FARGO, N.D. — Horace Mann and Roosevelt Elementary took advantage of the spring weather that has finally arrived with their Walk–a–thon fundraiser. The walk consisted of an obstacle course for students with activities such as hopscotch and limbo. Students collected pledges from friends and family to raise more than $6,000 for their schools. For doing such a good job in…
FARGO, ND – There will also be plenty of orange on major Fargo roads starting in May. The University Drive I–94 interchange will be straightened out and turn lanes will be lengthened. While work is being done on eastbound 18th Avenue to 21st Avenue South, the road will go down to two lanes in each direction. There will also be…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo North students are doing their part to spread the word to younger students about helping the environment. Third and fourth graders from Kennedy Elementary School listened to a presentation from members of the Fargo North Environmental Club. The high schoolers taught the kids about what is good and bad for the environment, and how they can help…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Democratic lawmaker has finished a 24-hour sit-in on the Minnesota House floor to protest inaction on gun control legislation. Colleagues showed up to show their support for State Rep. Erin Maye Quade during the sit-in. The first-term lawmaker from Apple Valley said her overnight protest underscores the growing frustration and urgency for lawmakers to act…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — A trial is called off after the defendant reaches a plea deal in a child sex abuse case in Fergus Falls. A jury was ready to hear the case of 59-year-old Thomas Iacono. But the Rothsay man entered an Alford plea, not admitting guilt but acknowledging that the prosecution had enough evidence to convict him. Prosecutors…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia has been awarded a $1 million dollar grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant was awarded to the college in honor of former Mellon Foundation president and Concordia College alumnus Dr. Earl Lewis. Lewis has been a member of the Board of Regents and has previously helped fund diversity scholarships. The grant will be…
FARGO, ND – Attorney General Jeff Sessions is coming to Fargo on Friday. Details regarding what Sessions plans to talk about are not being released. The Justice Department says Sessions will make a “law enforcement related” announcement and deliver remarks on the opioid crisis. Sessions said in a trip to North Carolina last week that the federal government will continue to…
GRAFTON N.D. (KFGO) – A several hour stand-off in Grafton Tuesday evening. Police responded around 5:30 p.m. to a mobile home on Stewart Drive on the city’s east side on a report of a domestic incident involving a gun. There, a man was reportedly holding several people hostage and had threatened to kill them and police. The regional SWAT team and…
FARGO, N.D. — The Hawthorne Neighborhood Association hosted a forum for Fargo city commission candidates. Organizers say the questions citizens submitted were wide-ranging, but some of the biggest topics were aging infrastructure, housing, election reform, and affordability of living in the city. The candidates say improving core neighborhoods is key, as is balancing the needs of renters and landlords to create…
FARGO, N.D. — Every 28 seconds someone attempts to take their one life. Specifically in this state… “For youth in North Dakota the numbers are actually quite a bit above the national average,” Monica McConkey, the Prairie St. John’s Director of Business Development said. To help lower those numbers, AM 1000 “The Flag” and Prairie St. John’s is holding a panel in…
