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Summer Break Is About Over For Area School Children

FARGO, N.D. -- Sad news kids living in Fargo: summer is over! Classes resume on Thursday at all Fargo Public Schools. West Fargo kids will have another week of vacation since school there begins on Tuesday, August 28. In Grand…

Otter Tail County Man Found Not Guilty Of Assaulting Baby

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. - Otter Tail County Attorney Michelle Eldien says she's devastated by the "not guilty" verdicts handed down by a jury in the trial of Adam Sundby. The 31-year-old Sundby was charged with first-degree assault and malicious punishment…

Governor Candidates Debate Rural Minnesota Issues

Three days after winning their party's primary for Minnesota governor, Tim Walz and Jeff Johnson show voters their priorities for the state. The candidates debated their views on Twin Cities Public Television on Friday. They were asked about the Twin…

Officers Surround Battle Lake Home

BATTLE LAKE, Minn. - Police surround a house in Battle Lake Friday morning after neighbors say a man shot a handgun while walking. Officers responded around 9:30 to the intersection of North Lincoln Avenue and West Bowman Street. Witnesses say they…

Ultralight Crashes at Fergus Falls Airport

FERGUS FALLS, MINN. (KFGO) -Police say a Fergus Falls man was injured when the single seat Ultralight aircraft he was flying crashed at the Fergus Falls Municipal airport. The pilot, 60-year-old Guy Reed, told authorities he lost power and crashed…

Inmate Indicted On 1st Degree Murder In Death Of Prison Guard

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) - An inmate accused of killing a guard at the Stillwater prison last month has been indicted on first-degree murder charges. A grand jury in Washington County returned the indictment against Edward Muhammad Johnson on charges of…

Grateful Cratefulls Now Open to Inspire Smiles

WEST FARGO, N.D. -- Across the street from Sandy's Donuts in West Fargo is Grateful Cratefulls, a new business with the mission to brighten someone else's day. Dani Gilseth, Dori Walter and Aimee…

911 Outage Caused By Human Error

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The more than hour long 911 outage two weeks ago in Minnesota, North Dakota, and North Carolina was the result of human error. CenturyLink says that an employee of West Safety Services made a mistake while…

Minnesota sees highest number of primary voters in over 3 decades

(KMSP) - Tuesday primary election in Minnesota saw the highest number of primary voters in more than three decades. According to Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, 902,119 people voted in the primary--the highest number of voters since 1982. Overall voter turnout was approximately 22.7 percent,…

Democrat Keith Ellison Wins Attorney General Race

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- According to the Associated Press, Congressman Keith Ellison wins in the Minnesota primary race for attorney general despite facing domestic violence accusations, which he has denied. He went up against Northfield Attorney Matt Pelikan, State Representative…

Amy Klobuchar & Jim Newberger Face Off in MN Senate Race

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar will face GOP State Rep. Jim Newberger of Becker in the race for Senate in the November election. Klobuchar is one of Minnesota's most popular politicians, winning her first two terms by at least 20 percentage…

Mark Empting Leads Clay Co. Sheriff Race

MOORHEAD, Minn. - With 34 out of the 58 precincts reporting in the Clay County Sheriff Primary, the department's Lt. Mark Empting leads the way with 39% of the vote.…

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