Dayton signs Real ID bill, averting travel woes for 2018
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota residents don't need to worry about trouble boarding flights next year: Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill complying with Real ID into law.Minnesota was the final holdout in...
View Article4 Minnesota deer test positive for chronic wasting disease
LITCHFIELD, Minn. - Four deer in central Minnesota have tested positive for chronic wasting disease.The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says the deer that tested positive for the deadly neurological...
View ArticleFire erupts at recycling center in Minot
(MINOT, ND) - Fire departments from several communities responded to a large fire at a recycling center in Minot Thurs. afternoon.The fire was at Earth Recycling. Thick plumes of black smoke from the...
View ArticleDayton vetoes bill for teacher licensing overhaul
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a bill that would have overhauled the way Minnesota licenses teachers.The proposal, which passed both chambers with bipartisan support, would have created...
View ArticleAbout 100 North Dakota state employees interested in buyouts
BISMARCK - About 100 employees from cabinet-level agencies in North Dakota state government have expressed interest in taking voluntary buyouts to help with the state's struggling finances.Republican...
View ArticleCrookston murder suspect returned to Polk County
CROOKSTON, MN (KFGO) - A man charged with murder in Crookston is in the Polk County jail after his return from the Twin Cities.Eddie Frazier, 49, is charged with second-degree murder in the...
View ArticleNo recall election for Bismarck Mayor
BISMARCK, N.D. - The City of Bismarck says there won't be a recall election for Mayor Mike Seminary. City Administrator Keith Hunke announced Thursday that organizers did not collect enough valid...
View ArticleStanley woman sentenced for stealing pills from nursing home
STANLEY, N.D. (AP) - A Stanley woman has been sentenced for taking prescription pills from the nursing home where she worked as a nurse.Fifty-two-year-old Karen Evans was accused of taking the...
View ArticleFormer US marshal sentenced to 7 years for child pornography
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A former deputy U.S. marshal in North Dakota has been sentenced to seven years in prison on a child pornography charge.Thirty-year-old Michael Rivera, of Bismarck, pleaded guilty in...
View ArticleAmerican Crystal Sugar union members approve contract
Moorhead, MN (KFGO) - Union workers at American Crystal Sugar company have accepted a new contract.The employess voted Thursday on the proposal that includes pay hikes of 3% for the first four years...
View ArticleMan wanted after chase in Moorhead arrested at Fargo hotel
Fargo, N.D. (KFGO) - A man wanted after leading Moorhead Police on a high speed chase was arrested at a Fargo hotel.Early Friday morning, Moorhead police attempted a traffic stop but the vehicle took...
View ArticleJudge dismisses civil lawsuit against pipeline opponents
BISMARCK, ND (KFGO) - A federal judge has dismissed a civil lawsuit that claimed Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault and others interfered with the construction of the Dakota Access...
View ArticleFinalist withdraws application for West Fargo Police Chief
WEST FARGO, ND (KFGO) - One of the three finalists who applied for the West Fargo Police Chief position has dropped out of contention.Fargo Deputy Police Chief Joe Anderson is no longer under...
View ArticleJudge declares Prince's 6 siblings the heirs to his estate
MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota judge has ruled that Prince's six siblings are the heirs to his estate.In a ruling made public Friday, Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide declared that Prince died...
View ArticleMinn. lawmaker robbed at gunpoint
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A state legislator is OK after he was robbed at gunpoint in St. Paul.Police say Rep. Dennis Smith, of Maple Grove, was walking on Grand Ave. in St. Paul Thursday night when he was...
View ArticleAmerican Crystal VP says lessons were learned from 2011 lockout
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) - An American Crystal Sugar Co. executive is optimistic about the future of the company's relationship with union workers. Employees recently approved a five-year labor contract...
View ArticleFormer MSUM swim coach arrested, charged in luring case
FARGO (KVRR) - A former Minnesota State University-Moorhead swim coach has charged with luring a minor using a computer in Fargo.22-year-old Nick Asmann is accused of communicating with a victim who...
View ArticleFargo home intruder arrested
FARGO (KFGO) - A 27 year old man was arrested early Saturday after a homeowner found him inside. Fargo police responded to a call around 3:45 a.m. in the 1500 block of 5th Ave. South. The resident woke...
View ArticleSources: Warren investigation could be completed soon
WEST FARGO (KFGO) - The investigation into the longest serving member of the West Fargo Police Dept. is nearing an end.Investigations Lt. Greg Warren was placed on paid administrative leave earlier...
View ArticleDayton criticizes GOP budget maneuver
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton says the odds of wrapping up a new state budget on time are "on a knife's edge."Republicans who control the Legislature struck out on their own Friday, planning to...
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