ABERDEEN, S.D. — Sentencing has been set for an Aberdeen businessman who admitted to keeping meth in the basement of his pawn shop. Silas Wilson, 51, pleaded guilty last week to possessing meth and ingesting the drug. The charge stems from a police raid of Aberdeen Pawn in which authorities say they found meth worth nearly $33,000 on the streets….
FARGO, N.D. — Sometimes it isn’t always easy to look for that first or even next job. That’s why Radio FM Media and Preference Employment Solutions sponsored one of the biggest job fairs of the year at the Ramada. More than 50 employers from around town including Cash Wise, OPP Construction and U.S. Bank were in attendance. Aside from meeting employers,…
BENTON, Ky. — Gov. Matt Bevin says the fatal shooting at a southwest Kentucky high school leaves a wound that will take a long time to heal. Parents waited frantically at the school for any news of their children. “It’s, you don’t think it’s going to happen here you know? Like I said as soon as you hear it, your…
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Police in South Dakota are investigating whether a former Moorhead man accused of torturing and killing cats has been attempting to adopt more pets. Jalen Greer now lives in the Rapid City area. A Craigslist ad there warns that Greer tried to adopt a pet from the Sturgis/Meade County Animal Shelter. He was sentenced to two…
MINNESOTA — Minnesota Public Radio is providing additional details of allegations of sexual harassment against humorist Garrison Keillor. MPR says Keillor was accused by one woman of dozens of sexually inappropriate incidents over several years. They allegedly included requests for sexual contact and explicit sexual communications and touching. The statement disputes Keillor’s assertion in November that MPR terminated its…
FARGO, N.D. — If you’re planning on traveling down University Drive North over the next few days, expect there to be some delays. Starting today the road between 15th and 14th Avenues North will be reduced to one lane, while the city repairs a private sewer. As of now, the lane is expected to remain closed until January 29th….
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — A man who tried to hold up a liquor store in the Twin Cities has died after an employee shot him. Maplewood officers were called to Princess Liquors shortly before 8 p.m. Monday. Authorities say two suspects attempted to rob the liquor store and began to assault one of the employees. Another employee confronted the suspects…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — An Oregon clothing company has raised over $25,000 for South Dakota’s only abortion clinic. Portland-based Wildfang’s fundraising is intended to help Sioux Falls Planned Parenthood pay doctors who travel to the state to perform abortions and to pay for legal battles. South Dakota is among seven states with only one abortion provider. CEO Emma McIlroy says…
For the first four weeks of the new year, the numbers on Wall Street have been nothing short of a fairy tale come true for investors. It’s a happy sequel to last year’s record-setting run, and a lot of folks are itching to get involved in investing if they haven’t done so already. But before you start a new chapter…
FARGO, ND — A government shutdown does not just affect those in Washington D.C. but it affects lives in the FM area. We’ll tell you what steps some groups take when the government isn’t working. This isn’t the first time the government has shut down, affecting federal workers. But different organizations in North Dakota have a different way of handling…
