Employees at large West Fargo development company laid off, contractors concerned about payment
WEST FARGO (KFGO KVRR) - A number of employees have been recently laid off from a West Fargo-based development company, many of them without explanation. And now, some contractors who are owed money by Epic Companies say they're worried about getting paid for work they've already done. One of the contractors says that ...
May 17, 2024
Coroner appointed Griggs County's top law official after sheriff and deputy resign
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KFGO) - There's another new sheriff in Griggs County. The Griggs County Commission on Thursday appointed county coroner Rick Cushman as sheriff after the sheriff and his deputy both resigned. Sheriff Michael Beaver and Deputy Tyler Rispa submitted their resignations after controversy surrounding an ...
May 17, 2024
An abortion rights initiative makes the ballot in conservative South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota voters will decide on abortion rights this fall, getting a chance at direct democracy on the contentious issue in a conservative state where a trigger law banning nearly all abortions went into effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The state's top election official announced Thursday...
May 17, 2024
Army will present Purple Heart to Minnesota veteran 73 years after he was wounded in Korean War
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - After 73 years and a long fight with the U.S. Army, a Korean War veteran from Minnesota who was wounded in combat was set to finally get his Purple Heart medal on Friday. The Army notified Earl Meyer, 96, of St. Peter, last month that it had granted him a Purple Heart, which honors service member...
May 17, 2024
Patrol, Cass SO, Fargo police to conduct sobriety checkpoint, saturation Saturday
FARGO (KFGO) - The North Dakota Highway Patrol along with the Cass County Sheriff's Office and the Fargo Police Department will conduct a DUI checkpoint at a predetermined, undisclosed location in Cass County on Saturday. Following the checkpoint, the patrol will conduct saturation patrols in the county. The checkpoint...
May 17, 2024
Minnesota to roll out new ways to buy hunting, fishing licenses in 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Starting next year, Minnesotans will have more ways to buy hunting and fishing licenses. Most licenses will be available in both digital or print-at-home formats. "We are actually coming into the 21st century," director of Minnesota DNR Enforcement Rodmen Smith said. "It's going to be...
May 17, 2024
Minneapolis Police investigating 2 deadly shootings
MINNEAPOLIS - Police in Minneapolis are investigating two deadly shootings that happened Thursday afternoon. Officers say they found a man in his 20s with gunshot wounds around noon. He died in the hospital. That shooting followed an argument among a group of people. Officers responded to a possible drug overdose two...
May 17, 2024
CHS signs letter of intent to acquire Ulen cooperative
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. - CHS, the nation's largest agricultural cooperative, has signed a letter of intent to acquire a west-central Minnesota cooperative. CHS Executive Vice President of Ag Retail, Distribution, and Transportation Rick Dusek, says there are several reasons to move forward with Ulen-based West Cent...
May 17, 2024
Minnesota State Patrol explosive sniffing K-9 to retire
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minnesota State Patrol K-9 is hanging up her leash after more than eight years of service at the State Capitol. Matka, the State Patrol's only explosive-sniffing K-9 since 2016, will be celebrated with a retirement party Friday at the State Capitol. The Hungarian vizsla regularly kept workers and ...
May 17, 2024
Federal bill on noncitizen voting could have unique impact for North Dakota
BY: MARY STEURER WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) - A U.S. House bill to require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections could have unintended consequences for North Dakota, the only state that does not require voter registration. The proposal - brought forward by House Speaker Mike Johnson on May 8 - said t...
May 17, 2024