ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate may furlough staff and stop cutting checks as soon as December if the courts don’t restore their operating budget. Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed the House and Senate’s $130 million budget this spring amid a dispute over tax breaks and other measures. It sparked a legal battle that is now before the state…
MINNESOTA — Minnesota hunters registered about the same number of deer during the first two days of the season as last year. The DNR says of the nearly 71,00 deer registered, 57 percent were bucks compared with 67 percent during the first weekend of the hunt last year. The agency predicts about 200,000 deer will be taken during this…
WEST FARGO, ND — Damage assessments are under way after a truck hit a railroad overpass in West Fargo. The crash happened this morning on Center Street, just north of Main Avenue. No serious injuries were reported, but the truck driver may have struck his head on the windshield. The truck was heavily damaged. Categories: Business, Crime, Local News, News…
FARGO, ND — It was a close call for a Fargo police officer. The officer was responding to a disturbance call outside an apartment building in the 2900 block of 34th Avenue South around 3:30 this morning. That’s when the officer says Dalton Beyer made eye contact and backed up at a high rate of speed, almost running over the…
BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. — A man from Illinois is being held in Beltrami County after picking up a 13 year old Bemidji girl and taking her to Minneapolis. Authorities say 21-year-old Chris Morales met the teen on social media. She was reported missing on Tuesday when she disappeared from her home and wasn’t at school. A neighbor of the teen…
GRAND FORKS, ND — Altru Health System is making a major investment in new facilities and new technologies in Grand Forks. They have announced plans to invest over $250 million for what they call a “brand new 21st century hospital”, expand clinic services and cutting-edge surgical and emergency services. The president of Altru, Dr. Eric Lunn, said the structural…
Numbers show that only 46.9% of us 6 months old and older in North Dakota got their flu shot last year. Brenton Nesemeier, an epidemiologist with the North Dakota State Department of Health, talked with the Morning Show’s live in-studio about why getting your flu shot is so critical for the flu season that’s already underway. Categories: Business, Community,…
WASHINGTON (KFGO) – Witnesses say a vintage airplane that crashed last summer was “obviously in distress” when it went down and killed the pilot near the Moorhead airport. That’s according to a new report by the National Transportation Safety Board. Mark Yaggie of Breckenridge, Minn. died when the T-28 military trainer crashed July 2nd. A witness told federal investigators that…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — A married mother of two is the newest member of the Moorhead School Board. In unofficial results, Kara Gloe won with 583 votes in a very crowded field of 13 candidates. Coming in second was Keith Vogt with 366 votes. David Marquardt was third with 125 votes. Gloe will serve just one year on the board. The…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — As we reported last night, Target in Fergus Falls will close nest year. City officials and members of the community are working to keep the doors from shutting on February 3. Marilyn Olhoft drives 40 miles to get to the nearest Target. Now that the retail chain is closing its Fergus Falls location, she’ll have to…
