Category Archives: KFGO News
NDSU Launches Center for Banking and Finance
FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) - North Dakota State University has added a new academic center to its campus in order to expand opportunities for students looking to go into banking. Faculty and industry leaders g...
1h ago
As political pressure prompts exodus of Minnesota prosecutors, some defendants catch a break
MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO/AP) - The federal prosecutor's office in Minnesota has been gutted by a wave of career officials resigning or retiring over objections to Trump administration directives. Because of ...
1h ago (photo: Clay County jail)
Transportation Department says more than 550 driving schools must close over safety failures
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequat...
1h ago FILE - Freight trucks travel northbound on Interstate 5 Highway, Sept. 3, 2025, in Tracy, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
A judge weighs extending protections for refugees in Minnesota facing arrest and deportation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge will hear arguments Thursday on whether he should extend an order that protects Minnesota refugees who are lawfully in the U.S. from being arrested and deported. U.S...
1h ago US District Courthouse Minneapolis
Fatal house fire in Becker County under investigation
OSAGE, Minn. (KFGO) - A deadly house fire in Osage east of Detroit Lakes. The Becker County Sheriff's Office says a passing driver was flagged down by a resident of the home shortly before 4:30 a.m. W...
11h ago
Xcel Energy seeks natural gas rate hike in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO NORTH DAKOTA MONITOR) - The North Dakota Public Service Commission is reviewing an application for a natural gas rate increase from Northern States Power, part of Xcel Energy. The...
13h ago (photo credit) CBS News
North Dakota approves battery storage sites, but one regulator cites fire concerns
BISMARCK, N.D. (Jeff Beach/NORTH DAKOTA MONITOR) - North Dakota has approved its first two large battery storage sites, but one regulator said future projects should better address risks associated wi...
13h ago Manatee Battery Energy Storage Site in Parrish, Fla. on August 12, 2021. (NextEra Energy)
Dardis will not seek another term as West Fargo mayor, former commissioner enters the race
WEST FARGO (KFGO) - West Fargo Mayor Bernie Dardis will not run for a third, four-year term. Dardis was first elected in 2018 when he defeated long time Mayor Rich Mattern. Dardis is a former business...
14h ago West Fargo Mayor Bernie Dardis
North Dakota confirms 7th measles case
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) - A seventh case of the measles has been confirmed in North Dakota. The cases include six in Pembina County in northeastern North Dakota and one in Williams County in northwester...
15h ago Confirmed measles cases in North Dakota as of Feb. 18, 2026
Search for three new NDUS presidents nearing completion
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO/Prairie Public) - Search committee members have been busy this winter as the North Dakota University System looks to seat three campus presidents. Updates were provided this week ...
16h ago
