FOSSTON, Minn. — A teen wanted on outstanding felony warrants in Illinois tried to out run authorities in Fosston, Minnesota. A Polk County Deputy attempted to arrest 18-year-old Alexander Thompson around 9:30 Thursday morning. Thompson fled on foot but was soon found hiding inside a building. He was booked into the Northwest Regional Correctional Center on the outstanding warrants out…
COLFAX, ND — The Richland #44 Public School District has hired former Valley City Superintendent Dean Koppleman. The school board in a unanimous vote approved the hiring of Koppelman as Interim Superintendent for the 2018-2019 school year. Koppelman will start his duties on May 1 as a substitute administrator and receive a contract for the 2018-2019 school year. He retired…
When you get up as early as we do here on the Morning Show, you’ll take any chance you get to keep a smile on your face. That’s where Happy Jake and Zeke come in awfully handy. The 1-and-a-half-year-old yellow Lab and the 5-year-old blue heeler woke up pretty early themselves to come in all the way from James River…
Hunter, N.D. (KFGO) – Firefighters from several towns are working on containing a fire at a bar in Hunter, N.D. The fire was reported around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. Resident Tim Murch says he awoke to an unusal noise and he went to investigate when he saw the smoke. After calling authorities, he then ran to a nearby apartment building and…
FARGO, ND — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a pregnant woman has died in a rollover crash in Fargo. Authorities say 29-year-old Alicia Bernier was thrown from her SUV on Interstate 29 Wednesday night when it veered into the median, rolled over and came to rest on its roof. KFGO reports Bernier and her unborn child were killed. A…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Contractors are ready to begin work on the 13th Avenue East reconstruction and improvement project in West Fargo. The first phase will begin Thursday morning at 5 between 45th Street South in Fargo and 12th Street East in West Fargo. For the first couple of weeks, crews will work in the center of the roadway. Access…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – People got the chance give their two cents on changes to the Center Avenue Corridor from the Red River to Eighth Street in Moorhead on Wednesday. Currently, there are two lanes in each direction. One option for the project would include adding a third left turn lane to reduce the possibility of crashes. Others include simply doing a…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Many of us have received calls from scammers trying to trick us into giving them money. The Better Business Bureau partnered with Moorhead Public Library to host an anti–scam workshop. “You have a warrant, grandchild in jail.” Those are some of the most common tricks that scammers try to use to play with your emotions and scare…
FARGO, N.D. — Winter’s late departure may also mean a slow season for bugs. Cass County’s Vector Control is counting on mosquitoes. They just don’t know how bad they’ll be. If you thought mosquitoes played an essential role in our ecosystem it turns out, that may not be the case. “That’s not necessarily true. They’re not a major food source for…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — On days like today where the air is dry and the wind is heavy, simply putting a cigarette in a flower pot could end in disaster for your home. “It’s a soil mixed with compost so there’s still organic matter in there and it’s dry. You put that cigarette out, it will burn, smolder until it gets…
