Sanford richest in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Forbes magazine has listed the richest person in every state. In South Dakota, T. Denny Sanford tops the list with a net worth of $2.1 billion.The man who made his money in the...
View ArticleJudge convicts man in Dec. 2015 sexual assault
FARGO (KFGO) - A district judge in Fargo has convicted a Fargo man in the sexual assault of an employee of a convenience store in Mapleton about a year-and-a-half ago.Abdulrahman Ali was arrested at...
View ArticleGoehring, Johnson join call for emergency CRP haying
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring and National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson have joined the call for emergency haying and grazing of grassland enrolled in...
View Article158 North Dakota state employees approved for buyouts
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota's top budget writer says 158 employees from cabinet-level agencies in state government have been approved for voluntary buyouts.Budget director Pam told members of House...
View ArticleMan pulled from slough in Sargent County dies
COGSWELL, ND (KFGO) - A man airlifted to a Fargo hospital after he was pulled from Kraft Slough northwest of Cogswell has died. He was William Vandervoort, 57, of rural Gwinner.Sargent County Sheriff...
View ArticleAdvocacy group urges Senate to confirm Erickson to 8th Circuit
FARGO (KFGO) - A national political group is spearheading a campaign to confirm U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Erickson of Fargo to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.Earlier this month, Erickson was...
View ArticleLegislative leaders plan legal challenge to Burgum vetoes
BISMARCK - North Dakota legislative leaders will take legal action against some vetoes issued by Gov. Doug Burgum.The Legislature's Legislative Management Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to sue...
View ArticleUPDATE: Fargo police say man struck by train was standing on tracks
FARGO (KFGO) - An investigation indicates a man struck by the eastbound Amtrak "Empire Builder" early Thurs. morning in downtown Fargo stopped on the tracks and stood in front of the oncoming train,...
View ArticleNorth Dakota WWII sailor home after 75 years
FARGO (KFGO) - After more than 75 years, a North Dakota sailor, who died during the Pearl Harbor attack in WWII, has finally come home.The remains of Gunner's Mate 1st Class Arthur Neuenschwander...
View ArticleDrill bit, gasoline, cause of West Fargo shop fire
WEST FARGO (KFGO) - A hot drill bit was the cause of a fire earlier this month at a car repair shop in West Fargo.Fire Chief Dan Fuller says an employee of JWD Auto on Main Ave. E was preparing a car...
View ArticleFTC objects to proposed Sanford, Mid Dakota merger
WASHINGTON - The Federal Trade Commission has authorized a federal court action to block Sanford Health’s proposed acquisition of Mid Dakota Clinic, alleging that the deal would violate antitrust law...
View ArticlePolice react to perceptions that downtown Fargo isn't safe
FARGO (KFGO) - It's not the first time Fargo police have heard concerns about safety downtown. Recent posts on a neighborhood watch page focused on problems people witnessed while downtown. Much of the...
View ArticleFeds seek forfeiture of drug money seized near Moorhead
MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO) - Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to order the forfeiture of thousands of dollars in drug money discovered by the Minnesota State Patrol near Moorhead.The money was seized...
View ArticleFargo-based hotel developer TMI Hospitality sold
FARGO (KFGO) - A major Fargo hotel developer and management company has been sold.TMI Hospitality has been acquired by Aimbridge Hospitality of Plano, Texas.Aimbridge is the largest independent hotel...
View ArticleCause of West Fargo house fire undetermined
WEST FARGO (KFGO) - The cause of a fire that gutted a West Fargo home earlier this month remains unknown.Fire Chief Dan Fuller says the blaze began outside the house at 940 44th Ave. W on June 1. He...
View ArticleMan assaulted in downtown Fargo parking lot
FARGO (KFGO) - A man was assaulted in the parking lot of the Empire Tavern in downtown Fargo late Thursday night. The victim was bleeding and had facial injures and was transported to the...
View ArticleGrand Forks man arrested for burglary, assault involving children
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) - A Grand Forks man is accused of breaking into an apartment early Thursday and grabbing children by the neck. Police arrested 23-year old Sanjay Yakha on charges of aggravated...
View ArticleWest Fargo commission selects FBI Agent Jenke for police chief
West Fargo, N.D. (KFGO) - In a special meeting, the West Fargo City Commission has selected FBI Supervisory Special Agent Heith Janke to be the city's next police chief. Based on a recommendation from...
View ArticleSyngenta ordered to pay $217.7 million to farmers in GMO corn case
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A federal jury in Kansas has awarded nearly $218 million to farmers who sued Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its introduction of a genetically engineered corn seed...
View ArticleBaseball's Maury Wills to retire from RedHawks broadcasting
FARGO (KFGO) - It's the end of an era for the F-M RedHawks. After 22 years, Los Angeles Dodgers baseball great Maury Wills is retiring from the RedHawks’ broadcast booth.Wills’ relationship with the...
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