Man arrested for DUI on riding lawnmower
WEST FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A West Fargo man with a history of DUI convictions has been arrested again, this time on a riding lawnmower.Police Chief Mike Reitan says 49 year-old Earl Jahner drove the mower...
View ArticleTribes Share In More Than $3m In Federal Grants
Some American Indian tribes and tribal colleges in North Dakota are getting more than $3 million in federal money to improve safety on reservations and at tribal campuses. The state's congressional...
View Article3 Dakotas Colleges Getting Job-Training Grants
Three community colleges in the Dakotas are getting large grants through a federal effort to boost job training across the country. In North Dakota, Bismarck State College is getting more than $9.9...
View ArticleSchool Lunches To Consist Of Pride Of Dakota Food
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) More than 34,000 students in dozens of North Dakota schools will lunch on products from their own state Wednesday. The products that will be served to students during the annual...
View Article3 Arrested In Connection With Pharmacy Burglaries
Grand Forks, N.D. (AP) Three women have been arrested in Grand Forks in connection with recent pharmacy burglaries in Hillsboro and Larimore. The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department says the stolen...
View ArticleND County Employs Drones For 1st Time At Night
Grand Forks, N.D. (AP) The Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department has flown its first nighttime drone mission. Sheriff Bob Rost says the unmanned aircraft team was contacted after four suspects fled a...
View ArticleDalrymple Unveils State Parks Improvement Plan
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) Gov. Jack Dalrymple wants the state to spend more oil tax revenues to improve North Dakota's park system and for statewide conservation enhancements. Dalrymple's plan calls for...
View ArticleJaeger Encouraging Voters To Use Election Website
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) Secretary of State Al Jaeger is encouraging voters in North Dakota to use a state website to find information about the upcoming general election. Jaeger says the website...
View ArticleND Game And Fish Appoints New Chief Of Wildlife
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) The North Dakota Game and Fish Department has a new chief of wildlife. Director Terry Steinwand has appointed 15-year department employee Jeb Williams as the new head of wildlife....
View ArticleIndependent panel will review Fargo Police Department disciplinary policies
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- The Fargo City Commission has voted to form an independent panel to review Fargo Police Department disciplinary policies.After the suicide of Police Lt. Jeff Skuza, the department...
View ArticleNorth Dakota law officers raise more than $22,000 for Special Olympics
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- North Dakota law officers raised more than $22,000 for Special Olympics during last week's Tip-A-Cop event. More than 100 police officers took part, by serving and greeting customers...
View ArticleAlabama man arrested following high speed chase through Moorhead
MOORHEAD (KFGO-AM) An Alabama man was arrested following a high speed chase through Moorhead and rural Clay County.Speeds at times were clocked at around 100 mph. It started near I-94 and Highway 52...
View ArticleFargo Mayor returns to City Commission
FARGO (KFGO-AM) Mayor Dennis Walaker was back in his seat at Monday night's City Commission meeting after recuperating from radiation and chemotherapy for cancer.Walaker told commissioners "It's good...
View ArticleMoorhead considers sex offender ordinance
MOORHEAD (KFGO-AM) -- The Moorhead City Council is considering drafting an ordinance that would ban Level 3 sex offenders from living near schools, bus stops and other areas where children are...
View ArticlePanelist plans to examine Fargo Police Dept. with 'open mind'
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) - One of five people serving on an independent panel investigating the policies of the Fargo Police Dept. says he thinks the findings will have a positive impact on the...
View ArticleMinnesota hunter recovers after bear attack
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota hunter is recovering after a black bear attack in Pine County over the weekend.Family members says hunter Brandon Johnson of North Branch has had surgery to repair...
View ArticleFed Funds Go To Injured Vet Sport Program In ND
Sports programs for disabled veterans in North Dakota are getting $70,000 in federal funds. U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says the funds authorized by the department of veteran affairs will go toward...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Man To Plead Guilty In Bank Robbery
A North Dakota man says he will plead guilty to robbing a Carrington bank in October 2013. Authorities say Antoine Williams, of Willow City, came away with more than $6,200 after handing a threatening...
View Article2 North Dakota Schools Receive National Achievement Honor
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) Two North Dakota schools have earned national recognition from the U.S. Department of Education for gains in academic achievement. North Dakota's blue ribbon schools are Manvel...
View ArticleSinner: More Federal Officers Needed In Oil Patch
Minot, N.D. (AP) The Democratic candidate for North Dakota's lone U.S. House seat says the federal government isn't doing enough to tackle increasing crimes in the state like drug and human...
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