Author Archives: Madison Quinn

House committee approves bill requiring teacher salary boost
PIERRE, S.D. - A South Dakota House committee has approved a proposal to prod school districts to use most of their boost in state funding for teachers' salaries. The proposal approved Monday comes as...
Madison Quinn Jan 24, 2022 South Dakota Capitol (South Dakota Tourism)

ND Game & Fish: View wildlife from a distance this winter
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) - Wildlife managers are urging outdoor enthusiasts to consider where they recreate during North Dakota's leanest months to spare already stressed animals that are simply trying t...
Madison Quinn Jan 24, 2022 Winter Buck (North Dakota Game & Fish Photo By Craig Bihrle, Bismarck)

Fargo athlete chasing an Olympic dream
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) - A Fargo resident is representing Team USA at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Paul Schommer is originally from Appleton, Wisconsin but now calls Fargo home. He will be racing in the B...
Madison Quinn Jan 24, 2022 Paul Schommer (TeamUSA.org)

St. Paul man arrested after 67-Year-Old Woman found beaten to death
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A St. Paul man has been arrested after a 67-year-old woman was found beaten to death. Police responding to a death report early Saturday said they found a disturbing scene inside the...
Madison Quinn Jan 24, 2022 Image: KFGO News

City of Minneapolis hiring 190 new police officers
MINNEAPOLIS - It's a big job. The city of Minneapolis is in the process of hiring 190 new police officers. The Interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman says recruitment is being stepped up. The city has le...
Madison Quinn Jan 24, 2022 Interim Minneapolis Police Chief Amelia Huffman (City of Minneapolis)

Grand Forks Police investigate report of shots fired near apartment
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Grand Forks Police were dispatched to the north side of the city on reports of gunfire outside a building early Sunday. No suspects or victims were located, however, during a searc...
Madison Quinn Jan 24, 2022

Man pleads guilty in crash that killed woman walking dog
MINNEAPOLIS - A Blaine motorist who struck a woman who was walking her dog along a road last fall has pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular manslaughter. John R. Jones was initially charged with crimin...
Madison Quinn Jan 23, 2022

Judge refuses to delay release of disputed DAPL documents
BISMARCK, N.D. - A state judge has refused to delay the release of thousands of documents related to security during the construction in North Dakota of the heavily protested Dakota Access Pipeline. S...
Madison Quinn Jan 23, 2022 DAPL Protest in 2016

Police: Woman found fatally shot on St. Paul sidewalk
MINNEAPOLIS - Police say a woman was shot and killed in St. Paul's North End neighborhood early Saturday morning. Authorities received a 911 call just after midnight Saturday to report hearing an argu...
Madison Quinn Jan 23, 2022

Fargo's first Classical Christian Academy coming this fall
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) - A new education option is coming to the metro in the fall. Capstone Classical Academy is opening in the 3900 block of 25th Street South in Fargo. The classical Christian academy w...
Madison Quinn Jan 22, 2022
