Author Archives: Madison Quinn
Minnesota State Fair returns with 27 new foods
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. - The Minnesota State Fair will return after staying closed last year due to the pandemic - and those who are making the trip will have 27 new foods to try. The new foods include...
Jun 29, 2021 Credit: Minnesota State Fair
South Dakota to send National Guard troops to Texas
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says she will join a growing list of Republican governors sending law enforcement officers to the U.S. border with Mexico. Noem's announcement that she wil...
Jun 29, 2021 Gov. Kristi Noem (R) S.D.
Ex-Minnesota home-care operator sentenced for Medicaid fraud
MINNEAPOLIS - A judge says a former home-care nursing agency operator in southwestern Minnesota must serve more than seven years in prison for allegedly scamming Medicaid out of more than $1.8 million...
Jun 28, 2021
Moorhead Public Service warns of phone scam
MOORHEAD (KFGO) - Moorhead Public Service is warning customers of a payment-collection scam. Numerous customers have been called by a person or have received an automated message demanding payment. Mo...
Jun 28, 2021
Disability services funding boost isn't full fix, gives hope
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota is setting aside an unprecedented amount of money for residents with developmental challenges this year, but those who work in the field say it might not be enough to fix l...
Jun 28, 2021
North Dakota pheasant estimate up, but fall hunting in jeopardy
BISMARCK - Wildlife officials say North Dakota's spring pheasant population estimate is up 3% from last year but worry that an extended drought could cut into hunting prospects in the fall. The number...
Jun 28, 2021
ASK A TROOPER "Legionville"
Question: My son just got back from Legionville where he was selected to attend and train and will serve as a school patrol captain when school starts up next fall. Can you talk about that? He had a g...
Jun 28, 2021
Dakota Magic sports book coming this fall
HANKINSON, N.D. (KFGO) - The Dakota Nation Gaming Enterprise will now be one of the first establishments in North Dakota to have its very own Vegas-style sports book lounge coming this fall. It will b...
Jun 28, 2021 Dakota Magic Casino, Hankinson, ND
Sioux Falls police lieutenant promoted to lead department
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - South Dakota's most populous city is staying in-house to replace its outgoing police chief. Sioux Falls Police Lt. Jonathan Thum, who has been with department for 16 years, was rec...
Jun 28, 2021 New Sioux Falls Police Chief Jonathan Thum
Minnesota bracing for extended drought, wildfire conditions
ST. PAUL - Minnesota authorities are bracing for an extended wildfire season, saying the typical summer reprieve is looking more and more unlikely. Wildfires are typically at their worst in the spring...
Jun 28, 2021 Photo: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
