Heitkamp: Facility Provides Rail Disaster Training
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says more federal money is available to train firefighters and others who must respond to hazardous material emergencies, including oil train derailments....
View ArticleSome relief days away for drivers dealing with months of detours on one of...
FARGO (KFGO-AM) Good progress on one of the largest phases of reconstruction on 19th Avenue North in Fargo.If the weather holds, the project engineer says 19th Avenue between University Drive and 10th...
View ArticleSemi rollover slows I-94 traffic near Downer
DOWNER, MINNESOTA (KFGO-AM) -- The Minnesota State Patrol says a semi driver hauling a steel storage tank lost control on I-94 east of Moorhead early Wednesday morning. The tank came to a rest in...
View ArticleMan wanted for assaulting woman arrested in Glyndon
GLYNDON, MINN. (KFGO-AM) A Twin Cities area man accused of assaulting a woman at a Fargo bar and again outside a Glyndon home early Wednesday was arrested when he returned to the home after he had...
View Article5 semifinalists named for VCSU presidency
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) -- The committee searching for a new president for Valley City State University has narrowed the pool of candidates to five.The semifinalists will be invited to campus for...
View ArticleWest Fargo sales tax now in effect
WEST FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- The city sales tax increase in West Fargo has taken effect. It's now 7.5%.Voters in June approved a one-percent increase to help pay for various public works improvements from...
View ArticleFire destroys Milnor area home
MILNOR, ND (KFGO-AM) -- Fire has destroyed a house in southeastern North Dakota.No one was hurt in the fire, a mile north of Milnor. A passerby spotted the blaze and called 911 just before 10 a.m....
View ArticleMNsure says 4.5 percent average hike in 2015
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota officials say the average rate for policies sold on the state health insurance exchange next year will go up 4.5 percent.They say that will still give Minnesota the...
View ArticleMinnesota lawmakers ask for change in make-up of FM Diversion Authority
FARGO- (KFGO-AM) KFGO News has learned four western Minnesota legislators have sent a letter to Darrell Vanyo, Chairman of the FM Diversion Authority, proposing a new configuration of the Diversion...
View ArticleEvaluation ordered for teenager in mall attack
FARGO (KFGO-AM) --A 15-year-old Fargo boy accused of attacking a woman at West Acres Shopping Center will undergo a mental evaluation. Police say he tried to rob and kidnap a woman last month. She says...
View ArticleInslee: More Work To Prevent Oil Train Spills
Seattle (AP) Governor Jay Inslee says more needs to be done to prevent and respond to oil spills, as trains increasingly move volatile shipments of crude oil through Washington state. The governor on...
View Article10 Men Arrested In Minot Prostitution Sting
Minot, N.D. (AP) Ten men face charges after a prostitution sting in Minot. Police say the men were arrested late last week when they responded to what they thought were online ads offering prostitutes....
View ArticleND Attorney General Settles Case With Polling Firm
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) A Democratic polling firm representing backers of a state conservation fund will pay $2,000 to resolve a complaint alleging violations of North Dakota's do not call law. Court...
View ArticleND Man Arrested After Removing Teeth Off Swather
Mandan, N.D. (AP) A North Dakota man has been arrested after removing nearly 120 teeth off of a swather parked in an ag equipment sales lot. A swather is a harvesting machine that cuts and windrows...
View ArticleGrant To Help ND Individuals Set Savings Accounts
Grand Forks, N.D. (AP) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has given a North Dakota organization a grant to help low-income families save money for the first time. The agency on Wednesday...
View ArticleNew Starting Quarterback at NDSU Comes Out Strong
Fargo, N.D. (AP) Carson Wentz is showing why North Dakota State football coaches spent three years grooming him to replace the all-time winningest quarterback in football championship subdivision...
View ArticleTeen accused in West Acres attack to undergo mental evaluation
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- The juvenile suspect in an assault and attempted kidnapping at Fargo's West Acres Mall last month has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation.Prosecutors are trying to get the 15...
View ArticleSchneider Named Acting Administrator of RUS at USDA
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A new federal post for a North Dakota politician.Jasper Schneider was named the Acting Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service at the USDA.RUS is tasked with supporting and...
View ArticleFire damages historic Grand Forks building
GRAND FORKS (KFGO-AM) -- Fire damaged the historic Masonic Temple in Grand Forks early Thursday morning.Firefighters responded to a call about smoke coming out of a window. They quickly put out the...
View ArticleFargo Police investigate violent home invasion
FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- Police are working to identify suspects involved in a violent break-in at a home in Countryside Trailer Court in south Fargo early Thursday.Lt. Joel Vettel says officers responded to...
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