Dayton plans 10 Minnesota meetings to talk water quality
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton is organizing town halls throughout Minnesota to discuss water quality.The Democratic governor has made improving the state's drinking and recreational waters a top...
View ArticlePipeline developer ends private security in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. - The Texas-based developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline says it no longer has private security personnel in North Dakota.Energy Transfer Partners Spokeswoman Vicki Granado said that it...
View ArticleWest Fargo home destroyed in early Thursday morning fire: Residents safe
WEST FARGO (KFGO) - A home was destroyed by fire in West Fargo early Thursday. Firefighters responded to the call just after 1 a.m. at 703 17th Ave. West and found the second level of the home in...
View ArticleTribes oppose removal of grizzly from protected status
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Tribal leaders from the Great Plains and across Canada have come together in opposition of the removal of the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear from the Endangered Species Act...
View ArticleFargo robbery suspect arrested
FARGO (KFGO) - Fargo police have identified a suspect accused of an armed robbery outside the Quality Inn early Wednesday. 27-year old Kashif A. Grant, who has no permanent address, was arrested on the...
View ArticleDrowning reported in gravel pit swimming hole in Northwest Minn.
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINN. (KTRF) - Pennington County Sheriff Ray Kuznia is warning swimmers stay away from gravel pit ponds after a drowning. Kuznia says the accident happened Wednesday night in a pit...
View ArticleFamily, friends to mark year since Philando Castile shooting
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Family and friends of Philando Castile are marking the one-year anniversary of his fatal shooting during a routine traffic stop.Castile, a 32-year-old school cafeteria worker, was...
View ArticleFormer tribal executive sentenced to prison for embezzlement
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A former executive board member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail for embezzlement.Federal authorities say 46-year-old Thomas Adams...
View ArticleMan arrested for allegedly spitting on squad car
FARGO (KFGO) - A man was arrested late Wednesday in Casselton for kicking and spitting on a Cass County squad car.The Cass County Sheriff's Office says 23-year-old James Decoteau yelled obscenities as...
View ArticleSheriff seeks help in locating Glyndon man
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) - The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in attempting to locate a Glyndon, Minn. man. Investigators say 45-year-old Douglas Brandt was last seen on the...
View ArticleNative Americans say grizzly bear decision violates religion
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Native American tribes, clans and leaders from seven states and Canada say the U.S. government's recent decision to lift protections for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone National...
View ArticleLawyer: State waited too long to final charge against client
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A lawyer for a California man accused of sexual assault in North Dakota wants the case thrown out because the state waited so long to file a charge against him.24-year-old Alexander...
View ArticleBurgum asks friend to help fundraise for mansion
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has tabbed a personal friend and professional fundraiser from Chicago to help get donations for the state's new governor's mansion. But the volunteer...
View ArticleFirst disease carrying mosquitoes of the season confirmed in Fargo area
FARGO (KFGO) - Cass County Vector Control says the season's first sign of disease carrying mosquitoes turned up in one of its traps along the Red River Corridor in north Fargo Thursday night. Director...
View ArticleUpdate: Chase ends with damaged squad car in Breckenridge
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KFGO) - A police car was damaged during a chase Friday in Breckenridge, Minn. The pursuit started around 11:30 am at Welles Park.Breckenridge Police Chief Kris Karlgaard says...
View ArticleDayton expresses support for police after blowback
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton is stressing his support for police officers after facing backlash for his handling of the death of a black man shot and killed by an officer last year.Thursday was...
View ArticleClinic says complaint off mark on North Dakota health care
FARGO, N.D. - A Bismarck clinic says a move by the Federal Trade Commission and North Dakota attorney general to block a merger agreement with Sanford Health lacks an understanding of health care...
View ArticleLetter asks Dayton to order DNR to resume FM Diversion talks
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) - The Moorhead City Council and the Clay County Commission want Gov. Mark Dayton to order the Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources to resume discussions with a local panel...
View ArticleClinic says complaint off mark on North Dakota health care
FARGO - A Bismarck clinic says a move by the Federal Trade Commission and North Dakota attorney general to block a merger agreement with Dakotas-based Sanford Health lacks an understanding of health...
View ArticleKeystone XL foes weigh appeal to South Dakota Supreme Court
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline may appeal a South Dakota judge's decision upholding state regulators' authorization of the project where it crosses the state.Two...
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