Author Archives: Madison Quinn
Minnesota Department of Health: Omicron has peaked, numbers dropping
ST. PAUL, Minn. - An assistant commissioner with the Minnesota Department of Health says the numbers suggest that the omicron variant of COVID-19 has peaked and the numbers are coming back down. Dan H...
Feb 04, 2022 (Minnesota Department of Health)
Hastings man sentenced to 114 months for fatal drug overdose
HASTINGS, Minn. - The sentence is nine-and-a-half years in prison for a Hastings man who provided the heroin that led to a fatal drug overdose. Dakota County prosecutors say 42-year-old Jason Slattum ...
Feb 04, 2022
Port of Duluth-Superior tonnage increases 27 % in 2021
DULUTH, Minn. - The Duluth Seaway Port Authority is reporting a 27-percent increase in maritime tonnage for the 2021 season. The Port of Duluth-Superior rebounded nicely from pandemic lows in 2020 wit...
Feb 04, 2022
VIDEO: Body camera footage of Minneapolis fatal shooting by police released
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Increasing pressure from Minnesota lawmakers and community activists has led to the release of body camera footage of a fatal police shooting. Minneapolis officers were executing a s...
Feb 04, 2022 Minneapolis Police body camera footage of police shooting (This video is graphic and is not suitable for young people or sensitive viewers. Viewers, please use your own discretion)
SD Gov. Kristi Noem signs transgender athlete ban into law
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill that will ban transgender girls and college-age women from playing in school sports leagues that match their gender identity. ...
Feb 04, 2022 Gov. Kristi Noem (R) S.D.
Students evacuated following explosion, fire at high school
MILLER, S.D. - Officials say a fire that caused students to evacuate the high school in Miller has been extinguished. The Hand County Sheriff's Office says an explosion and fire occurred in the agricu...
Feb 02, 2022 Miller, SD High School
Expansion of $260M gas pipeline completed in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. - A subsidiary of Bismarck-based MDU Resources Group Inc. says it has completed expansion of a $260 million natural gas pipeline in western North Dakota. State officials have hailed WBI...
Feb 02, 2022 North Bakken Pipeline Project (WBI Energy)
Olympic curler & MN native John Shuster to carry U.S. flag at opening ceremony
BEIJING (KFGO) - U.S. Curling Team Captain and Duluth native John Shuster has been elected as Team USA's male flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony at the 2022 Winter Olympics. This is the first time i...
Feb 02, 2022 John Shuster (Team USA)
Noem testifies to senators on $30M DSU cybersecurity program
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is adding the force of her presence to a legislative committee weighing her proposal to send $30 million to expand a Dakota State University cybersecurity ...
Feb 02, 2022 Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD)
Theater B Executive Director stepping down
MOORHEAD (KFGO) - The Executive Director and founding member of Theater B in Moorhead, Carrie Wintersteen, is stepping away. Theater B is a local non-profit theatre company. Founded in 2003 by a small...
Feb 02, 2022 Carrie Wintersteen (Theater B Facebook)
