Author Archives: Madison Quinn
Higher education enrollment declines not as sharp in ND
BISMARCK, N.D. - Enrollment declines at North Dakota's institutions of higher learning haven't been as steep as elsewhere since the COVID-19 pandemic began. According to a new report from the National...
Oct 27, 2021 COD Newsroom / CC
St. Paul Police Chief Axtell stepping down at end of his term
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) - St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell announced this morning on his personal Facebook page that he will be stepping down as St. Paul Police Chief. Axtell has been a St. Paul polic...
Oct 27, 2021 St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell
Minnesota ready to give COVID-19 shots to children
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Walz says the state has a strong network of health care providers and others who are ready to administer the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 once final fede...
Oct 27, 2021
Twin Metals to appeal federal decision on proposed mine
MINNEAPOLIS - Twin Metals says it will appeal a federal decision that dealt a serious blow to its proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. Last week, the Biden administration ordered a m...
Oct 27, 2021 (Photo: Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness)
Defense attorney convicted for swindling client of $15,000
MINNEAPOLIS - A Twin Cities criminal defense attorney has been convicted of defrauding one of her clients out of $15,000, The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says a jury on Monday found Kristi McNei...
Oct 27, 2021
Company moving ramen production to South Dakota, Black Hills
BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. - A California company plans to build one of the largest ramen-producing facilities in the country in South Dakota. Albany Farms CEO Bill Saller says the complex in Belle Fourche w...
Oct 27, 2021 (Photo: Albany Farms)
Valley City Schools update masking policy for K-6 students
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KFGO) Valley City Public Schools has announced they will be requiring masking for all students K-6 at indoor facilities starting today. It includes all K-6 students attending commun...
Oct 27, 2021
Man accused of fatal shooting, kidnapping in South Dakota
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. - Bond of $1 million cash has been set for a man accused in a fatal shooting and hostage situation in Jerauld County. The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation says ...
Oct 26, 2021
1 injured in grain truck crash in Mahnomen County
MAHNOMEN, MINN. (KFGO) - A Gary, Minnesota man was injured when his grain truck crashed on Highway 200 at the Mahnomen-Norman County line. The State Patrol says the eastbound truck hauling corn crosse...
Oct 26, 2021
Xcel Energy seeks 21% electric rate increase over 3 years
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Xcel Energy is asking state regulators to approve a 21 percent electric rate increase over three years -- more than half of it in 2022 -- with a big part of it going for transmission...
Oct 26, 2021
