West Fargo bird rescue indefinitely closed after discovery of deadly disease
FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) - A West Fargo-based bird rescue is closed indefinitely following the discovery of a highly contagious and potentially deadly parrot disease. In a social media post, the Center for Avian Adoption, Rescue and Education says Avian Circovirus Disease was discovered in a male parrot that was brought to th...
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Deputy report says woman was seconds away from being struck by fleeing car
FARGO (KFGO) - A Cass County deputy says a woman was nearly hit by a car driven by a Fargo man who was arrested for drunken driving and other charges in a south Fargo residential neighborhood Sunday night. An incident report from Deputy Craig Keller says he was preparing to begin his patrol shift when he saw a white co...
17h ago
Feeding Our Future trial: Key witnesses say they never saw anyone serve meals
BY: DEENA WINTER MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota Reformer) - The finance director for Shakopee schools testified Monday that the district distributed meals to students during the COVID-19 pandemic, but far fewer than those reported by Feeding Our Future defendants charged with defrauding the federal government. The federal pro...
18h ago
West Fargo City Commission relocating chambers to new location along with city staff offices
WEST FARGO (KFGO) - The West Fargo City Commission voted unanimously to approve additional funding as the plan moves forward to relocate city staff offices to the former WEX building on 6th Street East, south of I-94. City Administrator Dustin Scott sought an additional $325,000 to a $500,000 budget "fit-up" ...
18h ago
No injuries, some equipment damaged after fire at Grand Forks business
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) - No one was hurt, but some equipment was damaged when product caught fire in a dehydrator at Red River Potatoes in Grand Forks Tuesday morning. According to the Grand Forks Fire Department, crews were called to 2250 Mill Road around 3 a.m. where heavy smoke was coming from the front of the ...
20h ago
Woman pointing gun at officers fatally shot by St. Paul police
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Authorities are investigating a shooting by police in St. Paul Monday night that left a woman dead. Investigators say officers called to the report of a suicide in progress were speaking with a woman when she produced a handgun and pointed it at officers. The officers fired their weapons, striking t...
21h ago
New Minnesota State Patrol Chief Bogojevic sworn in
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota State Patrol is officially welcoming its new chief, Col. Christina Bogojevic. Bogojevic was sworn in during a pinning ceremony Monday afternoon in St. Paul. Col. Bogojevic thanked the State Patrol troopers and staff, saying, "you are the reason this organization is what it is.&quo...
21h ago
Signatures submitted for 'top two' primary election in Republican-dominant S.D.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Supporters of a "top two" primary election system in South Dakota that would replace the current partisan process with one open to all voters have submitted thousands more petition signatures than required to bring a vote this fall on their ballot initiative. On Monday, South Dakota Open P...
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Minnesota ethics panel to consider how to deal with senator charged with burglary
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota Senate ethics panel on Tuesday is expected to begin considering what to do with a lawmaker who's charged with burglary for allegedly breaking into her estranged stepmother's house. Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, of Woodbury, told police she broke in last month because her stepmother...
22h ago
EV owners in ND: Less politics, more charging stations
BISMARCK, ND - It might not be surprising that North Dakota ranks low for electric vehicle adoption. But existing owners say they're frustrated elected officials in the state resist the movement, making it hard to expand EV activity in a rural state. Republican Governor Doug Burgum and the state's two U-S senators have...
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