Minot father gets time served for neglecting daughter
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A Minot father has been sentenced to time already served and probation for leaving his young daughter alone in a car behind his apartment building last April while he was...
View ArticleFarmer gives reward money to family of kidnap victim
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. - Police in Alexandria held a ceremony to reward a man who helped rescue a teenage girl who had been kidnapped and held captive for nearly a month. But Earl Melchert had other...
View ArticleBala seeks 'certificate of innocence' from federal judge
FARGO (KFGO) - A woman who was convicted, and later cleared of running an illegal gambling business based in Fargo is asking a federal judge to grant her a "certificate of innocence."Racing Services...
View ArticleVideo: Watchdog group launches ad to stop Fargo tax breaks
FARGO (KFGO) - A conservative political watchdog group has launched a web ad and video which a spokesman says is designed to educate Fargo taxpayers about the high cost and ineffective use of tax...
View ArticleFEMA says no to presidential declaration on drought
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota won't be getting the presidential major disaster declaration it had sought for this summer's drought.Gov. Doug Burgum lobbied hard for the declaration, which could have...
View ArticleXcel Energy may split subsidiary for Minnesota, North Dakota
MINNEAPOLIS - Xcel Energy has proposed splitting its utility operations in North Dakota and Minnesota.Xcel says widening policy differences between the two states over clean energy have caused stresses...
View ArticleND farmer plows anti-NFL message in field
EDGELEY, N.D. (KFGO) - A farmer from Edgeley is at it again.Gene Hanson used a plow to write "We Stand For The National Anthem" in a field.Hanson, who's carved out political messages and the Prince...
View ArticleFormer Fargo cop appeals firing to the City Commission
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) - Dave Boelke, the former Fargo police office who was fired and lost his appeal to the City Civil Service Commision is takng his case to the City Commission. City Commissioners...
View ArticleFargo commissioner calls for state-wide, citizen led property tax reform effort
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) - Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn calls North Dakota's property tax system "dysfunctional" and is urging a statewide, citizen led effort to reform the system. He said the state...
View ArticleWatch: Minnesota State Patrol finds missing toddler and family dog
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota toddler’s adventurous walk away from home turned into a full-on rescue mission after he went missing for hours.The search unfolded in Stearns County. A State Patrol...
View ArticleMelissa Rademacher hired as new head of Fargo's DCP
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) - Fargo's Downtown Community Partnership has hired Melissa Rademacher as its new President and CEO.Rademacher will take over in November. She has been the business development...
View ArticleFargo to hold fall clean-up week but you haul
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) - Has the City of Fargo got a deal for you.It's the first time ever fall clean-up week. Modeled on the annual spring clean-up week, this clean-up will conducted October 14th thru...
View ArticleNFL will consider requiring players to stand during National Anthem
NEW YORK - NFL owners will meet next week to consider changes to a game manual that says players ''should'' stand during the national anthem, a guideline that the league has left to the discretion of...
View ArticleGehrig wants clarification on FM Diversion injunction
FARGO (KFGO) - Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig is cautioning the FM Diversion Authority and other city commissioners about continuing work on portions of the $2.2 billion flood control project...
View ArticleTrump shines spotlight on Edgeley farmer's National Anthem message
WASHINGTON (KFGO) - An Edgeley area farmer who plows artwork and messages in his field has caught the attention of President Trump.Gene Hanson used a plow to write "We Stand For The National Anthem."...
View ArticleActivist weighing appeal after pipeline protest conviction
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - An environmental activist from Seattle convicted of targeting an oil pipeline in North Dakota hasn't decided whether to appeal to the state Supreme Court.But Michael Foster's...
View ArticlePublic meetings set on proposed MDU gas rate increase
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota regulators have scheduled public meetings on a request by Montana Dakota Utilities to raise its natural gas rates.The proposed increase is for $5.9 million annually over...
View ArticleFatal crash in Polk County
Climax, MN (KFGO) - A 36-year-old man is dead after a crash in Polk County, Minnesota Tuesday morning.The state patrol says a northbound semi was stopped, waiting to turn, on Highway 75 when it was...
View ArticleWildfire burns hundreds of acres near Gilby. North Dakota
GILBY, N.D. (KNOX) - Hundreds of acres burned when a wind-whipped grass fire swept across farmland near Gilby, North Dakota. The wildfire started shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday along several Grand Forks...
View ArticleFormer employee for Canadian Pacific found guilty of sabotage to computer system
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (KFGO) - A former Minnesota employee of Canadian Pacific Railway has been convicted of sabotaging the company's computer network after being forced out of the company.46-year old...
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