Update: Thief River Falls airplane crash victims identified
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) - Three people are dead after an airplane crash near Thief River Falls, Minn. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Cory says the airplane was a...
View ArticleHunting accident injures teen near Alexandria, Minn.
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KFGO) - A 16-year-old boy was injured in a hunting accident Saturday in Douglas County.The sheriff's office says the boy and a 17-year-old hunting partner were duck hunting in a boat...
View ArticleAmbulance crashes near Glyndon
GLYNDON, Minn. (KFGO) - Authorities are investigating a crash involving an ambulance near Glyndon.A Moorhead police officer says crews were called to the crash on Highway 10 at around 5:20 am...
View ArticleKorey Stringer Institute opens new lab
STORRS, Conn. (AP) - The Korey Stringer Institute, named for the Minnesota Vikings lineman who died of a heat stroke in 2001, has opened a new laboratory at UConn to study the effects of heat and...
View ArticleMan who operated $1 million Ponzi scheme pleads guilty
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Federal authorities say a Minnesota man accused of bilking investors of more than $1 million has pleaded guilty.Authorities say 30-year-old Jeremy Lundin, of Mound, ran a Ponzi scheme...
View ArticleVikings players, owners lock arms in response to Trump
MINNEAPOLIS - With NFL owners and players around the league condemning President Donald Trump's recent remarks about national anthem protests, the Minnesota Vikings have put forth their own show of...
View ArticleShould states ban abortions when Down syndrome diagnosed?
PLAIN CITY, Ohio (AP) - Parental love. Women's rights. The trust between doctor and patient. These are some of emotional issues at play as Ohio becomes the latest state to consider banning abortion if...
View ArticlePickup strikes Amish buggy in NW Minnesota, kills rider
CLEARBROOK, Minn. (AP) - Authorities say a pickup truck driver suspected of driving drunk crashed into the rear of an Amish buggy in northwestern Minnesota and killed a rider.The State Patrol says the...
View ArticleIn parched North Dakota, cloud-seeding irks some farmers
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Some farmers in the northern Plains who are enduring the worst drought conditions in decades say a cloud-seeding program aimed at making it rain may be part of the problem.The...
View ArticleParked vehicle hit by gunfire in south Fargo
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) - A vehicle parked in the 4100 block of 34th Street south in Fargo was hit by gunfire Sunday night.Police tell KFGO News the vehicle was unoccupied. The front driver's side window...
View ArticleSoon-to-be grandpa gets ultrasound 'citation'
FARGO - A Bismarck police officer teamed up with his friend from the Fargo police force to give his father a surprise he'll likely never forget.Damien Girodat's dad was expecting a ticket when he was...
View ArticleNorth Dakota's bill rises for oil pipeline protest costs
BISMARCK - North Dakota's bill for policing protests of the Dakota Access pipeline continues to rise.The North Dakota Emergency Commission is set to borrow an additional $5 million to cover law...
View ArticleInfant delivered prematurely following attack dies
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Police say an infant delivered by emergency surgery following an assault on the mother has died at a Rochester hospital.Authorities said Monday the baby died Sunday night at Mayo...
View ArticleDayton questions athletes kneeling during national anthem
ST. PAUL - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he disagrees with professional athletes who sit or kneel during the national anthem.At least 200 NFL players knelt, sat, stretched or prayed during the anthem...
View ArticleNorth Dakota systems targeted, not breached
BISMARCK - North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger is acknowledging that the state's election systems were targeted by hackers last year, but giving few details.Jaeger says the state was notified...
View ArticlePickup driver charged in fatal buggy crash in NW Minnesota
BAGLEY, Minn. - Prosecutors have charged a pickup driver for rear-ending an Amish buggy and killing a rider in northwestern Minnesota.Twenty-seven-year-old Christopher Baumann of Bemidji is charged...
View ArticleNorth Dakota driver's license offices to close for 3 days
BISMARCK, N.D. - State driver's license offices across North Dakota will be closed much of this week for employee annual training.The state Transportation Department says the offices will be closed...
View ArticleEEOC accuses health-care group of pregnancy discrimination
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A federal agency is suing a North Dakota health-care provider for allegedly firing a pregnant employee instead of accommodating her pregnancy.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
View ArticleMoorhead hires veteran Fargo city planner as new Assistant City Manager
MOORHEAD, MINN. (KFGO) - Longtime Fargo city official Dan Mahli has been hired as Moorhead's new Assistant City manager. Mahli has held a number of positions in Fargo's planning department and is...
View ArticleWisconsin man busted for drugs on I-94 near Casselton
CASSELTON, N.D. (KFGO) - A big marijuana bust on I-94 near Casselton. The North Dakota Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation Sunday and during the stop, a K-9 trained to detect drugs...
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