UPDATE: Woman trapped in office with armed man
FARGO (KFGO) - A man who Fargo police say shot himself to death to end a stand off at Southeast Human Services Thurs. night went to the 2nd floor office of an employee with a gun.Police Chief Dave Todd...
View ArticleBurgum engaged ahead of Nov. election
FARGO (KFGO) - Doug Burgum is engaged. A campaign spokesman confirmed Friday that the republican governor hopeful is engaged to Kathryn Helgaas of Fargo. A wedding date hasn't yet been set.The Fargo...
View ArticleUPDATE: Car slams into Fargo house, man later dies Driver has been identified
FARGO (KFGO) - A man was taken to a hospital and later died after he lost control of his car and drove into a house in so. Fargo late Friday afternoon.The driver was identified as 60 year old Keith J....
View ArticleBusiness is booming at University of North Dakota center
GRAND FORKS (AP) - Officials with a University of North Dakota research center say they have hired 11 new fulltime employees in the last year to help handle a dramatic increase in business.Energy and...
View ArticleNorth Dakota to explore change in conference affiliation
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The University of North Dakota is looking for ways to save money in its athletic department, and it could include a change in conference affiliation.New school President Mark Kennedy...
View ArticleKenmare man killed in motorcycle accident near Donnybrook
DONNYBROOK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a man died in a motorcycle accident near Donnybrook that started when he struck a deer.The patrol says 62-year-old Rodney Landers, of...
View ArticleNorth Dakota oil patch worker files suit for overtime wages
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A quality control inspector in the North Dakota oil patch says he and other workers are owed money for overtime wages.Andrew Wolf has filed a federal lawsuit against Texas-based...
View ArticleNorth Dakota search and rescue team gets new home for gear
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) - A northeastern North Dakota law enforcement unit has a new home.The Lake Region Search and Rescue Team is based in Devils Lakes and provides services to several counties in the...
View ArticlePlea talks break down in North Dakota credit card fraud case
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Plea negotiations have broken down between prosecutors and attorneys for a man facing obstruction of justice charges for a massive credit card scheme that was prosecuted five years...
View ArticleWrong-way crash on I29 injures two; woman arrested for DUI
Great Bend, N.D. (KFGO) - A 24-year-old South Dakota woman was arrested for DUI and a 45-year-old Fargo woman was life flighted following a crash on I29 Friday night.The North Dakota Highway Patrol...
View Article2 arrested following Main Ave chase
West Fargo, N.D. (KFGO) - Two people were arrested following a high speed chase in West Fargo Saturday.According to West Fargo Police, around 11:30 a.m., officers attempted to make a traffic stop near...
View ArticleMan rescued, hospitalized from house fire
Fargo, N.D. (KFGO) - A man was hospitalized after being rescued from a house fire in south Fargo Saturday night.According to the Fargo Fire Department, firefighters responded to 5803 Autumn Dr. S....
View ArticleWheaton golf course vandalized
Wheaton, Minn. (KFGO) - The Wheaton County Club's golf course was vandalized by a motor vehicle Friday night.According to the Traverse County Sheriff's Office, "The damage is devastating to the course....
View ArticleMandan man reports loaded assault rifle stolen from vehicle
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Authorities say a Mandan man has reported that a loaded assault rifle has been stolen from his vehicle.The 20-year-old man estimated the value of the firearm at $3,000.Bismarck...
View ArticleDollar General building 5 stores in southeast North Dakota
GWINNER, N.D. (AP) - Dollar General is building five stores in southeastern North Dakota as the company expands its footprint into the state.The company expects the stores to open in 2017.Todd Vasos,...
View ArticleDowntown Fargo task force discusses changing recycling bins
(Information from: KVRR-TV, http://kftv.com)FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A task force for downtown Fargo says a significant number of recycling bins are getting filled with regular garbage.KVRR-TV reports that...
View ArticleNorth Dakota conservation agency faces backlog of requests
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The Natural Resource Conservation Service in North Dakota is tackling a backlog of wetland determination requests.Producers who want to use certain U.S. Agriculture Department...
View ArticleReport: North Dakota births drop for first time since 2001
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota Health Department data show the number of births dropped for the first time since 2001.State demographer Kevin Iverson says that could be a result of the state's...
View ArticleTowers, blades for wind farm move in, out of Williston
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) - More than 1,000 component pieces for two wind energy projects are moving in and out of Williston.The pieces are towers and blades for the Lindahl wind project near Tioga and the...
View ArticleMoorhead police nab burglar in the act
MOORHEAD (KFGO) - A burglary suspect tried but couldn't hold back Moorhead police Monday morning. A homehowner woke up to noise about 12:35 a.m., found a man inside his garage and called 911. Officers...
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