Legislature votes to sue Burgum over veto powers
BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Legislature is suing Gov. Doug Burgum over his veto powers.The bipartisan Legislative Management Committee voted to file a lawsuit in the state Supreme Court, after...
View ArticleNTSB issues preliminary report on fatal airplane crash
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) - The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report on an airplane crash that killed three people Saturday near Thief River Falls, Minn.The report...
View ArticleWoman pleads not guilty in death of Fargo mother
FARGO (KFGO) - A woman accused of conspiring to kill a Fargo woman and take her infant has pleaded not guilty to three charges.Brooke Crews showed no emotion Thursday during her brief appearance in...
View ArticleTribal head who led Dakota Access pipeline fight voted out
BISMARCK - The American Indian leader who spearheaded opposition to the four-state Dakota Access pipeline has been ousted as Standing Rock Sioux chairman.The unofficial vote count in Wednesday's tribal...
View ArticleSenate confirms Fargo judge to 8th Circuit
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly approved a North Dakota judge to serve on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.The Senate voted 95-1 Thursday to confirm Judge Ralph Erickson of...
View ArticleEx-deacon candidate settles coercion lawsuit against bishop
MINNEAPOLIS - A northern Minnesota man who had wanted to become a Catholic deacon has settled his coercion claims against his bishop.Ronald Vasek, of Tabor, alleged in a lawsuit in May that Bishop...
View ArticleAttorney Gloria Allred to represent Savanna Greywind family
LOS ANGELES (KFGO) - Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred is representing the family of Savanna Greywind. An Allred spokeswoman in Los Angeles confirms that Allred has been retained as a "victim's...
View ArticleEx-Bemidji assistant principal pleads guilty to child porn
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A former assistant principal at Bemidji Middle School has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography.Thirty-five-year-old Brandon Mark Bjerknes of Bemidji also admitted Thursday in...
View ArticlePipeline firm gives $15M toward security costs
BISMARCK (AP) - The company that built the Dakota Access Pipeline is giving North Dakota $15 million to help cover the costs of policing extensive protests of the pipeline.A spokesman for Gov. Doug...
View ArticleOfficer-involved shooting in Becker County, suspect hospitalized in Fargo
AUDUBON, MINN. (KFGO) - An officer-involved shooting on Hwy. 10 east of Audubon in Becker County remains under investigation. Sheriff Todd Glander tells KFGO News deputies were involved in a pursuit...
View ArticleMan arrested after attempted robbery in Grand Forks
Grand Forks, N.D. (KFGO) - A Grand Forks man was arrested after store employees followed him after he attempted to rob their store.The Grand Forks Police Department says around 3:45 p.m. Thursday, a...
View ArticleFire damages West Fargo apartment
WEST FARGO (KFGO) - An overheated bathroom ceiling fan is the cause of a fire in a second floor apartment at 123 Main Ave. E. in West Fargo.The fire was reported at 5:30 a.m. Friday. Fire Chief Dan...
View ArticleFargo South English instructor named Teacher of the Year
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A Fargo English instructor who helps immigrant students and others who are not native English speakers is North Dakota's Teacher of the Year for 2018.Fargo South High School's Leah...
View ArticleTwo people taken in scam claiming family member arrested
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) - The Valley City Police Department is warning of a scam after two people lost several thousand dollars.Lt. Dana Rustebakke said two Valley City residents told police...
View ArticleFargo ready to consider plans for downtown performance hall
FARGO (KFGO) - It's been two years since Fargo completed a feasibility study on the future of the Civic Center. The report found renovation of the nearly 60 year-old arena for a multi-use performance...
View ArticleND man among 16 more indicted in eagle black market case
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Federal authorities in South Dakota have charged 16 more defendants in a two-year undercover investigation into the illegal trafficking of eagle parts.U.S. Attorney Randy Seiler...
View ArticleMinnesota fitness firm VP, friends, indicted in Chicago
CHICAGO - An executive at a major Minnesota-based fitness firm and eight others are accused in a new federal indictment of using insider information to buy stock before word of the company's sale in...
View ArticleWest Fargo man shot by deputies in Becker County
DETROIT LAKES, MN (KFGO) - A West Fargo man with a criminal record in Minnesota and North Dakota was taken to a Fargo hospital after he was shot by two Becker County deputies west of Detroit Lakes...
View ArticleDr. Duhamel: Honorary doctorate for 'Transformers' star
BISMARCK - "Transformers" actor Josh Duhamel is getting an honorary doctorate degree in his native North Dakota.The University of North Dakota will bestow the honor on Duhamel. He's a Minot native who...
View ArticleCharges say Minneapolis man doused woman with gas, set on fire
MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man is charged with murder after prosecutors say he doused his girlfriend's bed with gas while she slept then set it on fire.Thirty-two-year-old Wyndale Fayson was charged...
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