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Employees at large West Fargo development company laid off, contractors concerned about payment
WEST FARGO (KFGO KVRR) - A number of employees have been recently laid off from a West Fargo-based development company, many ...
12h ago
Coroner appointed Griggs County's top law official after sheriff and deputy resign
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KFGO) - There's another new sheriff in Griggs County. The Griggs County Commission on Thursday appointed c...
15h ago
An abortion rights initiative makes the ballot in conservative South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota voters will decide on abortion rights this fall, getting a chance at direct democracy on the...
17h ago
Army will present Purple Heart to Minnesota veteran 73 years after he was wounded in Korean War
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - After 73 years and a long fight with the U.S. Army, a Korean War veteran from Minnesota who was wounde...
17h ago
Patrol, Cass SO, Fargo police to conduct sobriety checkpoint, saturation Saturday
FARGO (KFGO) - The North Dakota Highway Patrol along with the Cass County Sheriff's Office and the Fargo Police Department wi...
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State
An abortion rights initiative makes the ballot in conservative South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota voters will decide on abortion rights this fall, getting a chance at direct democracy on the...
17h ago
Minnesota to roll out new ways to buy hunting, fishing licenses in 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Starting next year, Minnesotans will have more ways to buy hunting and fishing licenses. Most licenses wil...
20h ago
Minneapolis Police investigating 2 deadly shootings
MINNEAPOLIS - Police in Minneapolis are investigating two deadly shootings that happened Thursday afternoon. Officers say th...
21h ago
Minnesota State Patrol explosive sniffing K-9 to retire
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minnesota State Patrol K-9 is hanging up her leash after more than eight years of service at the State Ca...
22h ago
Federal bill on noncitizen voting could have unique impact for North Dakota
BY: MARY STEURER WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) - A U.S. House bill to require proof of citizenship to vote in federal ele...
22h ago
Local Sports
Force drop game three of Clark Cup 3-1
Dubuque Fighthing Saints defeated the Fargo Force Friday night 3-1 to stave off elminination. The Force lead the best of five...
1h ago
RedHawks fall at Sioux Falls 9-5
Sioux Falls defeated the FM RedHawks in American Association baseball Friday night. RedHawks starting pitcher Tyler Grauer ga...
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Twins miffed by rare infield shift violation and questionable pitch calls in 3-2 loss to Guardians
BY TOM WITHERS Updated 11:13 PM CDT, May 17, 2024 Share CLEVELAND - Following a one-run loss, Minnesota manager Rocco Balde...
1h ago
Timberwolves force Game 7 by blowing out Nuggets 115-70 behind 27 points from Anthony Edwards
BY DAVE CAMPBELL Updated 12:38 AM CDT, May 17, 2024 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Anthony Edwards flashed seven fingers to the roaring c...
May 17, 2024
Judge power fuels Yankees in 4-0 win over Twins as slugger hits 3rd-deck homer and 3 doubles
BY DAVE CAMPBELL Updated 10:32 PM CDT, May 15, 2024 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Aaron Judge followed a 467-foot home run with three h...
May 16, 2024
National Sports
Panthers put away Bruins in Game 6 on Gustav Forsling's late goal
It took a grueling six-game effort and withstanding the Boston Bruins' attempted comeback from a 3-1 series deficit to get th...
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Report: Will Zalatoris said players discussed asking for 2nd round to be postponed
Will Zalatoris told reporters that a group of players nearly asked for the second round of the PGA Championship to be postpon...
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Boxing-Usyk's promoter says wrong weight was announced, fighter is lighter
(Reuters) - Oleksandr Usyk's weight was announced incorrectly and the Ukrainian is 10 pounds lighter than stated for Saturday...
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MLB roundup: Paul Skenes strikes out 11 in Pirates' win
Paul Skenes fanned 11 across six no-hit innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the host Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Friday afternoon....
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Golf-Woods packing his bags after disastrous PGA Championship outing
(Reuters) - A disastrous six-over-par 77 in the second round of the PGA Championship saw 15-times major winner Tiger Woods mi...
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National News
Fifty dead in heavy rain, floods in central Afghanistan, official says
KABUL (Reuters) - At least 50 people are dead following a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an of...
3h ago
Donald Trump falsely tells supporters he won Minnesota in 2020
By Gram Slattery (Reuters) - Donald Trump falsely claimed on Friday that he won the 2020 presidential election in Minnesota a...
4h ago
Actor Dabney Coleman, villainous boss in '9 to 5,' dies at 92
By Bill Trott (Reuters) - Dabney Coleman, a character actor who brought a glorious touch of smarm to the screen in playing co...
8h ago
Richard Gere drew on father's death for role in Cannes entry 'Oh, Canada'
By Hanna Rantala CANNES, France (Reuters) - Richard Gere, once a Hollywood leading man, said he drew on his feelings followin...
10h ago
New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University ...
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World News
Pakistan protests to Kyrgyz diplomat after violence
KARACHI/BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Pakistan's foreign ministry said on Saturday it had summoned and handed a note of pro...
10m ago
Libya's eastern government investigating disappearance of lawmaker
(Reuters) - Libya's eastern-based authorities are investigating the disappearance of a member of parliament, the region's int...
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China probes agriculture minister for suspected disciplinary violations
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's agriculture minister is being investigated for suspected violations of law and discipline, the co...
