Paul Jurgens

News Director at KFGO-AM (Fargo, ND)

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Attorneys for Minn. Senator seek to have 2nd charge dismissed

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KFGO) – Lawyers for Minnesota State Senator Nichole Mitchell have filed a motion to dismiss a second felony charge against her. Mitchell’s attorneys are accusing the Becker County Attorney’s Office of prosecutorial vindictiveness for adding the second charge after her trial was delayed in January. Mitchell, a Democrat from Woodbury, is accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes in April 2024 to retrieve property that belonged to her late father.
Driver arrested for vehicular homicide, other charges in Otter Tail County crash

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

WADENA, Minn. (KFGO) – A man is dead and another is in jail following a crash near Wadena late Tuesday night. Otter Tail County deputies say Blake Unger, 18, was killed in the crash northwest of Wadena. Deputies found a pickup on its side in a ditch near an intersection where the crash took place. Unger was found dead near the pickup. The driver of the pickup, 18-year-old Izak Schermerhorn, was arrested for vehicular homicide, 4th degree DWI, and underage drinking and driving.
Man wanted on animal cruelty charges for throwing puppy from apartment window

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – A Blaine man has been charged with damaging a St. Paul apartment and throwing a puppy out a window to its death in November. Ramsey County prosecutors have charged 27-year-old Jake Scandrett with animal torture and criminal damage to property damage. A warrant has been issued for Scandrett’s arrest. A woman told police that Scandrett was staying at her apartment while she was out of town. Police were called after the upstairs neighbor reported a dog was thrown from a window.
Northern Minnesota man accused of animal cruelty for mistreating goats

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – A Grand Rapids man has been charged with 14 counts of felony animal torture and numerous other charges for mistreating goats and dumping their carcasses on property where he was living. The charges against Jacob Langeslag, 42, were filed earlier this month in Itasca County District Court. The goats and carcasses were found in rural Bovey. The complaint says 92 goats died under Langeslag’s care. The property is not owned by Langeslag but he had been living there.
Fargo restaurant closes suddenly

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

FARGO (KFGO KVRR) – Crooked Pint Ale House, located at 3340 13th Ave S, has abruptly closed its doors. The restaurant left a notice on its door for patrons stating, “Serving the Fargo community has been a true privilege, and we’re sincerely thankful for the support you’ve shown us.”
Body of missing woman discovered in south central North Dakota

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

LINTON, N.D. (KFGO) – The body of a missing Linton, North Dakota woman has been found. The Emmons County Sheriff’s Office says the body of 39-year-old Heather Caras was discovered late Sunday morning by a farmer in a corn field. The body was partially decomposed. The sheriff’s office and agents with the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded to process the scene. The medical examiner’s office in Grand Forks will conduct an autopsy.
Police release the name of a man who was found dead in Fargo on Sunday

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo Police have released the name of a man who was found dead near the Red River Sunday in Oak Grove Park. He was Aaron Hadley, 28, with no permanent address. Criminal Investigations Sergeant Paul Simonson says the department is working with the Cass County Coroner’s Office and Medical Examiner to determine Hadley’s cause of death. Police have not released any additional information or said whether the death is considered suspicious.
Traffic fatalities in North Dakota drop to lowest level in more than 20 years

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – As the summer driving season begins, the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) Highway Safety Division is reporting a notable decrease in traffic fatalities. In 2024, 89 people, drivers, passengers, motorcyclists and pedestrians died on North Dakota roads, the lowest total recorded in over two decades. That is 17 fewer compared to 2023, and nine fewer from 2022.
Smoke in classroom prompts warning about ‘Chromebook Challenge’

1 week ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO KBRF) – The Fergus Falls Fire Department issued a warning to parents about a TikTok challenge after a student stuck part of a scissors into a laptop computer at Kennedy Secondary School. The “Chromebook Challenge” is a viral video trend where students stick objects into their laptops to cause the computer to smoke or spark. Fergus Falls Fire Chief Ryan Muchow says a middle school student pushed a blade from a pair of scissors into one of the ports on their laptop.
North Dakota troopers issue 18 construction zone violations on I-94 in Fargo

2 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

FARGO (KFGO) – North Dakota state troopers had little trouble issuing citations during a two-hour traffic violation crackdown on I-94 in Fargo on Friday. Sergeant Kristjan Helgoe says they were working the interstate as traffic traveled west from Red River Bridge construction. Helgoe says the stops were made where the speed limit was 40-miles-an-hour. Troopers made 31 stops and wrote 18 construction zone speeding citations.