Man in custody, schools placed in temporary lockdown
FARGO (KFGO) - A man is in custody after Fargo police say he stole a car when they responded to a call of a man attempting to break into cars Fri. morning.Lt. Shannon Ruziska says officers decided not...
View ArticleName of man killed in crash near Wahpeton released
WAHPETON, ND (KFGO) - A crash near the sugar beet plant in Wahpeton between a car and a dump truck killed a 22-year-old Wahpeton man.Austin Vosberg was driving a car that collided with the dump truck...
View ArticleVintage voting booths found buried in Clay Co. courthouse
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) - Some housecleaning in the basement of the Clay County courthouse turned up a couple of surprises.An employee recently discovered two vintage voting booths that date back to the...
View ArticleHuman rights group sends observers to protest
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) - A human rights group says it has sent observers to North Dakota to monitor the response of law enforcement to protests over the Dakota Access oil pipeline.Amnesty International...
View ArticleMan shot to death following pursuit through 3 counties
Donnelly, Minn. (KFGO) - The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating an officer-involved fatal shooting in Traverse County.A deputy found a man slumped over in a pickup in Donnelly. The BCA...
View ArticleMinnesota sect leader gets 30 years in teen sex assault
PINE CITY, Minn. (AP) - The leader of an isolated religious sect in Minnesota has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, weeks after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two teenage girls.Victor...
View ArticleTense oil pipeline protest subsides at least temporarily
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) - A tense protest over the Dakota Access pipeline subsided at least temporarily after some protest leaders urged activists to leave a barricade near a state highway bridge.As...
View ArticleQuarter by quarter scoring of UND/Weber State game from Alerus Center
GRAND FORKS, ND (KFGO) -- The University of North Dakota is seeking their 7th straight victory and a major step towards a Big Sky Conference title with as victory over Weber State today. Live updates...
View ArticleMan shot by Minnesota deputy identified
DONNELLY, Minn. (AP) - The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after a sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man following a chase in western Minnesota.Authorities identified the man who was...
View ArticleTribal chairman calls for rerouting pipeline
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) - The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe is calling for rerouting the Dakota Access oil pipeline that is the target of protests in southern North Dakota.At a news...
View ArticleWahpeton committee OKs plans for zoo's new zebra building
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) - Officials are building a new habitat for zebras at the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton as part of a levee encroachment removal project and renovating the center where primates are...
View ArticleFire deaths decrease dramatically in Minnesota from 2015
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Fire deaths in Minnesota have decreased this year, down dramatically from 2015.State Fire Marshal Bruce West says there have been 24 deaths from fires so far this year, compared...
View ArticleFatal crash in Wadena County
EAGLE BEND, MINN. (KFGO) A fatal crash in central Minnesota's Wadena County Sunday morning. The state patrol says 58-year old Jeffery Ahrendt, of Eagle Bend, died when his pickup collided with a semi...
View ArticleAirport looks to revamp
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - Minot International Airport officials are looking to update its infrastructure in a plan expected to span 20 years.New modern hangars, a redesigned taxiway and a vehicle preparation...
View ArticleKids claim clown chased them with a knife
CASSELTON, N.D. (KFGO) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office is investigating a report from children in Casselton who said they were chased by a person dressed as a clown.The incident was reported around...
View ArticleVandals tip ROTC monument on NDSU campus
FARGO (KFGO) - Vandals were at work on the NDSU campus over the weekend. University Police Chief Bill Vandal says a heavy granite monument commemorating 100 years of NDSU's ROTC program was pushed off...
View Article'Flying Farmer' makes successful jump out of retirement
MINOT, N.D. (KFGO AP) - A Plaza man who became known as the "Flying Farmer'' for his car stunts during the 1990s and early 2000s made a successful jump out of retirement.John Smith on Sunday got into...
View Article2nd man sentenced in beating death in Fargo
FARGO (KFGO) - A judge has sentenced a Fargo man to 20 years in prison for his part in the beating death of a man in the parking lot of a Main Ave. bar.Jessy Olson was charged with conspiracy and being...
View ArticleFargo teenager sentenced in kidnapping attempt
FARGO (KFGO) - A Fargo teenager has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for an attack on a woman in the parking lot of West Acres almost two years ago.In Sept., a jury found Abdirahman Sahel guilty of...
View ArticleDAPL protester charged with attempted murder
MANDAN, ND (KFGO) - A woman has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly firing gunshots at law enforcement officers during the Dakota Access Pipeline protest. The Morton County States...
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