JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NORTH DAKOTA MONITOR) - A North Dakota wildlife group is worried federal funding cuts could affect a renowned wildlife research center at Jamestown and is urging people to contact Congress. The Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center is part of the U.S. Geological Survey, which is facing a recommende...

DULUTH, Minn. - Two wildfires are still burning in northeastern Minnesota. The Camp House fire is now 73% contained, although the cause of the fire is still under investigation. The Jenkins Creek Fire is 13% contained and is believed to have been started due to human activity. Governor Tim Walz has declared a peacetime...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO PRAIRIE PUBLIC) - April airline boarding numbers for North Dakota are in. "The record-breaking numbers for air travel in North Dakota continue," said North Dakota Aeronautics Commission Executive Director Kyle Wanner. "We're at the 12th consecutive month of all-time numbers for our s...

FARGO (KFGO KVRR) - North Dakota will become one of nine states with an 80 mile-an-hour speed limit and some public safety advocates are sharing their thoughts on the effects it may have on traffic safety. The speed limit will go from 75 miles-an-hour to 80 miles-an-hour on interstates 29 and 94 later this summer. &quo...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO KNOX) -The Grand Forks County Commission approved a tax exemption for Cirrus Aircraft expansion on a 4-1 vote. The property tax exemption will be a 10-year, 100% payment instead of taxes, and a pilot, that the City of Grand Forks is spearheading. Cirrus will pay $213,000 to $214,000 in the pilot...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Justice Department moved Wednesday to cancel a settlement with Minneapolis that called for an overhaul of its police department following the murder of George Floyd, as well as a similar agreement with Louisville, Kentucky, saying it doesn't want to pursue the cases. Following a scathing report b...

WILLMAR, Minn. (KFGO KWLM) - One person suffered burns in a house fire in Willmar early Wednesday morning. The Willmar Fire Department says just before 1 a.m., they were called to the house just south of the Kandiyohi County Fairgrounds. Flames were coming out of several windows. Firefighters learned the man was alread...

BEMIDJI, Minn. - Police in Bemidji are releasing more information about the man found dead Monday in an apartment building. Officers say it appears that 41-year-old Benjamin Martinez of Bemidji died of a drug overdose. A woman and child found in the unit were treated and released from the hospital. First responders s...

DULUTH, Minn. - St. Louis County prosecutors say a Michigan man has been convicted in the stabbing death of a Duluth woman last April. A jury found 35-year-old Darrius Plummer of Canton guilty on two counts of second-degree murder in the killing of 26-year-old Chantel Moose. Trial evidence showed Plummer stabbed Moos...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Rail advocates are celebrating the one-year anniversary of the Amtrak Borealis passenger service between St. Paul and Chicago. Brian Nelson of All Aboard Minnesota says more than 212,000 people have taken the train which exceeds all ridership forecasts by over 60,000 in the first year. The initial fe...