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Church Creates Gift Baskets for Homeless Youth

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- Members of Lakes Area Vineyard Church got to do some shopping for homeless youth in the area. They're putting together gift baskets that go beyond just living essentials. Organizers…

Gov. Mark Dayton Proposes Safe and Secure School Act

MINNESOTA -- Governor Mark Dayton this week announced a $21 million proposal to make Minnesota schools safer. The funding would go towards security enhancements and more mental health services. Dayton's Safe and Secure School Act even includes support for expelled students…

Minnesota Woman Killed On the Way to Twins Game

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- An Andover, Minnesota woman was killed and 14 other Minnesotans were hurt when a suspected drunk driver struck their van after attending a Twins spring training game. The group was driving from Fort Myers to Fort…

Graduate Students Help Boost Spring Enrollment At MSUM

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- An influx of graduate students has pushed MSUM's spring enrollment higher. The 30-day Spring Semester enrollment figures show an overall increase of nearly 1 percent. The boost is driven by a 20 percent increase in graduate students.…

LIVE: Interstate Drug Busts

Drug traffickers have long used our interstate through North Dakota as a means to shuffle mass quantities of drugs to points here and further east. Now, though, with the expansion of legalized marijuana…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Bosco

Bosco is teaching us all a lesson in wearing your senior years with style. The 14-year-old dachsund is still strutting and sniffing out treats in his elder years, and he filled the studio with delight on the Morning Show. [field59_video…

Details Released In Officer Involved Shooting

MOORHEAD, MN --  The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released the name of the trooper who shot a woman during an officer involved shooting incident earlier this week just east of Moorhead.  Trooper Mark Peterson has been with the…

Essentia Health Named STEMI Receiving Center

FARGO, N.D. -- More than 250,000 people suffer from the most severe heart attack a person can have, known as a STEMI. Two Essentia hospitals, St. Mary's in Duluth and one right here in Fargo, are now being recognized for treating…

Agriculture Secretary to Make Two Stops in Area on Friday

FARGO, N.D. -- We reported last week that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue would visit North Dakota this week.  His schedule has just been released. The secretary will be joined by Senators Heitkamp and Hoeven, Representative Cramer and Governor Burgum in…

Candidate for Ojibwe Political Office Receives Mail Threat

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe political candidate was sent a powdery substance in the mail. Donald Finn of Cass Lake, Minnesota, reported the suspicious mail to Beltrami County authorities on Monday. Finn said the mail included…

Minnesota Governor Calling For $21 Million for School Security

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Mark Dayton is proposing $21 million in new funding for security enhancements and mental health improvements in Minnesota schools. The Democratic governor unveiled his proposal Wednesday to give schools dedicated funds for improvements like bulletproof…

Bands Go For The Gold At "Raging Red Band Festival"

FARGO, N.D. -- Thirty bands from around the region are going for the gold at NDSU. It's the sixth annual Raging Red Band Festival at the Reineke Fine Arts Center at NDSU. Bands are performing in the hopes of receiving…

Arrest Made In Moorhead Stabbing

MOORHEAD (KFGO) - A man has been arrested after a stabbing in Moorhead. Police responded to the Grand Inn, at 810 Belsly Boulevard around 10:30 p.m. Monday on a report of a stabbing. There, they found a 41-year old man…

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