Battle Lake man sentenced in shooting
FERGUS FALLS, MN (KFGO) - A judge has sentenced a Battle Lake, man to just over seven years in prison for a shooting outside a bar in downtown Battle Lake last May.49 year-old Michael Spilde pleaded...
View ArticleNorth Dakota advisory board to discuss conservation fund
BISMARCK, N.D. - The Outdoor Heritage Fund Advisory Board in North Dakota is expected to review 17 applications for funding to help complete projects, such as the preservation of the Ditch Indian...
View ArticleAnimal neglect case being investigated in Stark County
DICKINSON, N.D. - Stark County authorities are investigating a case of animal neglect.Sheriff's deputies who responded to a call near Gladstone late last month found numerous horses in poor health and...
View ArticleMinnesota native Leo Thorsness, POW in Vietnam with McCain, dies
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Retired Air Force Col. Leo K. Thorsness, a highly decorated Vietnam War hero who was cellmates with U.S. Sen. John McCain in an enemy prisoner camp, has died at age 85.The...
View Article3M pension plan under investigation by Labor Department
MINNEAPOLIS - The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating certain investments, expenses, loans and distributions made by 3M Co.'s pension plan..The Minnesota-based company revealed the investigation...
View ArticleSouth Dakota man found guilty of 26 sex abuse charges
PIERRE, S.D. - A Plankinton, SD man has been convicted on sex abuse charges involving two minor victims.South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says an Aurora County jury found 43-year-old...
View ArticlePhoenix police: Woman accused of aiding escapee is arrested
PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities say a woman who allegedly helped a potentially dangerous sex offender after his escape from an Arizona state hospital rehabilitation program last month has been...
View ArticleNorth Dakota and Minnesota college students to create drone
NORTHFIELD, Minn. (AP) - A team of 10 students from two colleges in Minnesota and one university in North Dakota is building a drone in preparation for an international robotics competition.The team...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame chooses its inductees
MEDORA, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame has announced the inductees for 2017.Seven people and one event will be inducted this month. The inductees were announced during the 2017...
View ArticleA glen by any other name: Fargo whiskey survives Scotch test
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota craft distillery has received approval from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its Glen Fargo American Malt Whiskey, after a challenge from Scottish...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in Richland Co. crash
WAHPETON, ND (KFGO) - The driver of a motorcycle was injured in a crash Saturday in Richland County.The sheriff's office says 40-year-old Julie Moderow lost control of her motorcycle and crashed into a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Chemicals likely caused fire at Glyndon woodcarving business
GLYNDON, Minn. (KFGO) - Fire has destroyed a well-known wood carving business in Glyndon. The fire at Andy Lake Woodworks was reported around 1 pm Saturday. Glyndon Fire Chief Bob Cuchna says three...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame chooses its inductees
MEDORA, N.D. - The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame has announced the inductees for 2017. Seven people and one event will be inducted this month.The inductees were announced during the 2017 Premiere...
View ArticleTrump picks Minnesota Justice Stras for federal appeals court
MINNEAPOLIS - President Donald Trump has nominated Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice David Stras to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.Stras formerly clerked for conservative U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleEx-Sioux Falls chief arrested on suspicion of child porn
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Former Sioux Falls Fire Rescue Chief Jim Sideras has been arrested for suspected possession of child pornography.The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office said Monday that the charges...
View ArticleFargo City Commission nixes high-density housing plan
FARGO (KFGO) - The Fargo City Commission has sided with a group of neighbors who are against a proposed high-density housing addition near Davies High School.The developer of Bison Meadows wanted to...
View ArticleNorth Dakota governor to speak at NDSU commencement
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Gov. Doug Burgum will speak at North Dakota State University's commencement ceremonies on Saturday at the Fargodome.Burgum is scheduled to speak at both the 10 a.m. ceremony and the...
View ArticleNorth Dakota drone park to fly beyond visual line of flight
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - The nation's first commercial unmanned aircraft business park plans to begin flying large drones where they can't be seen by the pilot.Grand Sky officials say the North Dakota...
View ArticleGrand Forks Police investigating stabbing
Grand Forks, N.D. (KFGO) - The Grand Forks Police Department is looking for the suspect in a Monday afternoon stabbing.Officers were dispatched to the 2400 Block of 30th Ave. S. around 4:10 p.m. on a...
View ArticleMoorhead garage damaged by fire
Moorhead, MN (KFGO) - A fire heavily damaged a single stall, attached garage in Moorhead Monday night.The Moorhead Fire Department was dispatched around 6:30 p.m. to 1621 5th St. S.Once on scene, crews...
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