Don Haney

Reporter and Anchor at KFGO-AM (Fargo, ND)

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Minnesota suicide data shows rural rates are twice that of metro areas

21 hours ago | kfgo.com | Don Haney

ST. PAUL (WCCO) -The Minnesota Department of Health says Minnesota’s suicide rate remained unchanged in 2024 compared to the year before. Preliminary data show the state’s suicide rate last year in entirely rural counties was twice that of the Twin Cities metro counties. Rural counties make up about 1.6% of the Minnesota population and 2.8% of all suicide deaths.
Perham woman to pay $8,000 in restitution for medical assistance fraud

1 day ago | kfgo.com | Don Haney

PERHAM, MINN. – A Perham woman has been sentenced to pay almost $8,000 in restitution after failing to update her income while receiving medical assistance. Otter Tail County prosecutors say 31-year-old Bailey Ann Freel did not report any income when she applied for assistance in June 2023. Over a year later, county investigators received a fraud referral saying that Freel’s income had changed, but she had not reported it.
Horace backyard chicken ordinance in the works

2 days ago | kfgo.com | Don Haney

HORACE, N.D. (KFGO) – Hoping to have backyard chickens in Horace? It will happen, but not quite yet. Several years ago, the city council decided to no longer allow farm animals like chickens to be raised in the city. However, City Community Development Director Jace Hellman says, based on comments heard by those who want to raise chickens in their yards, the city staff decided to reconsider allowing the backyard flocks. The city put out a city survey last month.
Horace backyard chicken ordinance in the works

2 days ago | froggyweb.com | Don Haney

HORACE, N.D. (KFGO) – Hoping to have backyard chickens in Horace? It will happen, but not quite yet. Several years ago, the city council decided to no longer allow farm animals like chickens to be raised in the city. However, City Community Development Director Jace Hellman says based on comments heard from those who want to raise chickens in their yards, city staff decided to reconsider allowing backyard flocks.
Fergus Falls apartment fire leaves tenants displaced

3 days ago | kfgo.com | Don Haney

FERGUS FALLS, MINN. (KFGO) – A Fergus Falls apartment fire left tenants displaced Sunday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the fire on East Cavor Avenue near the Riverside Waterfowl Sanctuary at around 1:46Firefighters saw smoke coming from one of the units involved. Due to the quick action of another tenant who used a fire extinguisher on the fire, damage was confined to one apartment unit.
Suspects arrested in Bemidji for Scott County attempted homicide

6 days ago | kfgo.com | Don Haney

BEMIDJI, MINN- The Bemidji Police Department has arrested two suspects on Thursday, May 8th, for an attempted homicide in Scott County. This follows officers meeting with investigators from the MN Bureau of Criminal Investigation and starting surveillance on multiple addresses in Bemidji. Officers identified one of the suspects at a residence in the 1300 block of Bemidji Ave., executed a search warrant, and arrested the individual without incident.
Otter Tail County man headed to jail and ordered to pay restitution for killing neighbor’s dog last year

6 days ago | kfgo.com | Don Haney

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINN. – A Vergas, Minnesota man has been sentenced for shooting and killing his neighbor’s dog. Bodi Ray Engebretson, 19, pleaded guilty to mistreating an animal and has been sentenced to three days at the Otter Tail County Detention Facility and two years of probation. He has also been ordered to pay $1,800 in restitution. According to court documents, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department received a report on July 1st, 2024, of a dog being shot the evening prior.
Representative Fischbach reintroduces MOMS Act in U.S. House

6 days ago | kfgo.com | Don Haney

WASHINGTON, DC – A bill re-introduced by Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach would provide critical support to new moms during and after their pregnancy. Fischbach says the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed Act improves access to resources and makes sure women have everything they need to help them carry to term and raise their child. The 7th District Republican said she was proud to introduce the legislation as we go into Mother’s Day weekend.
UPDATE: Teenager arrested in connection with shots-fired call in Moorhead

1 week ago | froggyweb.com | Don Haney

MOORHEAD (KFGO) – Moorhead police arrested a suspect in connection with a shots-fired call in the Romkey Park neighborhood that happened just after midnight Monday. Suspect information was developed while detectives continued to investigate the original call. A 16-year-old juvenile was taken into custody and is being held at the West Central Juvenile Center on charges of negligent discharge of a firearm in city limits. A search warrant was carried out at a residence as part of the investigation.
North Dakota speed limit going up Aug. 1 as governor signs bill

1 week ago | froggyweb.com | Don Haney

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong made the state’s jump to an 80 mph speed limit official Monday, signing a bill that also raises fines for speeding. “This bill strikes a reasonable balance by aligning North Dakota’s interstate speed limit with two of our three neighboring states and increasing fines as a deterrent to speeding,” Armstrong said in a statement. On Aug. 1, North Dakota will join neighbors South Dakota and Montana at 80 mph on interstate highways.