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No Travel Advised in Parts of SE ND, Travel Alert Extended

UPDATE 5:30 PM Friday: A no travel advisory has been issued for Ashley, Ellendale, Wahpeton and surrounding areas of the state. The NDDOT and the North Dakota Highway Patrol says snow is creating near zero visibility. The travel alert is…

UPDATE: Eastbound I-94 Near Barnesville Reopened

UPDATE 4:29 PM Friday - MNDOT and the Minnesota State Patrol have reopened Interstate 94 near Barnesville.   NEAR BARNESVILLE, Minn. - Eastbound Interstate 94 is closed between the Minnesota Highway 9 exit and Minnesota 34 exits near Barnesville because…

Jussie Smollett Removed From Final Two Episodes of "Empire"

CHICAGO (AP) _ The producers of the TV show ``Empire'' say Jussie Smollett's character will be removed from the final two episodes of this season. The announcement Friday comes after Smollett was charged with felony disorderly conduct for filing a…

Duke the Dog, Mayor of Cormorant Village, Has Died

CORMORANT VILLAGE, MINN. (KFGO) - Duke the dog, who made national news for being elected ceremonial mayor of Cormorant Village in the Becker County has died. A post on Facebook by Karen Nelson, his "adopted" mother, says Duke "went to…

UPDATE: Power Restored to all Cass Co. Electric Customers

UPDATE 7:55 PM Thursday - Power has been restored to all Cass County Electric Customers in West Fargo. The cooperative says the cause of the outage is failure at a switch. "In an electric power system, switchgear is the combination…

Dog Shooting Investigation In Wadena County

WADENA, MN - The shooting of a dog is under investigation in Wadena County. The sheriff's office says a dog, with shell casings around it, was found at a campground. The dog had a collar and leash attached. It was…

MN Lawmaker Seeks Crackdown on Fake Hate Crime Claims

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ A Minnesota lawmaker wants tougher penalties for falsely reporting hate crimes in his state after an actor in Chicago was accused of doing so. Rep. Nick Zerwas' bill comes after actor Jussie Smollett was charged…

UPDATE: Moorhead Runaway Teens Home Safe

MOORHEAD, MN -- The Moorhead Police Department requested the public's assistance with locating three juvenile runaways earlier this week. One of the runaways, Jalissia Marie-Love Escobedo (14), returned home last evening. The two remaining runaways, Thabuna Gayetaye (14) and Thabelta Gayetaye…

ND State Snowplow Struck In Valley City

Valley City, N.D. (KFGO) - A state snow plow was rear-ended on I-94 in Valley City Wednesday afternoon. The highway patrol says around 3:30 p.m., the NDDOT plow was eastbound in the passing lane, clearing snow, when it was rear-ended…

Plow Driver Hit Near Valley City, 2nd Time This Winter

VALLEY CITY, N.D. - An NDDOT snow plow driver gets hit by a vehicle for the second time this winter. It happened around 3:30 PM Wednesday on eastbound Interstate 94 in Valley City. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the…