BISMARCK – North Dakota’s House has reconsidered and passed legislation to allow legal gambling on college and professional sports. The bill originally got the support of representatives present but fell two votes short Wednesday of the 48 needed for approval. The bill was approved by a second vote of 52-38. A separate bill that would allow gambling on professional sports…
File PhotoNORTH DAKOTA – The North Dakota Department of Transportation and the Highway Patrol have issued a travel alert for the northeastern part of the state because of poor visibility and road conditions. Cities included are Grand Forks, Pembina, Cavalier and Drayton. A travel alert means drivers can still travel, but should be aware of rapidly changing conditions. You can…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – There have been a number of crashes, roll-over’s and spin-outs on icy stretches of I-94, I-29, and Highway 10 in the FM metro Thursday. A multi-vehicle crash on the westbound lane of I-94 west of the Veterans Boulevard interchange happened around 8:30 a.m. It slowed traffic to a crawl for more than an hour as tow…
Watch until the end of the video to see Adam Ladwig and Emily Welker sporting the hairstyles made famous by these world leaders. A barber in Vietnam gives some cutting-edge haircuts. A hair salon in Hanoi is offering free haircuts to customers willing to look like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump. The offer is…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – NDSU has received 69 applications for employee buyouts. 39 are faculty. 30 are staff. The limited-time Voluntary Separation Incentive Program was offered in late November. The buyouts, also offered at UND, are the result of budget trimming. According to NDSU, the program provides eligible employees with incentive compensation based on their annual base salary and completed…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz releases his budget proposal. It includes a 20 cent gas tax hike to pay for road and bridge projects. A car with a 15 gallon tank would see prices go up $3 for every fill-up under the plan. The Democrat says it’s important to improve roads and bridges since some roads in the…
FARGO, ND — Fargo Police arrest a school bus driver for DUI after catching him with children on the bus. Police responded to reports of a school bus driving recklessly on 52nd Avenue South Monday afternoon. Officers noticed signs of alcohol on the driver, 71-year-old Bruce Tweed of West Fargo. They arrested him after a field sobriety test for DUI…
Fargo, N.D. (KFGO) – A Fargo man was arrested after backing a stolen vehicle into a Moorhead police squad and fleeing Moorhead and Fargo authorities early Tuesday morning. The Moorhead Police Department says around 1:30 a.m., an officer spotted a stolen vehicle. When the officer pulled behind the vehicle in a driveway, the driver backed into the squad and fled….
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined a 16 state lawsuit led by California to fight President Trump’s emergency declaration to fund his border wall. “President Trump, who has been unable to persuade Congress and the American people that a wall is necessary, is harming the people of Minnesota by forcing this constitutional crisis. I have…
FARGO, N.D. – A road rage incident at 13th Avenue and 45th Street South in Fargo on Saturday goes viral. A man gets out of his vehicle at a red light, opens the passenger door, and throws a water bottle at another car. The passenger who took this video says the man ran a red light after getting back into the…
