Shooting victims identified
MAHNOMEN, MINN. (KFGO) - Mahnomen County authorities have identified a man and woman who died in a double shooting at a farmstead near Mahnomen. The two were 74-year old Lynn Thompson and 68-year old...
View ArticleFeds enlist Fargo-Moorhead clergy to battle opiate crisis
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - North Dakota's chief federal prosecutor is turning to local religious leaders to get the word out about the dangers of the opiate crisis.U.S. Attorney Chris Myers tells KFGO News that...
View ArticleNorth Dakota abortions at lowest level in 35 years
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota health officials say abortions fell last year to the lowest level since record-keeping began in 1981.Health Department data showed 1,166 abortions, down a little less...
View ArticleAudit committee to discuss Bresciani controversy Friday
BISMARCK (KFGO-AM) - The North Dakota Board of Higher Education's Audit Committee will meet Friday to discuss recent issues surrounding NDSU President Dean Bresciani.The agenda says the committee will...
View ArticleW.F Chief goes to Washington D.C.
Washington, D.C. (KFGO) - Another local police chief has gone to Washington D.C. to learn more about the recommendations rolled out by the president's task force on 21st century policing.West Fargo...
View ArticleWilliston ordinance to eliminate crew camps moves forward
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - Williston's City Commission has given initial approval to a new ordinance that will eliminate oil field crew camps in city limits late this summer.Federal Judge Daniel Hovland in...
View ArticleMan facing federal drug and weapons charges in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A man is facing federal drug and weapons charges in North Dakota.Vernon Pook Jr. is charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, possession of a stolen firearm,...
View ArticleFinancial plan calls for 80 year sales tax extension to pay for FM Diversion
FARGO (KFGO-AM) - The Fargo City Commission will discuss a proposal to extend two existing city sales taxes for flood control Monday.The extensions, lasting up to 80 years, would be used to help pay...
View ArticleWest Fargo moves to automated garbage pickup
WEST FARGO (KFGO) - Early next month, West Fargo will change the way residential garbage is collected. The sanitation department will start using automatd side load trash trucks. Public Works Director...
View ArticleJamestown firefighter to retire after 50+ years
JAMESTOWN (NEWSDAKOTA/KFGO) -- One of the Jamestown Fire Department’s longest serving firefighters is retiring after more than 50 years.Gordie Christianson will retire Aug. 21. Christianson has been...
View ArticleIndependent 3rd party to investigate NDSU president
BISMARCK (KFGO) - The North Dakota Board of Higher Education's audit committee has authorized the hiring of an an independent 3rd party to investigate whether NDSU President Dean Bresciani's...
View ArticleGrand Forks Airport terminal briefly evacuated
GRAND FORKS, ND (KFGO-AM) - A suspicious item in a checked bag led to the brief evacuation of about 100 people at the Grand Forks International Airport terminal. Police were notified at 12:05 pm Friday...
View ArticleSheriff suspects foul play in Mahnomen County death
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - The Mahnomen County Sheriff is investigating a suspicious death at a home south of Mahnomen.The sheriff's office received a 911 call at 5:24 am Friday regarding a male who...
View ArticleGF Police: Woman injured by apparent pellet gun projectile
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Grand Forks police say a 55-year-old woman has been injured by what police believe is a pellet gun.Authorities said Friday that the victim was treated on the scene and...
View ArticleNaked man arrested after fighting with Fargo police
FARGO (KFGO) - A naked man was tased and arrested after fighting with Fargo police. Officers responded to a call of a man with no clothes running down the sidewalk at 17th Ave. and 42nd St. South....
View ArticleUniversity of North Dakota breaks out Fighting Hawks gear
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - The University of North Dakota is unveiling its Fighting Hawks gear. The breakout comes about two months after the school approved the logo that depicts a white hawk head with...
View ArticleFedEx tax break on Monday's Fargo City Commission meeting
FARGO (KFGO) - Monday, top executives from FedEx appear before the Fargo City Commission to clarify their position on a property tax break they received for the company's new facility in Fargo....
View ArticleSuspicious item found at Grand Forks International Airport
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Authorities say roughly 100 people were briefly evacuated from a Grand Forks International Airport terminal after officials discovered what appeared to be a suspicious item in...
View ArticleIn North Dakota, people vs. oil pipeline protest strengthens
NEAR THE STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. (AP) - Opponents of a $3.8 billion Midwest oil pipeline are vowing to keep up the pressure after this week's arrests at a construction zone in North...
View ArticleConferences on opioid crisis scheduled in Fargo, Bismarck
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A leading expert on overdose prevention and treatment is slated to speak at opioid conferences in North Dakota.The state Department of Human Services is sponsoring symposiums in...
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