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Putin ally says EU is hypocritical for ban on Russian media
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The speaker of Russia's parliament scolded the European Union on Saturday for banning the distribution of ...
2h ago
Munich airport faces delays after climate activists breach runway
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Munich's airport was briefly closed early on Saturday after climate activists breached the grounds and ...
4h ago
Business
Sony and Apollo move ahead with Paramount bid process but reticent about earlier plan, NYT reports
(Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management have signed nondisclosure agreements that will allow the...
6h ago
Crypto lender Genesis to return $3 billion to customers in bankruptcy wind-down
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crypto lender Genesis Global received court approval on Friday to return about $3 bil...
9h ago
Nippon key negotiator to meet U.S. Steel staff in Pittsburgh, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - Japan's Nippon Steel's vice chairman and key negotiator for the U.S. Steel deal, Takahiro Mori, will travel to Pi...
9h ago
Analysis-UAW's stinging loss in Alabama won't kill national organizing effort
By Nora Eckert VANCE, Alabama (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers failed in its effort to organize a Mercedes-Benz plant in A...
10h ago
Stock market's record-setting rebound may have further to go
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rebound that has taken the U.S. stock market to record highs this week may have fur...
11h ago
Politics
New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University ...
11h ago
Biden launches fresh bid for election support from Black voters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday launched a fresh bid to bolster support from African-American voters, lo...
17h ago
With hunger, climate cuts, US House farm bill proposal faces slim Senate odds
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Agriculture Committee on Friday released a long-awaited farm bill draft...
19h ago
Explainer-Biden vs Trump: What to expect from presidential debates
By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to two deb...
23h ago
New York race for US House becomes latest Israel lobby battleground
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Democratic primary race for a U.S. House of Representatives seat in New York stat...
23h ago
Health
Pfizer wins $107.5 million from AstraZeneca in US cancer drug patent trial
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - AstraZeneca owes Pfizer $107.5 million in damages, a Delaware federal jury said on Friday after...
11h ago
J&J-backed startup Rapport files for US IPO
(Reuters) - Biopharmaceutical company Rapport Therapeutics, backed by the venture capital arm of Johnson & Johnson, filed...
12h ago
Ontario reports first death from measles in over a decade
TORONTO, (Reuters) - An Ontario child under the age of five has died of measles making it the first such case in more than a ...
16h ago
Moderna wins case in patent dispute with Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID shot
(Reuters) -Moderna has won a case at the European Patent Office in its dispute with Pfizer and BioNTech over its COVID-19 vac...
17h ago
EU regulator scraps approval for pregnancy drug over cancer risk
(Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday recommended scrapping approval for a drug used to prolong gestation...
21h ago
Science
Boeing Starliner's debut crewed flight delayed again to check helium leak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA and Boeing delayed the launch of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule again on Friday, giving them fou...
6h ago
A fox on stilts? Argentine long-legged maned wolf returned to the wild
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine conservationists have returned a rare and unusual-looking animal, a maned ...
22h ago
Sea otters get more prey and reduce tooth damage using tools
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Humans are not alone in the use of tools. Chimpanzees, for instance, crack nuts with stones and us...
May 16, 2024
Study reveals history and oceanic voyages of remarkable baobab tree
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - The baobab tree is a distinctive sight on the landscape. When its contorted branches are leafless ...
May 15, 2024
Blue Origin to resume space tourist flights after near 2-year pause
(Reuters) - Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin will resume flights to space on Sunday, ending a near two-year pause of crewed oper...
May 14, 2024
Technology
US, TikTok seek fast-track schedule, ruling by Dec. 6 on potential ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department and TikTok on Friday asked a U.S. appeals court to set a fast-track schedu...
12h ago
Apple set to release slimmer iPhone in 2025, the Information reports
(Reuters) - Apple is developing a slimmer version of the iPhone that is likely to be launched by 2025, the Information report...
15h ago
US arrests two Chinese nationals in $73 million crypto scam
(Reuters) - U.S. authorities charged two Chinese nationals in a cryptocurrency scam that laundered at least $73 million from ...
16h ago
Canada's Security Intelligence chief warns that China can use TikTok to spy on users, CBC reports
(Reuters) - The head of Canada's Security Intelligence Service warned Canadians against using video app TikTok, saying data g...
18h ago
DXC Technology tumbles as investors fret over latest restructuring plan
(Reuters) - Shares of DXC Technology slumped 18% on Friday, after the IT services provider unveiled a new revamp and forecast...
19h ago
Entertainment
TV companies flaunt ad tech and AI to persuade advertisers to spend
By Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television "upfront" advertiser presentations this week in New York City w...
23h ago
Judge to rule on Alec Baldwin bid to avoid 'Rust' trial
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - A New Mexico judge was expected to rule on Friday whether to throw out the involuntary manslaughter...
23h ago
After decades, Francis Ford Coppola's opus 'Megalopolis' finally debuts at Cannes
By Miranda Murray CANNES (Reuters) - Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola closed a decades-in-the-making chapter of his lo...
May 16, 2024
Concord terminates $1.51 billion offer for Hipgnosis
(Reuters) -Apollo-backed Concord terminated its proposed $1.51 billion offer for Hipgnosis Songs Fund on Thursday, according ...
May 16, 2024
Dystopia and glamour collide as new 'Mad Max' saga premieres at Cannes
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Marvel royalty Chris Hemsworth walked the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet alongside star-of-the-...
May 15, 2024