KFGO-AM (Fargo, ND)

KFGO (790 AM), also known as "The Mighty 790," is a radio station that provides news and talk radio programming for the Fargo-Moorhead area. Owned by Midwest Communications Inc., the station operates from its offices and studios located at 1020 S. 25th Street in Fargo. Additionally, KFGO is affiliated with the CBS Radio Network.

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Walz responds to reports that Derek Chauvin could receive presidential pardon

7 hours ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Governor Tim Walz is responding to reports that former Minneapolis Police Derek Chauvin may receive a presidential pardon. Walz told reporters in St. Paul there’s “no indication whether they’re going to do it or not,” referring to the Trump administration.
Explosion at Fargo food processing plant blamed on dust in storage bin

9 hours ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

Fargo firefighters at Red River Commodities (April 23, 2025) FARGO (KFGO) – The Fargo Fire Department now says there was a dust explosion and not a natural gas explosion at a north Fargo food processing plant late last month. It happened at a Red River Commodities building in the 300 block of 40th Street North. The investigation found that the April 23 dust explosion was in a storage bin. One person was treated for non life-threatening injuries at a Fargo hospital.
Minnesota suicide data shows rural rates are twice that of metro areas

11 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.
Woman arrested for driving under the influence of drugs with her child in the car

12 hours ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO KBRF) – A woman has been charged with driving while high on drugs with her adolescent son in the car. The State Patrol says 30-year-old Megan Kelly Thorsen of Grand Forks was heading east on I-94 near Fergus Falls Saturday afternoon when her car was seen repeatedly crossing over the center and fog lines. A trooper pulled the vehicle over. Thorsen’s son was in the passenger seat.
Minnesota Dept. of Health releases 2024 suicide report

12 hours ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The State Department of Health says Minnesota’s suicide rate remained unchanged in 2024 compared to the year before. Preliminary data shows 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.
Fatal fire under investigation in Brooklyn Park

12 hours ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – Police and fire officials are investigating a deadly house fire Tuesday evening in Brooklyn Park. Firefighters responding to a report of smoke coming from a home found what they called a working structure fire. Crews located a man inside and pulled him from the home. Paramedics treated the victim, but he died at the scene. No word yet on what might have caused the fire.
Perham man charged with having child pornography

13 hours ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO KBRF) – A Perham man has been charged with possessing child pornography. 41-year-old Zachary Nash has been accused of being in possession of multiple files containing depictions of underage girls in a sexually explicit manner. According to court documents, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office received tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in December 2022.
FBI heading up investigation in death in northeastern South Dakota

13 hours ago | kfgo.com | Paul Jurgens

SISSETON, S.D. (KFGO KVRR) – The FBI regional office in Minneapolis is the lead investigative agency in a fatal incident Tuesday in Roberts County in northeastern South Dakota. Law enforcement sources say one of the persons involved in the incident is “affiliated” with the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Department, but the person is not a conservation officer.
ICE makes 8 arrests in South Dakota city where Noem was subjected to a protest three days earlier

20 hours ago | kfgo.com | Joshua Haiar |Seth Tupper |Ryan Janke

By: Joshua Haiar and Seth TupperMADISON, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – U.S. immigration officials conducted a “worksite enforcement action” that resulted in eight arrests Tuesday in Madison, three days after their boss, Kristi Noem, was subjected to a protest in the same South Dakota city. At least one of the two targeted businesses, Manitou Equipment, was awarded financial support from the state while Noem was governor.
Dollar steadies with trade talks in frame after sliding on cooler US inflation

1 day ago | kfgo.com | Kevin Buckland

By Kevin BucklandTOKYO (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar stabilised on Wednesday following its biggest decline in more than three weeks overnight, with softer-than-expected U.S. consumer inflation data bolstering the case for Federal Reserve easing just as global trade tensions cool. The Labor Department said the consumer price index increased 0.2% last month, below expectations of economists polled by Reuters for a 0.3% gain, after dipping 0.1% in March.