ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP/KVRR) – Gov. Mark Dayton signed a $1.4 billion bonding bill Wednesday morning for construction projects around the state, despite some serious concerns. The bonding bill passed in the closing moments of the legislative session earlier this month. The bill borrows money and general obligation bonds to fund construction projects around the state. This year’s bill includes $825 million in…
Danelle FloresMOORHEAD, Minn – Police are asking your help in finding a teen reported as a runaway. 14-year-old Danelle Flores is five feet tall and weighs 115 pounds. Moorhead Police says she was last seen April 18th with brown hair, but may have dyed it black. Investigators believe she is in the Fargo-Moorhead area, but don’t know who she may…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Police evacuated a Moorhead apartment building after flames started in the kitchen of an apartment. It happened around noon Monday on the five hundred block of 30th Avenue South. By the time a crew arrived, police already got the building evacuated. Crews knocked out the flames quickly and one person was checked out by FM Ambulance, but is…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – A man accused of fatally beating a Moorhead woman and setting her house on fire has been found guilty. A Clay County District Court Jury on Friday afternoon convicted Justin Critt of 2nd degree murder and 1st degree arson in the 2016 death of Melissa Wilcoxon. Clay County Attorney Brian Melton says Wilcoxon died from blunt…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (MSUM Athletics) — A record-shattering performance helped Minnesota State University Moorhead senior Brian Huber cap off his Dragon track and field career in style as he won the NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championship in the long jump on Thursday in Charlotte, N.C. Huber jumped a school record 26-2 1/4 in the long jump finals to claim the first…
FARGO, N.D. — A federal jury in Fargo has found a Wisconsin man guilty of several drug crimes tied to numerous overdoses. 28-year-old Jovan Harris of Milwaukee was convicted of six counts of possessing and distributing drugs. The trial lasted six days. Harris was linked to heroin that caused one overdose death in Moorhead and two nonfatal overdoses in Fargo…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — A Moorhead woman whose career has been devoted to public service is running for Ward 2 on the Moorhead City Council. Shelly Carlson works as the Criminal Justice Systems manager with the Minnesota Elder Justice Center. She is running for the seat being vacated by Melissa Fabian. Carlson says what makes her different is that she has…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Legislature wrapped up their session Sunday night and many questions are still unanswered. If Gov. Mark Dayton doesn’t sign a tax bill, which sync’s Minnesota’s tax code with the federal Republican law, it would create a complex filing season next year. Vetoing a budget bill would not give schools money to improve security. The…
Moorhead, MN (KFGO) – A Powerball lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold in at the Casey’s General Store on 37th Ave S in Moorhead. The winner has a year to claim the prize at any lottery office or by mail. A $1 million Powerball ticket was sold at a Minit Mart in Carlton, which is 20 miles Southwest of Duluth….
MOORHEAD, Minn. – You can learn more about one of the most important resources in our region while enjoying it at the same time. River Keepers and the Moorhead Parks and Recreation launched their summer River Paddling Excursion Series from the Hjemkomst Landing Wednesday night. Once a month, you can head out on the river and learn about the history,…
