North Dakotans losing big money in sweepstakes scam
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) - The head of the North Dakota Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division has issued another warning about sweepstake scams. Parrell Grossman says in the past 12 months,...
View ArticleGroup unveils $1M plan to address Super Bowl sex trafficking
MINNEAPOLIS - Community leaders have come up with a plan to fight sex trafficking during the Super Bowl in Minneapolis.The 40-member group unveiled a plan Tuesday that includes billboard campaigns and...
View ArticleJudge tells Castile jury to keep deliberating
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The judge in the trial of a Minnesota police officer charged in the death of a motorist has told the jury to keep deliberating.The jury has been deliberating in the manslaughter trial...
View ArticleSUV crash on I-94 in West of Fargo kills female driver
TOWER CITY (KFGO) - An SUV crash on Interstate 94 in Cass County has killed one person.The State Patrol says the SUV crossed the median near Tower City, overturned in the oncoming lanes and landed in...
View ArticleInitiative aims for more stable workforce in oil patch
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A county job development authority in the North Dakota oil patch has launched a unique initiative aimed at building a regional workforce less susceptible to the boom-and-bust...
View ArticleJudge: Redo part of analysis for Dakota Access pipeline
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A federal judge has handed a lifeline to efforts to block the Dakota Access pipeline.U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers didn't...
View ArticleNorth Dakota soybean plant developer seeks more investors
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) - Developers of a $240 million soybean processing plant in North Dakota are seeking more investors.Minnesota Soybean Processors is investing $60 million in the plant to be built...
View ArticleGrafton couple awarded for turning in suspicious driver
Grafton, N.D. (KVRR) - A Grafton couple has been awarded for tipping off authorities about an impaired driver who had kids in the vehicle.Scott and Valerie Dalbey were presented with the Colonel’s...
View ArticleMinnesota 1 of 3 finalists to host World Fair event in 2023
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota is still in the running to host a World's Fair event in 2023 with a wellness theme.Then-President Barack Obama endorsed Minnesota's bid shortly before leaving office. The...
View ArticleDrones provide new perspective on crop production
FARGO, N.D. - Drone technology is helping some farmers in North Dakota keep tabs on their livelihood like never before.Jeremy Wilson has been planting corn, soybeans and wheat in the Fargo area for...
View ArticleSemi hauling steels beams flips over, causing traffic delay on I-94
WEST FARGO (KFGO) - A semi rolled on its side as the driver was entering I-94 to go east from Veterans Blvd. in West Fargo Thurs. morning, sideswiping another semi on the interstate.The first semi was...
View ArticleLyle Jeffs captured at marina near Sioux Falls
YANKTON, SD - South Dakota authorities say polygamous sect leader Lyle Jeffs was captured at a recreation area marina southwest of Sioux Falls.Yankton County Chief Deputy Sheriff Michael Rothschadl...
View ArticleFargo's first methadone clinic seeing steady business
FARGO (KFGO) - The regional manager of Fargo's first methadone clinic said the opioid treatment center has 42 clients since opening two months ago. Mark Schaefer, with Community Medical Services, said...
View ArticleBody found in Red River believed to that of missing man
MOORHEAD (KFGO) - A body thought to be that of a man who drowned in the Red River a week and a half ago was recovered near the former toll bridge between Fargo and Moorhead around 7 a.m. Thurs.Moorhead...
View ArticleBankers don't expect much economic growth in rural areas
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Bankers continue to expect little economic growth in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states because of weak commodity prices.The overall economic index for the region slipped to...
View ArticleJudge's ruling surprises but doesn't concern oil industry
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A judge's ruling that might open the door for at least a temporary shutdown of the disputed Dakota Access pipeline surprised the industry that hailed the project as a "game...
View ArticleReport: Teen pregnancies in Minnesota declining, STIs rising
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A new report shows fewer teenagers are getting pregnant in Minnesota, but the number of sexually transmitted infections is increasing.University of Minnesota adolescent sexual health...
View ArticlePawn shop tip was key to capture of Lyle Jeffs
YANKTON, SD - The owner of a small-town South Dakota pawn shop says Lyle Jeffs revealed who he was on Tuesday when he pawned two pairs of Leatherman pliers for $37 and provided identification.River...
View ArticleTuesday storms spawned numerous tornadoes in South Dakota
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The National Weather Service says survey teams have confirmed nine tornadoes that touched down Tuesday within the range of the agency's office in the northern South Dakota city of...
View ArticleMan sentenced for attack on father
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KFGO) - A man has been sentenced for attacking his father with a hatchet in 2016 in Breckenridge.Jack Langston, 19, was given 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to first-degree...
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