Joe Leier

Fargo

Staff Writer at Midwest Communications

Writer at KFGO-AM (Fargo, ND)

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EMS workers in Detroit Lakes vote to unionize

5 days ago | kfgo.com | Joe Leier

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KFGO-KVRR) — Emergency medical staff at Essentia in Detroit Lakes have voted to form a union. St. Mary’s Essentia Health Medical Service Staff is joining AFSCME Council 65. EMT Logyn Saewart says the vote was an overwhelming majority to join. As a privately-owned service, he says they don’t get the state funding other departments do. He says this will help address the labor shortage in his field.
Minneapolis gang member sentenced for role in fentanyl trafficking operation

5 days ago | kfgo.com | Joe Leier

MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO-WCCO) — An alleged Minneapolis gang member will spend over 12 years in prison for his role in what officials have called “an extensive fentanyl trafficking operation.”Leneal Frazier was sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for aiding and abetting kidnapping in furtherance of racketeering.
One killed in school bus fire

5 days ago | kfgo.com | Joe Leier

EMILY, Minn. (KFGO) – An investigation is underway after one person was killed after a school bus caught fire in Crow Wing County. The fire was reported shortly before 3 p.m. Friday afternoon in rural Emily. The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office says the bus and surrounding vegetation were on fire. One person was found dead inside the school bus. Their name and age have not been released. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.
Arctic Cat to increase production at Thief River Falls plant

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Joe Leier

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) – Arctic Cat has announced it’s Thief River Falls plant workers will not be laid off and production will be increased. In December, the former owner of the company, Textron, said the plant would close and workers would be laid-off. That was expected to happen sometime this May. The company sold in April, and the new owner plans to increase production at both the Thief River Falls plant and the St. Cloud plant.
Man killed in Fargo motorcycle crash identified

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Joe Leier

Motorcycle-motorhome crash in Fargo May 7, 2025. (Submitted photo) FARGO (KFGO) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the West Fargo man who was killed in a motorcycle crash in Fargo Wednesday. 34-year-old Chirstopher Bredemus ran into the side a motorhome while it was turning at the intersection of main avenue and 42nd street south just before 4. Bredemus was reported driving at a high rate of speed before the crash. He died at the scene.
Don’t have a REAL ID yet? That could cause you travel headaches after May 7

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Joe Leier

NEW YORK (AP) — The deadline to get a REAL ID is almost here, after nearly two decades of postponements and delays. While it was initially said that you would not be able to fly domestically without a REAL ID or other TSA-approved form of identification once the May 7 deadline hits, the head of Homeland Security said Tuesday that travelers will still be able to fly, but should be prepared for additional steps at TSA.
Don’t have a REAL ID yet? That could cause you travel headaches after May 7

1 week ago | froggyweb.com | Joe Leier

NEW YORK (AP) — The deadline to get a REAL ID is almost here, after nearly two decades of postponements and delays. While it was initially said that you would not be able to fly domestically without a REAL ID or other TSA-approved form of identification once the May 7 deadline hits, the head of Homeland Security said Tuesday that travelers will still be able to fly, but should be prepared for additional steps at TSA.
Don’t have a REAL ID yet? That could cause you travel headaches after May 7

1 week ago | wnflsports.com | Joe Leier

NEW YORK (AP) — The deadline to get a REAL ID is almost here, after nearly two decades of postponements and delays. While it was initially said that you would not be able to fly domestically without a REAL ID or other TSA-approved form of identification once the May 7 deadline hits, the head of Homeland Security said Tuesday that travelers will still be able to fly, but should be prepared for additional steps at TSA.
State Patrol identifies two motorcyclists who were seriously injured in crash

1 week ago | froggyweb.com | Joe Leier

DENT, Minn. (KFGO) – The Minnesota State Patrol has identified two people who were seriously injured when their motorcycles crashed in Otter Tail County Monday. 55-year-old Tina Moe and 58-year-old Robert Shoaf, both of Fargo, were on Highway 108 near Star Lake around 12:30 pm. The patrol says Moe lost control of her motorcycle and crashed, causing Shoaf to also crash. Both were flown by helicopter to Sanford Hospital in Fargo with serious injuries. Neither were wearing a helmet.
Two seriously injured after motorcycles crash in Otter Tail County

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Joe Leier

DORA TWP, Minn. (KFGO) – Two people were injured when their motorcycles crashed Monday afternoon near Star Lake in Otter Tail County. It happened on Highway 108 just after 12:30 p.m.The State Patrol says one motorcycle driver, a 55-year-old woman from Fargo, lost control of her motorcycle and laid it down. That caused the second driver, a 58-year-old man from Fargo, to also lay down his motorcycle. Both were taken to an area hospital by helicopter with serious injuries.