Pipeline opponents allegedly threatened officials
BISMARCK, N.D. - Police allege in court filings that opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline allegedly made threats against officers and public officials in North Dakota last year, prompting...
View ArticleMinnesota DNR joins lawsuit that seeks to block FM Diversion
FARGO, N.D. - A federal judge has approved a request by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to join a lawsuit that seeks to halt construction of a Red River diversion project. The DNR says...
View ArticleWest Fargo Police Chief Reitan placed on administrative leave
WEST FARGO (KFGO) - KFGO News has learned that West Fargo Police Chief Mike Reitan has been placed on administrative leave.Mayor Rich Mattern and members of the West Fargo City Commission are declining...
View ArticleGarcia request for lighter sentence denied
FARGO (KFGO) - A judge has said no to a request from the man who murdered a West Fargo woman 21 years ago.Barry Garcia wanted Cass County District Judge Wade Webb to consider a lighter sentence than...
View ArticleFilings: Pipeline opponents allegedly threatened officials
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Police allege in court filings that opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline allegedly made threats against officers and public officials in North Dakota last year, prompting...
View Article$500,000 bond in HIV transmission case
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - Bond is set at $500,000 for a North Dakota man accused of transmitting the HIV virus to a woman who didn't know he carried the virus that causes AIDS.Williams County prosecutor...
View ArticleWilliston approves new hotel plan for old crew camps
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - The Williston City Commission has paved the way for two oil field housing companies to turn a vacated crew camp into a hotel.Target Logistics and Lodging Solutions proposed plans...
View ArticleTribes to levy more tax on North Dakota reservation
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's Three Affiliated Tribes says it will charge a higher tax than the state on the reservation's oil production.The Legislature in 2015 passed a measure that abolishes...
View ArticleOil pipeline safety rule scaled back after cost objections
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - President Barack Obama's administration has scaled back new safety measures for the sprawling network of fuel pipelines that crisscross the United States after oil industry...
View ArticleJudge: Minnesota agency can join Red River diversion lawsuit
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A federal judge has approved a request by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to join a lawsuit that seeks to halt construction of a Red River diversion project in the...
View ArticleMinnesota man paralyzed at trampoline park settles for $3M
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - A Brainerd man has settled his lawsuit against a St. Cloud trampoline park where he suffered a paralyzing injury in 2015.Attorneys representing Anthony Seitz say that AirMaxx...
View ArticleMille Lacs County deputy fatally shoots home intruder
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Authorities say a Mille Lacs County sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man who was part of a home invasion.The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says four men broke into the...
View ArticleHouse fire kills one, injures two in northern Minnesota
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. - Authorities say a woman is dead and two other people seriously injured after a house fire in Mountain Iron, on northeastern Minnesota's Iron Range.Firefighters from several...
View ArticleRingling Bros. circus folding its tent after nearly 150 years
By Chris Michaud(Reuters) - The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus said on Saturday it will cease performances after 146 years in business, owing to what it said were declining tickets sales...
View ArticleKaler: sexual misconduct training not getting through
ST. PAUL, Minn. - University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler says the school needs to do a better job of training its student-athletes on sexual assault and harassment issues because something isn't...
View ArticlePolice shooting in Hibbing
HIBBING, Minn. - Authorities are investigating a non-fatal officer-involved shooting in Hibbing.It happened just before 1 p.m. Friday when two Hibbing police officers responded to a 911 call of a...
View ArticleSanford to use stem cells for treatment in trial
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A Sioux Falls medical facility will begin a first-of-its kind clinical trial to treat rotator cuff tears using stem cells.Patients have already started to be screened for the trial,...
View ArticleDrone schools look to woo younger pilots for commercial jobs
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Leaders in the unmanned aircraft industry are trying to persuade young people who think drones are cool to consider flying them for a living.Commercial pilots must obtain a...
View ArticleFargo boy injured in Becker County snowmobile accident
BECKER COUNTY, MINN. (KFGO) - A 12 year old Fargo boy was injured in a weekend snowmobile accident.The Becker County Sheriff's Office says the boy was airlifted to a Fargo hospital with...
View ArticleFargo woman hurt in rollover near Fergus Falls
Fergus Falls, MN (KFGO) - A Fargo woman was hurt in a weekend rollover on I-94 in Otter Tail County.The Minnesota State Patrol says Friday night a car was eastbound on I-94 just south of Otter Tail...
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