Former GOP party chair Downey enters 2018 race for governor
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota's former Republican party chairman is running for governor.Keith Downey announced his 2018 campaign for the open seat on Monday. Downey is a former state representative who...
View ArticleDayton appeals ruling on legislative funding veto
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton is appealing a judge's ruling that struck down his veto of the Legislature's operating funding.Dayton zeroed out budgets for the House and Senate this spring while...
View ArticleMan given probation in Fargo sex sting
FARGO (KFGO) - A Thief River Falls, Minn. will spend two years on probation after he and 17 others were caught in a police sex sting last summer in Fargo.Thomas Manning was also ordered to pay about...
View ArticleTrump approval rating remains high in North Dakota
WASHINGTON, DC - His popularity has dropped a bit in North Dakota since the election, but President Trump continues to do well in the state.A new Gallup Poll gives the president a 59% approval rating...
View ArticleMicrosoft founder Bill Gates visits Gov. Burgum in Fargo
FARGO (KFGO) - Microsoft founder Bill Gates was in Fargo over the weekend, according to a tweet from Gov. Doug Burgum.A picture shows the two on the balcony of what's believed to be Burgum's...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman accidentally ran into crowd
ALCESTER, S.D. - Authorities in South Dakota say an 81-year-old woman who drove her car into a group of people standing outside a nursing home appears to have stepped on the gas instead of the...
View ArticlePolice work to solve Fargo vandalism case
FARGO (KFGO) - Police are hoping someone can identify a man in a car and building vandalism case earlier this month near 1026 NP Ave.Surveillance photos of the man were taken from security camera...
View ArticleMan sentenced to jail time, fined for driving 121 mph
IPSWICH, S.D. - A Eureka man has been sentenced to two days in jail and fined $500 for driving 56 mph over the posted speed limit.Edmunds County authorities say 39-year-old Micah Malsom was stopped...
View ArticleVIDEOS: Two men rescued from boat stuck on Red River dam
FARGO (KFGO) - A fishing trip on the Red River turned into a major rescue operation when two men in a boat got stuck on a dam in south Fargo.Justin Kill and his father, Ron, were in their boat when the...
View ArticleSanford Health opens new Fargo hospital
FARGO (KFGO) - Sanford Health's new hospital is open in So. Fargo.The nearly $500 million hospital along I-94 opened at 5 a.m. Tues. The downtown emergency room is closed, but the downtown surgery...
View ArticleToddlers found alone with caretakers passed out drunk in van
BISMARCK, N.D. - A Bismarck man and woman are facing felony charges for allegedly passing out drunk in a van and leaving two toddlers unattended.Officers found the 1-year-old boy and 2-year-old boy...
View ArticleNorth Dakota pronghorn hurt by bad winter and summer drought
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's pronghorn population and the popular hunting opportunity it provides both have taken a blow this year.A summer survey conducted by the Game and Fish Department...
View ArticleResidents return to evacuated North Dakota apartments
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - Residents of a North Dakota apartment building that suffered five electrical fires in three days are allowed back home.Residents of the 152 units in North Highlands Apartments in...
View ArticleWatford City man injured in truck crash in McKenzie County
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) - A truck driver is being treated for life-threatening injuries after a crash in the western North Dakota oil patch.The Highway Patrol says 62-year-old Raymond Sosinski failed...
View ArticleCharges filed in police vehicle purchase investigation
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) - The former fleet manager of Nelson Auto in Fergus Falls has been charged with five felonies for overcharging law enforcement agencies across Minnesota for equipment on...
View ArticleSec. of State okays Sunday shopping petition language
BISMARCK - A group that wants to repeal longstanding Sunday business restrictions in North Dakota is a step closer to bringing the matter to a public vote.Secretary of State Al Jaeger has approved for...
View ArticleUpdate: one arrested after shooting near Moorhead strip mall
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) - An arrest has been in connection with a shooting Tuesday evening in Moorhead.The shooting happened behind a strip mall near the Hornbacher's Azool location. No one was hurt....
View ArticleFargo man charged in fatal Jamestown crash
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KFGO NewsDakota) - A Fargo man is facing felony charges stemming from a crash that took the life of a Belcourt teen earlier this month.54-year-old Wilmer Duane Nadeau was eastbound on...
View ArticleSex offender living in Halstad sought by MN Dept. of Corrections
ST. PAUL, MINN. (KFGO) - The Dept. of Corrections is looking for a high level sex offender who had been living in Halstad.Jonah Hawkins is white, with black hair and blue eyes. He's 5'5" and weighs...
View ArticleVIDEO: Fargo police investigating confrontation in Walmart parking lot
FARGO (KFGO) - Fargo police confirm that the department is investigating after a woman from Mapleton threatened three Muslim women in the parking lot of the 13th Ave. S Walmart.The exchange was shared...
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