Fire activity about normal for mid-May in Minnesota
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - Fire officials say wildfire activity is about normal for the middle of May in Minnesota. "We're seeing reports of fires daily. Throughout Minnesota, it really depends on the day," Leanne Langeberg of the Interagency Fire Center says. Langeberg says fires are transitioning from grassland...
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Gov. Walz announces over $6M in child care access grants
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The state of Minnesota is awarding $6.2 million dollars in grants to expand child care across the state. Gov. Tim Walz says this funding is expected to increase childcare program capacity by over 2,200 slots in Minnesota. Walz says these grants will increase access to child care and help more Minneso...
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Vote411 guide highlights candidates, issues on North Dakota primary ballot
BY: MARY STEURER BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) - Want to know what will be on your election ballot? A new voter guide for North Dakota's elections is now available on the League of Women Voters' Vote411 website. Enter your address, and the website will put together the complete list of candidates and measures y...
May 16, 2024
Utility plans another gas-fired power plant for North Dakota
BY: JEFF BEACH BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) - Basin Electric Cooperative plans to build another natural gas-fired power generation facility in North Dakota, a top company official said Wednesday. Todd Brickhouse, CEO of Basin Electric, revealed the plans while speaking on a panel at the Williston Basin Petrol...
May 16, 2024
Yelling and screaming on the Minnesota House floor at midnight
ST. PAUL - Minnesota House Republicans howled as Democrats shut down debate on a paid family leave bill at the 8-hour mark Members of the Republican minority yelled for nearly two minutes at the stroke of midnight Wednesday, after House Speaker, Democrat Melissa Hortman cut off debate and went to a vote on a bill to ma...
May 16, 2024
Mega Millions ticket worth $40,000 still unclaimed in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) - The North Dakota Lottery says "Start searching" because someone is holding on to a Mega Millions ticket that is worth $40,000 and time is running out. The prize must be claimed at the North Dakota Lottery by June 9, 2024. State officials say it was sold at Pinnacle Express Travel Plaza...
May 16, 2024
West Acres management to attend convention to prospect for new tenants
FARGO (KFGO KVRR) - The West Acres Mall leadership team will head to Las Vegas to attend the International Council of Shopping Centers Convention over the weekend to look for new stores. West Acres posted on Facebook looking for suggestions of what people would like to see. The most popular suggestions were a Trader Jo...
May 15, 2024
Exclusive: North Dakota farmer imprisoned in Ukraine recounts escape
FARGO (KFGO) - A North Dakota farmer who was imprisoned in Ukraine, accused of ordering the assassination of a government official, has been home for over a year and a half. One of many questions that hasn't been answered publicly is - how did he get home? In an exclusive interview with KFGO News, Kurt Groszhans detai...
May 15, 2024
Electric cooperatives concerned with new EPA standards
WASHINGTON (KFGO PRAIRIE PUBLIC) - Representatives of electric cooperatives are expressing concerns about new EPA rules that target greenhouse gas emissions, mercury emissions and coal combustion residuals. The EPA has mandated that coal-fired power plant operators choose between implementing carbon capture technology,...
May 15, 2024
Farm building destroyed in fire near Glyndon, no one hurt
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (KFGO) - Fire destroyed a large shop building on a farm five miles north of Glyndon. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says Glyndon and Dilworth Fire Departments responded shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday He says the 40 by 60-foot wide building was engulfed in flames when deputies arrived on the scene. Em...
May 15, 2024