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Bear Warning In NW Minnesota School District

CLEARBROOK, MN (KFGO) - A school district in northwestern Minnesota is warning parents not to let their children walk to school because of bears. The Clearbrook-Gonvick district posted a safety announcement after bears were spotted at an intersection near the…

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Norman County Death Ruled A Suicide

BORUP, Minn. - A man found dead in a field near Borup last week died of an apparent suicide. Norman County Sheriff Jeremy Thornton did not say how 31-year-old Ruslan Arr-stan-ali-yevv of Bensalem, Pennsylvania died, but says his injuries are…

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Transgender issues used to be all but impossible to talk about. Now, they're at the forefront of a lot of issues and news stories. But that hasn't necessarily made the conversation about --…

Chairman of White Earth Reservation Has Died

WHITE EARTH, MINN. – The White Earth Reservation Business Committee is deeply saddened to announce that Chairman Terrence “Terry” Tibbetts, age 60, passed away this morning at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, N.D., after a lengthy illness. Tibbetts was elected…

Death Investigation Northeast of Moorhead

BORUP, MN (KFGO) - The sheriff's office and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are investigating a death along state Hwy. 39 east of Borup, northeast of Moorhead. Norman County Sheriff Jeremy Thornton says the investigation is just beginning. He stopped short…

Blood Donors Needed Due To Recent Blizzard

FARGO, ND - This week's blizzard has led to a critical shortage of blood. Vitalant closed offices and canceled blood drives in at least three states, resulting in the loss of nearly 1,000 blood donations. Vitalant's Jennifer Hawkins says blood…

Footprints in the Snow Lead Moorhead Police to Prowler

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Footprints in the snow led Moorhead officers to an early morning prowler. Officers were called to the 600 block of 41st Avenue South around 2 a.m. after a homeowner reported hearing noises outside and noticed fresh footprints…

No Travel Advised Outside the Metro Area

Fargo - The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is urging drivers to stay off the rural roadways with no travel advised. Many Cass County roadways have become impassable with reports of  slushy/snow covered roads and visibility reduced to a ½ mile…

Moorhead Police Investigate Armed Robbery

MOORHEAD, MINN. (KFGO) - Police say a man was robbed at gunpoint in south Moorhead after offering a stranger a ride. Officers responded shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday to a 911 call from the victim before setting up a perimeter…

MN House Passes Two Gun Control Bills

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- After 17 people were killed in the Parkland, Florida shooting last year, Martha Wheeler decided that was enough. "Even as a teacher when we were doing shooter…