North Dakota, Minnesota Governors talk second time about FM Diversion
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) - North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and Minnesota DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr held an hour long conference call Monday about the FM Diversion...
View ArticleMoorhead Public Schools making changes to lockdown policy
Moorhead, MN (KVRR/KFGO) - Moorhead Public Schools are making changes to their lockdown policy.A regional committee says keeping a classroom locked up in an active shooter situation could sometimes be...
View ArticleLisbon instructor, students working to replace vandalized flag
Lisbon, N.D. (NewsDakota) - A Lisbon instructor and students are working to replace a stolen flag from the North Dakota Veteran’s Home, following a string of vandalism.Brent Janes says his Future...
View ArticleStenehjem denies Chancellor's investigation request
BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota attorney general's office says it won't conduct a special investigation for the chancellor of the North Dakota University System.Chancellor Mark Hagerott asked the...
View ArticleFeds sue Cass Lake, Minn. for contaminant removal costs
MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO) - The federal government is suing the city of Cass Lake, Minn. for the costs of removing contaminated soil from a landfill and the site of a former paper company.Federal court...
View ArticleAnglers busted on Fergus Falls area lake for over-the-limit fishing
FERGUS FALLS, MINN. (KFGO) - Three out-of-state anglers found their trip to Minnnesota more expensive than expected.The DNR cited them for possessing 130 bluegills over the limit on a central Otter...
View ArticleBismarck police warn of credit card skimming thefts
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) - Bismarck Police arrested a man on charges of unlawful use of personal identifying information.David Willie, 27, of Bismarck, is accused of using a credit card skimmer to obtain...
View ArticleSyngenta settles US farmer lawsuits in China corn trade case
MINNEAPOLIS - Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta has agreed to settle tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits by farmers over the company's rollout of a genetically engineered corn seed variety before China...
View ArticleMother accused of endangering children by driving drunk
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Authorities say a Rochester mother of ten had five of her children in her vehicle when she drove drunk, sideswiped a median cable barrier, then exited the highway and pulled over to...
View ArticleBCI to investigate sexual misconduct claim against former Cass jail employee
FARGO (KFGO) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office has asked the state crime bureau to investigate a sexual misconduct claim against a former correctional officer.Sgt. Tim Briggeman says the request for...
View ArticleGuilty 'Alford' plea by man charged with torturing cats in Moorhead
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) - A former Moorhead man accused of torturing and killing three cats has entered an Alford plea of guilty to a felony charge of mistreatment and torture of animals. Two additional...
View ArticleXcel Energy announces plans for new South Dakota wind farm
MINNEAPOLIS - Xcel Energy has announced plans to build and own a 300-megawatt wind farm in Grant and Roberts counties of northeastern South Dakota.Minneapolis-based Xcel says the Dakota Range I and II...
View ArticleSmall community dealing with sudden deaths
LENNOX, S.D. - Counselors are helping students in Lennox deal with the sudden deaths of three family members in the small community of 2,300.Lincoln County Sheriff Dennis Johnson says the deaths of a...
View ArticlePolice issue warning about unlicensed salesmen
FARGO (KFGO) - Fargo police say two door-to-door salesmen have been trying to sell cleaning products without a transient merchant's license.Police say the men are both African-American. One of them is...
View ArticleLong time Minnesota prosecutor retiring
FERGUS FALLS, MN (KFGO) - The county attorney in Otter Tail County is retiring.Dave Hauser says he'll turn 65 in Jan. He's been the county attorney for 20 years and has been with the office 37 years....
View ArticlePotato truck driver injured in crash with train
OTTERTAIL, Minn. (KFGO) - The driver of a potato truck was hospitalized after the truck was hit by a train in Ottertail, Minn.The Otter Tail County Sheriff says 32-year-old Kenneth Betts of Richville,...
View ArticleDriver sought in high speed chase through F-M overnight
MOORHEAD, MINN. (KFGO) - There was a high speed pursuit through the F-M metro early Thursday. It started when the driver of a pickup fled a traffic stop on Wall Street in north Moorhead just after...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in Fargo crash; facing DUI charge
FARGO (KFGO) - The driver of a motorcycle was injured in a crash in downtown Fargo. It happened just before 2 a.m. Thurs. Police say the man was hospitalized but his injuries are not serious. He's...
View ArticleDefendant pleads not guilty in Savanna Greywind's killing
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) One of the two defendants accused of conspiring to kill a Fargo woman and take her infant has pleaded not guiltyThe attorney for William Hoehn entered the pleas on behalf of his...
View ArticleState board twice rejects move to discuss chancellor's contract
DEVILS LAKE (KFGO) - The Board of Higher Education turned down two requests by one of its members for a special meeting to discuss the contract of North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark...
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