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FM Chamber Education Initiative

The F-M Chamber of Commerce is launching a new initiative toward channeling the area's many college grads into -- instead of out of -- the region's economy. Chamber President Craig Whitney sat down…

Red Cross Offers Tips on Safe Halloween

FARGO, N.D. – It’s that time of year when ghosts and goblins take to the streets for some Halloween fun. The celebration is growing more and more popular with everyone – kids to adults – and the American Red Cross has…

Unoccupied House Damaged by Fire in Hendrum

  HENDRUM, Minn. -- An early morning fire substantially damaged an unoccupied house in Hendrum, Minnesota. Norman County Sheriff Jeremy Thornton says the fire started in the attic of the home shortly before 6:30 a.m. Halstad, Perley and Hendrum fire…

First West Nile Animal Case Confirmed in Minnesota

  MINNESOTA -- The Board of Animal Health has confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in a Minnesota horse in more than a year. It was diagnosed in a 33-year-old American quarter horse in the northwestern town of…

Pet Connection: Meet Fetty

Fetty might look tough, but he's all squishy on the inside. Let's face it, a life like his is bound to result in some tenderizing. First of all, the four-year-old pit bull already…

Wahpeton Man Sentenced in Breckenridge Shooting

  BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. -- A Wahpeton man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for shooting a man last December. A jury convicted 27-year-old Matthew Allard of assault, making terroristic threats and firing a gun. He was found not…

Breckenridge Man Sentenced In Shooting

BRECKENRIDGE, MINN. (KFGO) - A judge has sentenced a Breckenridge man to seven years in prison for the shooting of a man in Breckenridge last Dec. A jury convicted Matthew Allard, 27, of assault, making threats and firing a gun.…

Money Talks: Medicare

It's open enrollment season again for the Medicare-eligible, and with the clock ticking away until the deadline hits early in December, it's time for you to get to the bottom of the latest…

Three Pharmacists Caught Trying to Access Prince's Medical Records

  INDIANA -- Three Indiana pharmacists have been reprimanded for trying to access Prince's medical records. Indiana's attorney general's office determined the three had separately tried to access the records within days of the superstar's death last year. The State…

Bomb Making Materials Found Near Oklee, MN

Red Lake Falls, MN -- The Red Lake County Sheriff received a report Sunday afternoon that some bomb making materials were found near a hunting cabin in Equality Township, northeast of Oklee. Once on the scene they found what appeared…

Missing Man Found Safe

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. -- A man reported missing in Otter Tail County has been found safe. Authorities say 51-year-old Paul Baker was located at a friend's house and is not in any danger. The Dent, Minnesota man had been…

Police: 16-Year-Old Using Snapchat at Time of Fatal Crash

  GAYLORD, Minn. -- Investigators in Gaylord, Minnesota say the social media app Snapchat may have played a role in a fatal vehicle crash. They believe the 16-year-old female driver was using Snapchat just before 56-year-old Phillip Andrew Ilg of…