Author Archives: Madison Quinn
Drought relief: Noem signs order allowing mowing in ditches
PIERRE, S.D. - A state of emergency order signed by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will allow producers to begin mowing ditches for hay. A Department of Transportation rule prohibits mowing ditches in ...
Jun 30, 2021 Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD)
Minnesota man accused of killing wife is in a Wisconsin jail
WOODBURY, Minn. - A man accused of fatally stabbing his wife in a jealous rage is in a Wisconsin jail awaiting his return to Minnesota. Thirty-nine-year-old McKinley Phillips is charged in Washington ...
Jun 30, 2021
University of Minnesota leaders agree to 1.5% tuition hike
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota Board of Regents have agreed to raise tuition for the first time in two years, over objections from some students who believe it's wrong to charge more after ...
Jun 29, 2021
NDSU President Dean Bresciani stepping down
MINOT, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani is stepping down. During a meeting of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education Tuesday, Chairman Nick Hacker announced...
Jun 29, 2021
North Dakota redistricting committee sets first meeting
BISMARCK - The committee that will draw the boundaries of North Dakota's new legislative districts has scheduled its first meeting later this summer at the state Capitol. The Aug. 26 meeting will be f...
Jun 29, 2021
2nd daily St. Paul-to-Chicago Amtrak train expected in 2024
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A second Amtrak passenger train that will run between St. Paul and Chicago is expected to begin daily service in 2024, after Minnesota lawmakers set aside $10 million for the project...
Jun 29, 2021
Dry June is impacting Minnesota pastures, cattle farmers
ST. PAUL - June's dry weather has impacted Minnesota's pastures, and may soon force cattle farmers to make some tough decisions about how to feed their herds. Cattle veterinarian and University of Min...
Jun 29, 2021 Credit: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Jury selection begins in trial of man who killed Grand Forks officer
GRAND FORKS (KFGO) - Jury selection is underway today in the trial of Salamah Pendleton, charged in the shooting death of a Grand Forks police officer. After reviewing a state hospital evaluation, Nor...
Jun 29, 2021 Salamah Pendleton
Curry takes over as commander of Grand Forks Air Force Base
GRAND FORKS - The Grand Forks Air Force Base has a new commander. Col. Timothy Curry took over the top spot from Col. Cameron Pringle during a change of command ceremony Monday for the 319th Reconnais...
Jun 29, 2021 Col. Cameron Pringle (Right) relinquished command of the 319th RW to Col. Curry (Left)
2 Line 3 oil pipeline workers fired after sex sting arrests
DULUTH, Minn. - Enbridge Energy officials say two of its employees who were working on the Line 3 oil pipeline in northern Minnesota were fired after they were arrested in a sex sting. The two men wer...
Jun 29, 2021
