5 fires in 3 days prompts North Dakota apartment evacuation
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota fire marshal has ordered the evacuation of a large Minot apartment building that has suffered five electrical fires in three days.Residents of the 152 units in the...
View ArticleTeen on bicycle killed when struck by vehicle near Lisbon
LISBON, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 14-year-old girl died when her bicycle was struck by a vehicle near Lisbon.The accident happened about 8:50 a.m. Thursday on a gravel road...
View ArticleState trade group can weigh in on Dakota Access pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A judge deciding whether to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline while more environmental review is completed says he'll allow North Dakota's main energy trade group to weigh...
View ArticleMore aid coming for North Dakota farmers and ranchers hit by severe drought
BISMARCK, N.D.- North Dakota ranchers and farmers dealing with the drought are getting an increase in state and federal aid. The U.S.D.A. has authorized haying and grazing on additional Conservation...
View ArticleNorth Dakota's crime rate down; illegal drug use spikes
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota's crime rate per capita last year dropped slightly from 2015, despite a spike in the number of drug arrests. State Attorney General Wayne General Wayne Stenhjem says the...
View ArticleDowntown Fargo hot spot for street entertainers, pushcart vendors
FARGO (KFGO) - Sidewalk entertainment and dining on downtown Fargo sidewalks continues to expand. As more new businesses and people started heading downtown, more musicians, or buskers, along with food...
View ArticleVideo captures gunshot that narrowly missed Glyndon police officer
GLYNDON, Minn. (KFGO) - The sound of a gunshot can be heard on a Glyndon, Minn. police officer's dash cam video when a bullet flew by the officer during a traffic stop in June.Officer Brandon Boe was...
View ArticleBus rider dead, 2 others injured in bizarre St. Paul crash
ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Paul police say one person was killed and two people were critically injured after a car sped through a stop sign and struck a Metro Transit bus.It happened at about 7:30 p.m....
View Article6 North Dakota natives in cast, band of annual musical
MEDORA, N.D. - Six North Dakota natives are in the cast and band at this year's annual musical in Medora, the largest number in recent years.Taylor Leet of Bismarck, Alyssa Scott of Fargo, Misti Koop...
View ArticleMinneapolis shooting brings unwelcome attention to Somalis
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - An unarmed Australian woman's fatal shooting by a Minneapolis police officer who is a Somali-American has turned an unwelcome spotlight on the city's Somali community.Negative...
View ArticleFire destroys camper in north Fargo
FARGO (KFGO) - Fire destroyed a camping trailer in north Fargo Saturday afternoon. The camper was parked in the driveway of a home at 706 27th Street North.Fargo Battalion Fire Chief Chris Rasmussen...
View ArticleCastile shooting leads to new gun rules in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona is telling armed drivers how they should handle themselves if they get pulled over by police.The gun-friendly state recently changed its rule book for the road in a bid to avoid...
View ArticleMinnesota House Speaker relents on pay raises
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt says he will authorize legislative pay raises for his colleagues in the House.Daudt made the decision Friday, and a day after two state legislators...
View Article3 kayakers rescued after being trapped in culvert
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) - Three kayakers were rescued after they became trapped in a culvert that passes under I-94 near Fergus Falls.The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Dept. says one of the kayakers...
View ArticleCrookston man accused of lighting fireworks In Grand Forks bar
Grand Forks, ND (KVRR) - Grand Forks Police arrested a Crookston man after they say he set off fireworks in the middle of a bar.They are looking for anyone who has information on Isaiah Ramirez, the...
View ArticleDrought takes toll on crops across Northern Plains
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Federal officials say a punishing drought that stretches across much of the U.S. Northern Plains is expected to cause farmers to lose 64 million bushels of wheat production this...
View ArticleDrugs stolen from Bismarck clinic pharmacy in armed robbery
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Bismarck police are investigating after someone with a handgun robbed a clinic pharmacy.Authorities say there were no injuries in the Sunday armed robbery, and the clinic went...
View ArticleFake signs warns of 'easily startled' police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The fatal shooting of an Australian woman by a Minneapolis police officer has sparked the posting of at least two fake street signs warning people of "easily startled" officers.The...
View ArticleMan charged for sneaking drugs into jail
FERGUS FALLS, MINN. (KFGO) - A Dent man has been charged for bringing contraband into the Otter Tail County jail in Fergus Falls.Marshall Baker, 28, is accused of bringing methamphetamine and a pipe...
View Article2 dead, others hurt in South Dakota crash
ALCESTER, S.D. - Two people are dead and six others are injured after a vehicle slammed into a group of people outside a rehabilitation center in southeast South Dakota.State Highway Patrol spokesman...
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