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Suspicious letter addressed to Minnesota Secretary of State's Office
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) - A suspicious letter addressed to the office of Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon was intercepted by the state Department of Administration today. Simon's office says the mail included a threatening letter and unidentified white powder. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is currently in t...
Oct 16, 2026

Man facing multiple felony officer assault charges now accused of spitting on Cass Co. Jail Deputies
FARGO (KFGO) - The man accused of shooting McIntosh County Sheriff Steve Delzer and assaulting an officer in the Stutsman County Correctional Center is now facing two more felony charges for spitting on deputies at the Cass County Jail. Court documents say Elklin Gomez, 26, of Seattle, Washington spit on two Cass Count...
Oct 16, 2026

Police arrest man after handgun left behind at Jamestown bar
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KFGO) - A 61-year-old man faces a felony weapons charge after an employee discovered a handgun left behind inside a southeast Jamestown bar Thursday afternoon. Milton Theodore Stoppleworth, who is homeless, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm while prohibited, a Class C felony, accordi...
Oct 16, 2026
State

Highway Patrol identifies man that crashed into fence and trees in Grand Forks County
LARIMORE, N.D. (KFGO) - The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the man seriously injured in a Grand Forks County cras...
Oct 16, 2026

Ex-Biden appointee faces attorney general in US House race with differences on tariffs, immigration
PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) - Nikki Gronli would love to have her old job back. During a debate earlier this mont...
Oct 16, 2026

Superintendent candidates debate teacher bonuses, classroom tech, funding public schools
BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor) - Candidates for superintendent of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction discusse...
Oct 16, 2026

Possible space object found in a field near Morris, Minnesota
STEVENS COUNTY, Minn. (KFGO) - The Stevens County Sheriff's Office says an 11 foot long object found in a cornfield west of M...
Oct 16, 2026

Man seriously injured after crashing into fence and trees in Grand Forks County
LARIMORE, N.D. (KFGO) - A man was seriously injured in a crash two miles north of Larimore in Grand Forks County Wednesday. T...
Oct 15, 2026
Local Sports

UND TOPS #1 SDSU
ByAP Oct 17, 2026, 05:31 pm GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- - Jerry Kaminski threw two touchdown passes and North Dakota knocked off Sou...
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North Dakota High School Football Scores
North Dakota High School Football Scores from Friday night October 16, 2026 Beach 43, Standing Rock 0 Bishop Ryan 52, Tioga 8...
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No. 4 UND rolls to 5-0 victory over Bentley in series opener
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KNFL/KFGO/UND Athletics) - Freshman goaltender Caleb Heil turned aside all 14 shots he faced to record a s...
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Vikings' passing attack appears to be moving back on track with Kyler Murray finding his footing
By DAVE CAMPBELL EAGAN, Minn. - The Minnesota Vikings were trailing by one point early in the third quarter at New Orleans, f...
Oct 16, 2026

