Minnesota lawmaker aims to make it harder to avoid vaccines
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota health officials say there are almost 70 confirmed cases of measles in the state so far this year, and a state lawmaker is hoping to make it harder for parents to opt out...
View ArticleDefense attorney in Fargo double murder trial questions credibility of witness
FARGO (KVRR) - Testimony continues in the double murder trial of Ashley Hunter, charged with stabbing 45-year-old Clearance Flowers more than 50 times and hitting 24-year-old Samuel Traut in the head...
View ArticleTwo arrested after theft of rare artifacts near Barnesville, Minn.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) - Two people have been arrested in connection with the theft of thousands of dollars worth of vintage collectibles and guns from a home near Barnesville. The merchandise...
View ArticleAlmost 4,000 stuffed animals collected in Teddy Bear Posse
MOORHEAD (KFGO) - The response to the Teddy Bear Posse more than doubled expectations. Close to 4,000 new, stuffed animals were donated to businesses in Fargo-Moorhead for the posse, put together by...
View ArticleFunding for Army Corps will go toward Fargo flood control
WASHINGTON - The North Dakota congressional delegation says funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2017 includes $20 million for permanent flood protection in around Fargo and Moorhead.The...
View Article21 indicted in Thailand-to-US sex-trafficking ring
MINNEAPOLIS - Twenty-one people have been indicted in what authorities are calling a sophisticated sex-trafficking ring that brought hundreds of women from Thailand to America and forced them to work...
View ArticleFM ranked 5th in drunkest cities survey
NEW YORK (KFGO) - The latest "Drunkest Cities in America" survey suggests that Fargo and Moorhead are fifth in the country.The website, 24-7 Wall Street, released the rankings based on a survey in...
View ArticleTop paid CEO in North Dakota is in energy, construction
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A new survey shows the top paid executive in North Dakota is in the energy and construction services industry.Calculations by The Associated Press and the executive data firm...
View ArticleFunding for Army Corps will go toward Fargo flood control
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota congressional delegation says funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2017 includes $20 million for permanent flood protection in the Fargo and Moorhead,...
View ArticleAG: New law clarifying mineral rights doesn't apply in case
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's attorney general says a new law intended to clarify disputed ownership of minerals under a Missouri River reservoir doesn't apply in a case scheduled before the...
View ArticleEquipment failure cited for oil-brine spill in Burke County
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The state Health Department says equipment failure was the cause of a 4,200-gallon spill of oil and saltwater at an oil well pad in Burke County.The pad about 6 miles southwest of...
View ArticleSimulated disaster exercise scheduled to test 3 drones
MAYVILLE, N.D. (AP) - A simulated disaster response to test drones is scheduled in Mayville and Hillsboro.The exercise scheduled Friday morning will study ways that unmanned aircraft can respond to...
View Article2016 early Canada goose harvest again tops 36,000 birds
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Hunters in North Dakota bagged more than 36,000 birds during 2016 early Canada goose hunting for the sixth consecutive year.The state Game and Fish Department says the number...
View ArticleLawmakers complete $46B budget in grueling special session
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota's lawmakers have passed a $46 billion budget after three extra days in session, several sleepless nights and some horse-trading.The Legislature approved the budget just...
View Article3 vehicle crash in Otter Tail County
Pelican Rapids, MN (KFGO) - Two children and two adults were taken to the hospital after a three vehicle crash in Otter Tail County Thursday afternoon.The Minnesota State Patrol says a southbound car...
View ArticleRoad flares resembling dynamite cause scare in Park Rapids
Park Rapids, MN (KFGO) - Road flares resembling dynamite caused Park Rapid schools to go into a lock down Thursday afternoon.The Park Rapids Police Department says just before 1:30 p.m., they received...
View Article10 inmates escape from Minnesota prison; 1 still on the run
LINO LAKES, Minn. - Ten inmates escaped from a prison in Lino Lakes when an inmate jumped a fence, hijacked a transport van full of other prisoners and drove off.The Department of Corrections said nine...
View ArticleBody of woman missing in NW Minnesota likely found
HALLOCK, MINN. (KFGO) - The body of a woman missing since the fall of 2013 has been found in a river channel south of Lake Bronson State Park in northwestern Minnesota.The Kittson County Sheriff's...
View ArticleLegislature adjourns, bonding bill includes $42-million for Moorhead project
St. Paul, Minn. (KFGO) - Minnesota lawmakers have passed a $46 billion budget after three extra days in session. The legislature approved the budget just before 3 a.m. Friday.The budget agreement would...
View ArticleUPDATE: Garage fire damages several vehicles
WEST FARGO, ND (KFGO) - Several vehicles were damaged when a fire broke out inside a row of apartment garages Friday evening in West Fargo. Crews were called to the fire in the 3400 block of 5th St....
View Article