FARGO, N.D. — It’s a record high for the eighth annual “Battle of the Cents–es” at NDSU. The College of Health Professions and College of Engineering collected over $5600. Last year’s event raised nearly $4400. All of the money collected will support Tyler Robertson. The 2016 graduate of West Fargo High School attended NDSU to study mechanical engineering. But following…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty made a stop at the Capitol as he considers running for his old job. Pawlenty’s visit came just hours before the 2018 legislative session began. He says he addressed Senate Republicans about working with Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton in his final year in office. His visit to the Capitol comes as…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — 3M has reached a settlement with Minnesota on the same day its trial was expected to start. 3M will provide a grant of $850 million to the state, with funds used to finance projects involving drinking water and water sustainability in the east metro area. This all stems from alleged contamination in Cottage Grove and Lake Elmo….
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The number of people without health insurance in Minnesota jumped by 116,000 in the past two years. The Minnesota Department of Health says the uninsured rate rose to 6.3 percent last year, up from 4.3 percent in 2015. Around 349,000 Minnesotans don’t have coverage. Governor Dayton issued a statement that said: “This report shows that the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Health officials say Minnesota has made great progress in reducing a large backlog of unresolved complaints at senior care facilities. The state Health Department has reduced the number of unresolved maltreatment cases by nearly 80 percent in the last six weeks. There are now just over 700 cases, down from more than 3,100. Allegations include neglect,…
FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man who was arrested after a citizen struggled with him to take a rifle away during a convenience store robbery attempt has been charged. 18 year-old John Holeton is charged with robbery, theft and felony assault. Holeton was arrested shortly after the robbery-try at Tesoro at 32nd Ave. and 33rd St. S Feb. 11. The…
Courtesy: West Fargo Police DepartmentWEST FARGO – West Fargo Fire Chief Dan Fuller said a mechanical failure of the tank’s piping and pump may have been the cause of the fire. Diesel was being off-loaded from the fuel tank to the pipeline at the time. Fuller spoke to KFGO’s Morning Crew. Fuller says training made it easier to determine a…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – West Fargo police arrested a man who tried to shoot his ex-girlfriend. One of the bullets hit a house a quarter mile away. No one was hurt in the incident which started about 10:20 p.m. Monday when police responded to a report of shots fired at an apartment building in the 3400 block of 5th Street…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — The diesel fuel tank fire at Magellan Pipeline Company could have burned for days had the West Fargo Fire Department not been prepared or had the resources. Luckily, they had both. Every year, the North Dakota Pipeline Association holds a pipeline training course that all West Fargo first responders attend. “That helped out quite a bit because…
DETROIT LAKES — Polar Fest in Detroit Lakes ends tonight but you can still take in the beauty of a 24–foot–tall ice palace until they knock it down. It took more than 1,100 blocks of ice to build the 24–foot–tall by 30–feet–wide ice palace and now it’s time for the community to say goodbye. “It’s bitter sweet,” said Scott Walz,…
