Lawmakers want more time to consider medical pot rules
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota lawmakers say the state needs more time to craft rules to oversee the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law.A joint House and Senate meeting was held Monday to...
View ArticleTernes deposition reveals 'numerous lawsuits' against Fargo Police Dept.
FARGO (KFGO) - An attorney for a Moorhead woman who claims the Fargo Police Dept. violated her civil rights wants to see the employment record of former Police Chief Keith Ternes.Sarah Rhodes filed a...
View ArticleOne year anniversary planned to honor Fargo police officer killed in the line...
FARGO (KFGO) - A ceremony is planned to mark the one year anniversary of the shooting of Fargo Police Officer Jason Moszer. The February 10th observance will be prior to the Fargo Force game at Scheels...
View ArticleIconic Fargo bar gets final permit to rebuild following fire
FARGO (KFGO) - Good news for the owner of an iconic Fargo bar heavily damaged in a fire nearly 6 months ago. Pete Sabo calls it "a long and rocky road" but he's finally received the permit to re-build...
View ArticleMinnesota congressman won't attend Trump inauguration
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Democratic U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison has joined those who say they will not attend Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.Ellison, who is campaigning to be the next chair of the...
View ArticleBurgum's spending plan calls for deeper cuts in state budget
BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Doug Burgum has presented a preferred spending plan to North Dakota lawmakers that calls for deeper cuts in the state budget than suggested by his predecessor.The budget statement...
View ArticleWinter wheat acres drop in North Dakota and nationwide
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota farmers planted 65,000 acres of winter wheat last fall, down from 130,000 acres the previous year.Winter wheat is planted in the fall and harvested the following summer....
View ArticleNorth Dakota's fourth-largest city looks to tighten its belt
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's fourth-largest city is looking to tighten its belt.Minot has experienced a 30 percent drop in state aid and a 20 percent decline in city sales tax collections.City...
View ArticleThree arrested near Dakota Access Pipeline protest site
Morton County, N.D. (KFGO) - Three protesters were arrested for trespassing along the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site, scene of demonstrations between law enforcement and Native Americans and...
View ArticleWest Fargo Police Chief awaits fate
WEST FARGO - (KFGO) - While city offcials haven't dislcosed the reasons, West Fargo Police Chief Mike Reitan is on his way out. He was placed on administrative leave Friday following a closed door city...
View ArticleNorth Dakota considers bill banning sexual discrimination
BISMARCK, N.D. - For the fourth time in eight years, the North Dakota Legislature will consider legislation that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.The bipartisan legislation...
View ArticleFinal defendant sentenced in Fargo beating death
FARGO (KFGO) - The last of four men charged in the beating death of a man outside a main avenue bar in Fargo has been given a longer prison term than the prosecutor recommended.The state's attorneys...
View ArticleFargo city panel gives unanimous support to saving historic home
FARGO (KFGO) - Fargo's Historic Preservation Commission has given its endorsement to saving the house owned by John and Sherri Stern.The city is seeking to buy out the home to build a $3.4 million dike...
View ArticleNew faces breathe new life into debate on Sunday booze ban
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Fresh faces at the Legislature and an extra push from a powerful politician have Minnesota's ban on Sunday liquor sales in the crosshairs again.It's been a perennial topic at the...
View ArticleFormer Williston bookkeeper faces wire fraud charges
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - A former employee accused of embezzling more than $2.8 million over nearly a decade from a Williston heavy equipment company is being sentenced this week in federal...
View ArticleHearing set on Dakota Access pipeline study
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A judge has scheduled a hearing on a request by the developer of the Dakota Access pipeline to block the Army Corps of Engineers from launching a full environmental study of a...
View ArticleAuthorities revise upwards number of DAPL protesters arrested in latest...
MORTON COUNTY, N.D. (KFGO) -The Morton County Sheriff's Office has revised the number of Dakota Access Pipeline protesters arrested in a hostile confrontation with law officers over 10 hours Monday and...
View ArticleChase ends after suspect crashes into snowbank
Grand Forks, N.D. (KFGO) - A police chase in Grand Forks early Wednesday morning ended after the suspect crashed into a snowbank.The Grand Forks Police Department says around 3 a.m., an officer noticed...
View ArticleClerk stabbed to death in Rapid City robbery
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A convenience store clerk has been stabbed to death during a robbery in Rapid City.Rapid City Police Chief Karl Jegeris says a suspect or suspects are now in custody, but he didn't...
View ArticleReitan complaints allege hostile, toxic work environment
WEST FARGO (KFGO) - The personnel file of West Fargo Police Chief Mike Reitan contains employee complaints, but also show excellent, above average job performance.More than 100 pages of information...
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