Dayton promises restraint in trying to lure Amazon
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton says any attempt to use state tax dollars to convince Amazon to build a $5 billion headquarters in Minnesota would be "restrained" because of the importance of...
View ArticleComplaint says stolen pigs were run over, forced into bonfire
CANDO, N.D. (KFGO) - Felony animal cruelty charges have been filed in connection with the theft of two pigs from a swine facility near Cando. N.D.Court documents say the pigs were stolen May 16th from...
View ArticleDrought loans approved for North Dakota ranchers
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota's Industrial Commission has approved a low-interest loan program for ranchers dealing with drought.The commission voted Wednesday to allow the state-owned Bank of North...
View ArticleSchool placed in lockdown, man arrested
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KFGO) - A man was arrested for criminal trespass and disorderly conduct Thurs. afternoon for entering Valley City High School during college career day after he was told by staff...
View ArticleMLK niece Alveda King to headline rally in Moorhead
FARGO (KFGO) - The niece of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King is coming to Fargo-Moorhead next month.Dr. Alveda King will be the keynote speaker during an outdoor anti-abortion rally.North...
View ArticleWentz appreciates comments from new Miss America
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz says it's cool the winner of the Miss America contest credits him with inspiring her.Wentz graduated from Bismarck's Century High School a...
View ArticleFargo Civil Service Commission denies appeal by fired police officer David...
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) - The Fargo Civil Service Commission has upheld the termination of David Boelke. The 15-year veteran of the police department appealed his firing last month for work performance that...
View ArticleMattis sticks with current US nuclear framework
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says he's become convinced that the U.S. must keep all three parts of its nuclear force - rather than eliminate one of them, as he once...
View ArticleCanterbury says numbers higher heading to final race weekend
SHAKOPEE, Minn. (AP) - Canterbury Park is heading into its final weekend of live racing this year, and officials of the Minnesota track say it's been a good season.President Randy Sampson says wagering...
View ArticleFargo police arrest burglary suspect
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) - A man was arrested for breaking into a home in the 700 block of 11th street south in Fargo late Wednesday night.　The owner called 911 to report a burglary in progress, saying a man...
View ArticleMan convicted as juvenile in West Fargo murder asks for new hearing
FARGO (KFGO) - A man serving life without parole for killing a West Fargo woman when he was 16 years old says he should be considered for a reduced sentence.Barry Garcia is the only state inmate who...
View ArticleHeitkamp wants feds to investigate Equifax for insider trading
FARGO (KFGO) - North Dakota U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp wants federal investigators to look into reports that Equifax officials sold more than $1.5 million in company securities within days of announcing...
View ArticleClark sworn in Friday in Southeast Judicial District
JAMESTOWN, N.D. - History will be made when a new judge takes the oath in the Southeast Judicial District on Friday.Cherie Clark will be sworn in as the first female judge in the Southeast district....
View ArticleFarmer in dispute with elevator company, claims crop damage
PAGE, N.D. (KFGO) - A farmer is locked in a dispute with the local grain elevator. Don Garnas is feuding with The Arthur Companies over the loss of part of a corn crop on land next to the elevator that...
View ArticleEllsworth AFB airman charged in son's death
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. - Officials at Ellsworth Air Force Base say an airman has been charged with murder in the death of his infant son.Airman 1st Class David E. MacDonald faces a pretrial...
View ArticleSenate committee approves Erickson for appeals court
FARGO, N.D. - The Senate Judiciary committee has unanimously approved U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson of Fargo to serve on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.North Dakota's U.S. senators, John...
View ArticleMattis' message: US is not intimidated by North Korea
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AP) - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is delivering a subtle message with his visit to a North Dakota nuclear weapons base: America is a mature nuclear power not intimidated by...
View ArticleCommission fails to reinstate fired Fargo officer
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The Civil Service Commission will not reinstate a former Fargo police officer who was fired in August.But, the commission Wednesday night could not decide whether Officer David...
View ArticleNorth Dakota man convicted as juvenile asks for new hearing
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A man serving life without parole for killing a West Fargo woman when he was 16 years old says he should be considered for a reduced sentence.Barry Garcia is the only state inmate...
View ArticleSenate committee approves ND federal judge for appeals court
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The Senate Judiciary committee has unanimously approved U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson of Fargo to serve on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.North Dakota's U.S. senators,...
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