Recall petitions for Fargo city commissioner to be turned in next week
FARGO (KFGO) - The committee circulating petitions to recall Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn for his stance on refugees says the recall will go on. The Fargo-Moorhead Refugee Advisory Council,...
View ArticleSoil samples favorable after fuel tanks found under new jail site
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) - A preliminary report says soil contamination from two underground fuel tanks found during construction on the Clay County jail and law enforcement center in Moorhead is below...
View ArticleFargo motorcyclist clocked at 140 mph last year
FARGO (KFGO) - A Fargo motorcyclist died Sunday afternoon in a crash near the same spot where he was caught going 140 mph last year.Police identify him as 24-year old Tanner Beighley. His motorcycle...
View ArticleNorth Dakota seeks federal money for pipeline protest costs
BISMARCK - North Dakota's governor is asking President Donald Trump for federal reimbursement of $38 million in state law enforcement bills related to months of protests over construction of the Dakota...
View ArticleMinnesota DNR warns distemper in raccoons can spread to dogs
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota officials are warning about a rising number of reports of a disease in raccoons that can affect dogs.The Department of Natural Resources says canine distemper cases have...
View ArticleBurgum: 1st session was nonstop crisis mode
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Republican Doug Burgum was elected North Dakota's governor by running as an outsider and vowing to "reinvent state government."But the wealthy former computer software executive...
View ArticleMinnesota GOP Facebook page deletes anti-Muslim post
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – An anti-Muslim post appeared on the official Facebook page of the Minnesota 7th Congressional District Republican Party before quickly being deleted Monday evening.The post called...
View ArticleToddler, woman hurt after car hits tree in Otter Tail County
Fergus Falls, MN (KFGO) - Witnesses say a driver was looking down just before the car she was driving crossed into oncoming traffic Monday night east of Fergus Falls.The Minnesota State Patrol says a...
View ArticleGrand Forks police confront, subdue knife wielding man
GRAND FORKS (KFGO) - Grand Forks police had to use pepper spray to arrest a man threatening others Monday night.Authorities say they received multiple reports of a male fighting and brandishing a knife...
View ArticleFergus Falls liquor stores to open in July
FERGUS FALLS, MN (KFGO) - Sunday liquor sales are planned in Fergus Falls when the law allows it in July.The city council will change its ordinance and intends to open both the downtown location and...
View ArticleDrill simulates response to active shooter at Fargo's new Sanford Hospital
FARGO (KFGO) - More than 100 law officers and first responders were part of an intense, active shooter drill at Sanford's new medical center in Fargo Tues. morning. The exercise simulated a shooter...
View ArticlePeterson condemns anti-Muslim Facebook post
WASHINGTON (KFGO) - Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) says a derogatory Facebook post about a Democratic colleague was "completely out of line".The post included a photo of Rep. Keith Ellison of...
View ArticleMyers no longer interested in staying as US attorney
FARGO - Acting U.S. Attorney Chris Myers of North Dakota says he is no longer interested in staying on as the state's top federal prosecutor.Myers tells the state's congressional delegation in a letter...
View ArticleHigh-ranking West Fargo officer placed on leave, BCI conducting investigation
WEST FARGO (KFGO) - Sources confirm that the longest-serving active member of the West Fargo Police Dept. has been placed on administrative leave, pending the outcome of an investigation by the ND...
View ArticleMan who firebombed cafe says he can't afford to pay damages
FARGO - A East Grand Forks, Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime for firebombing a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks is fighting the amount of money he has been told to repay.Matthew...
View ArticleMan arrested in Casselton, marijuana, pot candy seized
FARGO (KFGO) - A Casselton, ND man has been arrested on drug charges after a bust at his home in Casselton.33 year-old Adam Eberhardt is facing misdemeanor and felony drug charges and a charge of child...
View ArticleOvernight vandalism spree in South Fargo neighborhood
FARGO (KFGO) - Tires were punctured on nearly a dozen vehicles in Fargo. The vandalism happened in the Woodhaven neighborhood, south of 40th Avenue and east of 45th Street South. The first report came...
View ArticleInternet privacy effort in flux at Minnesota Legislature
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota lawmakers' attempts to safeguard residents' internet privacy are in limbo.That's because a measure meant to counteract Congressional moves that could allow internet...
View ArticleThree students injured in school bus rollover near Bemidji
BEMIDJI, Minn. - Three students have been hurt in a school bus accident near Bemidji.Bemidji Area Schools Superintendent Jim Hess says one student may have suffered a broken arm, another had a facial...
View ArticleDunseith man dies after crashing on washed out road
DUNSEITH, N.D. (KFGO) - A Dunseith, North Dakota man died after he hit a section of washed out road and rolled his car.The state patrol says 56-year old Errol Gooden was driving on a road closed to...
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