WASHINGTON – The Agriculture Department announces a $12 billion short-term plan to help farmers hurt by tariffs. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the plan will help farmers deal with the cost of what he calls “disruptive markets.” It comes as trading partners like China retaliate for President Trump’s tariffs on imports. The plan involves direct payments to farmers, the purchase of…
Heather Klefstad with Homeward Animal Shelter joins Adam to talk about the 28th annual Paws Walk. The walk is Tuesday, July 24th from 6-8 p.m. at Rheault Farm in Fargo. The 1/2 mile walk raises money to pay for food, shelter, and veterinary care for shelter animals. Heather brought along a friend to help promote the walk, Rocco, an 11-year-old…
FERGUS FALLS, MN — Formal charges have been filed against a Pelican Rapids man accused in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a rural Fergus Falls woman. Thirty-nine-year-old Anthony Dale Randklev is charged three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping, first-degree burglary, possession of a firearm by a felon, false imprisonment, and fleeing. All are felonies. Randklev is accused…
FARGO, ND — A Moorhead woman has been formally charged with sexual assault of a minor, a felony. Shannon Moser, a former West Fargo Middle School Teacher, also faces two counts of use of a minor in a sexual performance, both also felonies. The 37 year old was in Cass County Court Tuesday morning for her arraignment. Bond was set at $30,000…
FERGUS FALLS, MN — The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office released new details on the kidnapping of a Fergus Falls woman. According to the Sheriff at around 1:50 p.m. Sunday, Anthony Randklev was armed as he entered an unlocked door into the home of Amber Simonson. Randklev forced Simonson into his vehicle. Simonson’s four children were home at the time…
Rep. Rick Nolan & MN Attorney General Lori SwansonMinnesota DFL governor candidate Lori Swanson stands by her running mate, Congressman Rick Nolan. The state Attorney General is being pressured by liberal groups to leave him off the ticket over the handling of his legislative director accused of sexual harassment. Minnpost reports Jim Swiderski was allowed to leave quietly rather than…
NEAR MERRIFIELD, N.D. – A man is hurt after police say he crashed his pickup into a home near Merrifield, North Dakota last night. The Highway Patrol says 90–year–old Ardell Johnson of Manvel was driving on County Road 6 when his vehicle left the road, went across a field, through a shelter belt and into a house. No one inside…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A former Fergus Falls car dealership manager has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. 71–year–old Gerald Worner, who used to work at Nelson Auto Center, pleaded guilty to theft by swindle. He overcharged two hundred Minnesota law enforcement agencies for $800,000 in special equipment that wasn’t on vehicles they bought. Restitution to nearly all department…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A semi driver has been found guilty of criminal vehicular homicide and careless driving in the death of a 16-year-old boy. 36-year-old Jason Vadner of Wheaton crossed the center line and hit Jacob Quam’s car head-on. He was on his way to Henning High School. The state patrol says Vadner was driving too fast on a…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has filed a multi-million dollar claim against the Army Corps of Engineers to recover the costs associated with the 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline Protest. Stenehjem says the federal government was negligent for allowing the protest to take place on land that’s managed by the Corps of Engineers. “I think that…
