TOWNER, N.D. (KFGO) – Charges have been filed against an Alexandria, Minn. man in connection with the assault of a Fargo Catholic Diocese priest in Anamoose, N.D. Forty two-year-old Chad Legare is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and robbery. Court documents say Legare “strangled and otherwise assaulted” Fr. Robert Wapenski. The criminal complaint says Wapenski was attacked at night…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Nineteen precinct caucuses were open across Clay County. Athena Graycyk can still remember how strange it felt to be in a caucus for the first time ever. “I moved here from California and all we had were primaries. I had never heard of a caucus. The first one I went to, I was like a wide–eyed…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — More than 30 police officers have been subpoenaed as part of a grand jury investigation into the fatal police shooting of an Australian woman in Minneapolis. The grand jury began its work as prosecutors decide whether to charge Officer Mohamed Noor in the July death of 40-year-old Justine Damond. She was shot in an alley as Noor…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — A judge has sentenced a New York Mills man to four-and-a-half years in prison for his 28th DWI conviction. 64-year-old Danny Bettcher was arrested in September after an off-duty Otter Tail County deputy saw him leave the New York Mills VFW and drive off. Bettcher was going 10 miles per hour and swerving on Highway…
The F–M Diversion was the topic of discussion at this month’s Eggs & Issues hosted by the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber. Mayor Tim Mahoney of Fargo and Mayor Williams of Moorhead along with city engineers addressed the status of the flood protection project and took questions from the community. Both mayors said that the task force was very beneficial…
Don’t call it a disaster, says Paul Meyer of Legacy Wealth Management, and whatever you do, don’t panic. That’s in spite of Monday being the biggest one-day free fall on Wall Street we’ve seen in months — in fact, it was the biggest point drop in market history. But as Meyer explains, this selloff was precipitated by too much good…
MOORHEAD, MN (KFGO) – Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist says his law enforcement career is coming to an end. In an email to his staff, Bergquist said he will not seek another term. Bergquist said “it’s time to think about a slower pace of life and spending more time with my grandchildren, family, and friends. Bergquist’s law enforcement career has…
Moorhead, MN (KFGO) – With the help of citizens, a Grand Forks man was arrested after a chase that started in North Dakota ended in Moorhead, Minnesota Monday night. Around 9:45 p.m., Clay County authorities were notified that a pursuit started by the North Dakota Highway Patrol was in Cass County and heading towards Moorhead. Moorhead Sgt. Thad Stafford says…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — It’s a conversation Minnesota communities have been having for over a decade…will the Fergus Falls State Hospital Complex be preserved or demolished? The city of Fergus Falls is trying to implement a phased plan to come up with a compromise. “I don’t think there’s many people in the community that don’t have a connection of some…
MOORHEAD, M.N. — Several people across Minnesota will participate in the 2018 Precinct Caucuses on Tuesday. They are the first step in a series of meetings where political parties can endorse candidates, select delegates, and establish goals and values important to party platforms. Local leaders from each party in Clay County are preparing for tomorrow’s caucus, and some think that…
