BISMARCK, N.D. — The first case of West Nile virus has been reported in North Dakota for the season. The department of health says the person is from McHenry County in the central part of the state. The infected person was not hospitalized. The West Nile virus surveillance coordinator says this is the second year in a row where the…
MAPLETON, ND — Two people are in the hospital after a one vehicle rollover on I-94 at Mapleton, North Dakota. The crash happened around 11:40 Wednesday morning. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 26-year-old Katrina Cichon of Fargo swerved toward the median, overcorrected and lost control. The vehicle rolled and she was thrown. A 7-year-old passenger remained inside the vehicle. Both the…
FARGO, N.D (KFGO) – Fargo Park District executive director Joel Vettel resigned from the job he’s held for nearly three years. The resignation is effective immediately. Sources tell KFGO News Vettel’s departure was the result of his management style and a “lack of confidence” from employees. One source said it was “not a good fit.” Vettel has had a high…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Another pipeline could soon be carrying more Bakken oil out of North Dakota. It’s the third announcement of a major pipeline project in the state over the past month. The latest involves the Hiland Crude system. Its operator, Kinder Morgan, is evaluating just how much more capacity it will need based on the level of interest…
WILLISTON, N.D. – Police in Williston say a group of dogs bit two adults and two juveniles at a school. Officers were called Monday to Rickard Elementary School on a report that the dogs had bitten four people. The Williston Police Department and animal control officers investigated. A suspect from Williston was charged with failing to register as a kennel,…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN. (KFGO) – A naked man standing on his pontoon boat on North Turtle Lake, east of Underwood was arrested for indecent exposure. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office reports a man and woman were in their home when they saw the man directly facing their property, fishing, about 50 feet from shore. 59-year old Michael Blake…
DICKINSON, N.D. – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 14-year-old girl on a motorized scooter was killed when she crashed into a semi in Dickinson. The patrol says the crash happened Monday near an Interstate 94 business loop intersection. Authorities say Isabel Ann Obrien, of South Heart, failed to yield at a stop sign and struck the semi on…
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) _ A man suspected of assaulting a woman has been fatally shot following a standoff with police in Eagan. Authorities say the man was armed and fled on foot after assaulting the woman in a car about 6 p.m. Tuesday. Officers tracked him down in a commercial area near Highway 13 and Seneca Road. Eagan police spokesman…
FORT RANSOM, N.D. (KFGO) – A woman drowned over the weekend near Fort Ransom. Emergency crews responded to reports that two kayakers had tipped over in the Sheyenne River. Jeremy Finch, of Minot, made it to shore on his own. The second person, Nora Bailey, also of Minot, was unable to make it to shore. She was pulled from the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A federal judge will allow a waitress who claims she was fired because of her pregnancy to join a lawsuit against a Bismarck restaurant. The judge decided Erica Davidson is within her rights to intervene in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lawsuit against the operator of 40 Steak & Seafood. The Bismarck Tribune reports the EEOC…
