture Statistics Service says soybeans are forecast to reach 196...
View ArticleComplaint Accuses 5 People In Drug Conspiracy
Fargo, N.D. (AP) Five people from the Jamestown area have been charged in a federal drug case. Donald Ringdahl, Arne Otterson, Keith Case, Barbara Case and John Beyer are charged in federal court with...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Wants FCC Opinion On Blocked Calls
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says North Dakota has joined 38 other states in urging the Federal Communications Commission to better protect people from telemarketing and scam...
View ArticleMinnesota Regulators Order More Pipeline Review
St. Paul, Minn. (AP) Minnesota regulators have requested an expanded study of possible routes for $2.6 billion crude oil pipeline through the state. The 3-2 vote by the State Public Utilities...
View ArticleRain Boosts Minnesota Corn Crop Forecast
Worthington, Minn. (AP) Minnesota's corn crop may be larger than first thought, thanks to recent rains. Last month, the U.S. Agriculture Department estimated the state corn crop at a big 168 bushels an...
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