SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota lawmakers are pushing to replenish the empty Disaster Assistance Contingency Account ahead of anticipated spring flooding. The fund is in the red after the state responded with $11 million in relief to flooding last year in Brainerd and Duluth. Republican State Sen. Mark Johnson of East Grand Forks and State Rep. Tony Jurgens of Cottage Grove…
FERGUS FALLS, MN (KFGO) – An Ohio man has died of injuries suffered early Monday on Hwy. 210 west of Fergus Falls. The state patrol says the 51-year-old victim was drivng a mini-van and stopped to remove frost from the windshield. An SUV ran into the van, which spun around into traffic. A second SUV then broadsided the van. Killed…
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State Athletic Department and head women’s basketball coach Maren Walseth have mutually agreed to part ways, director of athletics Matt Larsen announced Monday, March 11. Walseth had a 40-106 record in five seasons with the Bison, including a 19-59 record in The Summit League. She led the Bison to an 11-18 record and sixth-place…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — (MSUM Athletics) The Minnesota State University Moorhead women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA tournament for a third straight year and sixth time in program history and will face a familiar foe to open play. MSUM is the No. 5 seed in the Central Region and will face fourth-seeded Minnesota Duluth in the opening round on…
Jamestown, N.D. (NewsDakota/KFGO) – A driver was arrested after an hour-long, 50-mile pursuit that went in and out of Jamestown late Sunday night. The police department says an officer attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Cody Deese, 27, of Jamestown at approximately 11:30 p.m.. Deese was recognized as an individual with warrants and a suspended driver’s license. After the…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – (NDSU Athletics) Second-seeded South Dakota outscored seventh-seeded North Dakota State 19-5 in the second quarter, as the Coyotes beat the Bison 74-51 in the Summit League Women’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals. The loss ended the Bison season, as NDSU finished with a 7-22 overall record. With the win, South Dakota advanced to the Summit League Championship Semifinals…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – (NDSU Athletics) It took North Dakota State University a decade to crown its first individual national champion at the Division I level. On Saturday, Payton Otterdahl made it two titles in two days. Otterdahl won the weight throw at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, throwing a career-best 79-01.25 (24.11m) on his final attempt…
FARGO, ND – A winter storm warning is in effect until 1 p.m. Sunday for a large portion of North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota. The snow is expected to continue through Saturday, followed by increasing winds, which could cause blowing and drifting in open areas. Dangerously cold windchills are not expected to be an issue. The North Dakota DOT…
FARGO, N.D. — For this week’s Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week Nominees, the theme of championships continue. Both of the plays come from Class B Boys Basketball and the region one and two championships. First up, from Richland and Kindred at the SHAC. Kindred driving the lane turns it over, Richland gets in transition leading to beautiful…
FARGO, N.D. — The Big 12 Wrestling Championships begin on Saturday. The Bison have six wrestlers ranked in the top eight, including two–seed Brent Fleetwood at 125 pounds. Action is going on in Tulsa, with the preliminaries and quarterfinal rounds beginning at 11:00. Semifinals are in the afternoon, before the championship matches are on Sunday night. The Bison went 5–and–4 in…
