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Minnesota State Patrol Troopers From Our Region Will Help With Super Bowl Security

They Will Be Assisting In Controlling The Roadways In Minneapolis

MOORHEAD, Minn. — To help ensure safety for the big Super Bowl game this weekend, Minnesota State Patrol troopers from our region are being sent to the Twin Cities to help out. The increase in troopers is due to increased security measures in Minneapolis. The troopers will mainly focus on keeping the roadways safe by conducting commercial motor vehicle inspection…

Moorhead Police Begin “PAL” To Combat Juvenile Crime

Police Athletics and Activities League

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead Police Department has just launched a local chapter of ‘PAL’, the Police Athletics and Activities League. They are combining this new program with favorites from the past to prevent juvenile crime. Moorhead Police Department is mixing some of the old with the new. “We used the inspiration behind the cops and kids game to start the…

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Report Another Enrollment Decline

Full-Time Students Down 17% Since 2010

    ST. PAUL, Minn. — Enrollment is down at most Minnesota state colleges and universities and that means fewer dollars for those schools. Records released by the MnSCU Board of Trustee’s show last school year as the sixth straight that MnSCU institutions saw a drop in enrollment. Full-time students at those schools is at 132,000. That’s a 17% decline…

Minnesota Attorney General Decides To Run For Re-Election

Lori Swanson Had Considered A Run For Governor

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson says she plans to run for re-election as attorney general instead of running for governor. Swanson was widely expected to launch a bid for governor. But the three-term Democrat told supporters in an email that she is running instead for re-election. In her email, Swanson wrote that the work of her…

Two Found Dead In Red Lake May Be Due To Opiate Overdose

One victim was male and the other female and both were adults.

RED LAKE, MN — Red Lake Police report two victims of a possible drug overdose. Two bodies were found at a Red Lake residence January 26, 2018. One victim was male and the other female and both were adults. Police say it’s not clear what specific drug may have contributed to their deaths but say it was most likely opiate…

Frostival 2018 Makes The Cold Cool

there were plenty of activities going on all around fargo, west fargo and moorhead

  FARGO, N.D. — There’s nothing more depressing than having to stay inside all day during frigid winter weather. But park districts in the metro are changing all that with the Frostival. People who showed up to this year’s Frostival festivities certainly won’t say they were bored. “We got to go on bouncy houses and got our face painted and then…

Moorhead Police Department Participating In National Program To Reduce Juvenile Crime

they're doing it through the Police Activities and Activities league

  MOORHEAD, Minn. — There’s one moment in his career that really sticks out for Scott Kostohryz. “The first time we had one of our explorers graduate college and get hired by the Moorhead Police Department and put on our uniform. That was a big moment for me to say we’re making an impact,”  said Kostohryz, a detective sergeant at the…

Moorhead Man Arrested After Threatening Neighbors With A Knife

The Moorhead Police Department says around 2 a.m. Friday, they were called to the 1800 Block of Belsly Blvd.

  Moorhead, MN (KFGO) – A Moorhead man is facing multiple charges after threatening his girlfriend and neighbors with a knife. The Moorhead Police Department says around 2 a.m. Friday, they were called to the 1800 Block of Belsly Blvd. Once on scene, they learned a man, looking for his girlfriend, had forced entry into his neighbor’s residence and threatened…

Sanford’s Children’s Miracle Network Holds 18th Annual Cares for Kids Radiothon

people can tune into Froggy 99.9 or Y94

FARGO, N.D. — You can help raise money for kids at Sanford’s Children’s Miracle Network just by turning on the radio to Froggy 99.9 or Y94. The hospital is hosting its largest annual fundraiser with their Cares for Kids Radiothon. A mother’s intuition can be very powerful. And on June 18, 2017, Donna Flaten’s kicked in. “I have this feeling something…

Moorhead Water Tower To Get A New Makeover

this will be the second one in the city to be redone

MOORHEAD, Minn. — One of Moorhead’s water towers is about to get a whole new makeover. And anyone from the community gets to have a say in what the new design will look like. Once the new look is picked out, it’ll take about ten weeks to paint the water tower. The same artists who worked on the Oakport neighborhood water…