
Roundabout approved at intersection where 9-year-old Moorhead boy was killed
MOORHEAD (KFGO) - The Moorhead City Council has unanimously approved a roundabout at the intersection near an elementary school where a young boy on a bicycle was hit and killed last summer. The city has been working on plans to reconstruct 40th Avenue South between 8th Street and 20th Street. The options at the 14th S...
Feb 24, 2026

As political pressure prompts exodus of Minnesota prosecutors, some defendants catch a break
MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO/AP) - The federal prosecutor's office in Minnesota has been gutted by a wave of career officials resigning or retiring over objections to Trump administration directives. Because of the turmoil, 12-time convicted felon Cory Allen McKay caught a break. With a three-decade record of violent crime that i...
Feb 19, 2026

Jury convicts man who prosecutors say had ties to Mexican cartel
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) - A 47-year-old St. Paul man is the fifth person convicted in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking case tied to a Mexican cartel. Federal prosecutors say Eric Rodriguez was found guilty of conspiracy with intent to distribute. Investigators say he worked with the Sinaloa Cartel, which moved ...
Feb 17, 2026

Rising tariffs affecting how owners run businesses
MOORHEAD (KFGO/KVRR) - Rising tariffs over the last year have affected how one brewery owner has run his business, and he says there needs to be more stability and predictability moving forward. "When we don't have those things, it makes it a lot harder for us to make good, solid business decisions. We cannot abso...
Feb 17, 2026

Body of man found in vehicle after fire in north Fargo
FARGO (KFGO) - The Fargo Fire and Police Departments are conducting a joint investigation into a vehicle fire where a man was found dead. The fire was reported shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of 28th Avenue North. The man was found dead, inside the vehicle. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the ...
Feb 24, 2026

Judge temporarily blocks Trump officials from rescinding health grants to some Democratic-led states
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration cannot rescind $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now, a federal judge in Illinois ruled Thursday. California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota sued Wednesday to try to block the planned funding cuts to programs tha...
Feb 13, 2026

Reserves of critical minerals driving mining interest in SD
RAPID CITY, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) - As worldwide demand for rare earth elements and other similar minerals rises - as do tensions among the United States, China and now Greenland - South Dakota is experiencing its own debate over its reserves of what are known as "critical minerals." Rare earth eleme...
Feb 25, 2026

1 teenage boy dead, 4 others hurt after pickup rollover
STURGIS, S.D. (KFGO) - A 15-year-old boy is dead and four other teenage boys are injured after a pickup rolled on a gravel road in western South Dakota last weekend. The crash happened Sunday night on the grounds of Sturgis High School. The State Patrol says two 15-year-old boys were in the cab of the pickup. The b...
Feb 13, 2026

Propane delivery truck driver crashes in fog
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - An early morning crash on Wednesday temporarily closed two roads in central Minnesota. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office says portions of two county roads closed after a propane truck crashed north of Richmond. The sheriff's office received a call about a flatbed-style propane truck in the ditch on...
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Rubio speaks with Saudi foreign minister about regional stability, US State Department says
March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Wednesday and discussed the threats from Iran to regional stability and other developments in the region, the U.S. State Departm...
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