Author Archives: Madison Quinn
Community systems offer alternative paths for solar growth
MINNEAPOLIS - As demand for renewable energy surges, "community solar" installations are popping up around the U.S. They're larger than home rooftop systems but smaller than utility-scale complexes. C...
Nov 29, 2021
Carjacking suspect fatally shot by police in Mounds View
MOUNDS VIEW, Minn. - Police in a Minneapolis suburb say an armed carjacking suspect was fatally shot by officers who encountered him in a liquor store. Authorities say police responded to a call of sh...
Nov 29, 2021
One person suffers burns in Grand Forks apartment fire
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - One person is hospitalized with burns suffered in an apartment fire in Grand Forks. Firefighters were called to 3400 24th Avenue South around 9:40 a.m. Sunday morning on a report o...
Nov 29, 2021
Semi-trailer fire in Fargo, was hauling pork
FARGO (KFGO) - A semi hauling pork caught fire on the interstate in Fargo. It happened shortly after 5 a.m. on November 29th on I-29 by 13th Avenue South. Authorities say it was contained to the trail...
Nov 28, 2021 Fire damage to semi trailer on I-29 (Madison Quinn, KFGO News)
North Dakota eyes federal funds for well-plugging program
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota wants to extend the state's abandoned well-plugging program by tapping into $4 billion made available in the federal infrastructure bill for the purpose of cleaning up ol...
Nov 27, 2021
Reviving Ojibwe spiritual traditions, one pet at a time
CASS LAKE, Minn. - Several members of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota are working to address animal neglect on their tribal lands - and in doing so bringing their community closer ...
Nov 27, 2021 Members of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe in northern Minnesota are working to address animal neglect (AP)
MN Christmas tree farmers helping provide trees for service members and families
RAMSEY, Minn. - Each year, members of the Minnesota Christmas Tree Farmers Association work together with their colleagues in other states to provide "Trees for Troops." Mark Hansen with Hansen's Tree...
Nov 27, 2021
FDA questions safety of COVID-19 pill during pregnancy
WASHINGTON - Federal health regulators say an experimental COVID-19 pill from Merck is effective against the virus, but they will seek input from outside experts on risks of birth defects and other po...
Nov 27, 2021
Extra law enforcement looking for impaired drivers in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Don't drink and drive this holiday season. That's the message as law enforcement officials statewide are stepping up patrols to keep impaired drivers off of the roads. Minnesota Stat...
Nov 27, 2021
Biden scheduled to tout infrastructure plan in Rosemount
MINNEAPOLIS - President Joe Biden is slated to visit a Twin Cities suburb this week to tout his $1 trillion infrastructure plan. The White House announced Friday that Biden will visit Rosemount on Tue...
Nov 27, 2021