Matt Boldy has 5th career hat trick and Wild beat Blues 5-4
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Matt Boldy had his fifth career hat trick as part of a four-point night, Kirill Kaprizov added his lea...
Oct 16, 2026
National Sports
Ryan Blaney's pole run at Phoenix sets up major Chase opportunity
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (NASCAR Wire Service) - AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Score one for the drivers in hot pursuit of Chase lead...
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Report: Bears QB Caleb Williams to start vs. Falcons
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) - Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is expected to return to the start...
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Packers place WR Skyy Moore, two others on IR
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) - The Green Bay Packers placed wide receiver Skyy Moore and defensive tack...
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Seattle Reign lose young star Maddie Dahlien (knee) for rest of season
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) - Seattle Reign FC placed forward Maddie Dahlien on the season-ending injury ...
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Basketball-WNBA Commissioner Engelbert says successor needs 'thick skin'
Oct 17 (Reuters) - WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said on Saturday her successor will need to have "very thick skin&q...
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National News
Woodside natural gas project unit paused after Greenpeace protest off Western Australia
SYDNEY, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Woodside said operations remained paused on Sunday at a floating production unit, part of its $...
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Vehicle drives through Kansas soccer game, killing two, including a child, police say
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A driver is in custody after a vehicle drove through a soccer game in Wichita, Kansas...
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Hurricane Trudy threatens western Mexico with heavy rain, coastal flooding
Oct 17 - Hurricane Trudy maintained its strength as it moved toward Mexico's western coast on Saturday, with forecasters warn...
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Trump faults aides as Republican midterm prospects dim
By Nandita Bose, Bo Erickson and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is blaming senior aides ...
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Exotic species appear off California thanks to an unusually strong El Niño
By Daniel Trotta and Matt Silverstein DANA POINT, Calif., Oct 17 (Reuters) - The longfin bigeye fish was spotted in Californi...
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World News
US wants Israel to 'crack down' on settler violence in West Bank, Rubio says
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The United States wants Israel to do more to deter attacks committed by settlers in the Wes...
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Prominent Guatemalan anti-corruption lawyer killed in shooting
By Sofia Menchu Oct 17 (Reuters) - Guatemalan lawyer Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, known for his high-profile fight against...
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Lebanon says military delegation will press for halt to Israeli attacks at US talks
Oct 17 (Reuters) - A Lebanese military delegation will present Beirut's demands for an end to Israeli attacks in Leb...
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Ukrainian foreign minister says Russian-held town is a 'death trap' with starving residents
Oct 17 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Saturday that Russian occupying forces were turning the U...
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Italian police clash with protesters in the centre of Milan
MILAN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Italian police fired tear gas on Saturday after coming under attack from protesters throwing sto...
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Business
Analysis-High debt, growing strains put focus on need for new development approaches
By Andrea Shalal and Rae Wee BANGKOK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - High debt levels, rising debt-service costs and a sharp drop in offi...
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Bank of Canada sees sharply higher inflation outlook as oil surges, Macklem says
By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada expects to raise its quarterly inflation forecast significa...
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Anthropic's Clark says AI's impact accelerating quickly and could vastly boost US GDP
BANGKOK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Rapidly improving artificial intelligence capabilities will bring far faster change across all...
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ECB's Lagarde says bond selloff will slow inflation
By Francesco Canepa BANGKOK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A selloff in bonds is making borrowing more expensive in the euro zone, curbi...
16h ago
China AI supply-chain IPOs hold firm despite valuation pullback, Citi says
By Selena Li Bangkok, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Listings of Chinese AI supply chain companies are expected to stand their ground wea...
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Politics
Trump threatens California officials with imprisonment over stance on mail ballots
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department on Friday warned Los Angeles County and California el...
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Trump mocks popularity of the name Mohammad, common among Muslims
By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh DALTON, Georgia, Oct 16 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump made a joke about the popul...
Oct 16, 2026
White House press secretary Zacharia fired in less than a week after facing criticism
By Nandita Bose, Trevor Hunnicutt and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - White House press secretary Katie Zacharia w...
Oct 16, 2026
Data centers may benefit from massive rural utility loan, US official says
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A record-breaking $3.3 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to...
Oct 16, 2026
US tells election officials to be on guard against AI-powered tricks ahead of midterms
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The FBI and the US cyber defense agency CISA are urging election officials -- and the...
Oct 16, 2026
Health
Kenya confirms four new Ebola cases, bringing total number to seven
Oct 17 (Reuters) - Kenya confirmed four new cases of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus on Saturday, including three health workers w...
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India's food regulator proposes ban on added sugars in infant foods
Oct 17 (Reuters) - India's food safety regulator on Saturday proposed a ban on adding sucrose and fructose to food products f...
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Bangladesh is battling measles. It's a 'real warning' to other nations
By Ruma Paul, Jennifer Rigby, Sam Jahan and Zia Chowdhury SYLHET, Bangladesh, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Bangladesh is battling to co...
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Novavax shareholder Shah Capital to step back from activist role
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Shah Capital, one of Novavax's top shareholders, said on Friday it no longer seeks to influence c...
Oct 16, 2026
Novartis ends mid-stage Fabhalta trial targeting serious kidney condition
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis has terminated a mid-stage study testing its drug Fabhalta in patients with a ...
Oct 16, 2026
Science
Starlink disruptions are being felt on the front lines of Ukraine
By Sergiy Chalyi DONETSK REGION, Ukraine, Oct 16 (Reuters) - For one artillery unit fighting in eastern Ukraine, the US decis...
Oct 16, 2026
For fishermen, Britain's climate-driven octopus boom is an opportunity, and a threat
By Sam Tabahriti LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A surge in octopus numbers in British waters due to unusually warm seas is presen...
Oct 16, 2026
Blue Origin targets multiple New Glenn launches weekly by end of decade
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Blue Origin is targeting multiple flights per week of its New Glenn rocket by...
Oct 16, 2026
Newly identified green star leaves astronomers amazed
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Astronomers for the first time have identified a green star, documenting a dens...
Oct 16, 2026
Bones from Iraqi cave hint at violence and compassion in Neanderthals
By Will Dunham Oct 15 (Reuters) - The bones of a Neanderthal from a cave in Iraq's Kurdistan region are offering evidence of ...
Oct 15, 2026
Technology
Anthropic's Clark says AI's impact accelerating quickly and could vastly boost US GDP
BANGKOK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Rapidly improving artificial intelligence capabilities will bring far faster change across all...
15h ago
China AI supply-chain IPOs hold firm despite valuation pullback, Citi says
By Selena Li Bangkok, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Listings of Chinese AI supply chain companies are expected to stand their ground wea...
17h ago
Hacker gets data on millions of California students, state education department says
Oct 16 (Reuters) - The California Department of Education said on Friday a hacker accessed the data of millions of students, ...
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Anthropic signs lease for first Canadian data center
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Anthropic has signed a lease with EverWind for data center capacity at Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, marki...
Oct 16, 2026
Anthropic quietly pitches its own AI safety bill to lawmakers, Politico reports
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Anthropic representatives have quietly pitched Capitol Hill lawmakers on a draft bill to regulate frontier...
Oct 16, 2026
Entertainment
Judge dismisses child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A state court judge in New Mexico on Friday dismissed charges of child sexua...
Oct 16, 2026
'Wild-eyed' comedian Russell Brand tried to drag me into toilets, woman tells UK court
By Michael Holden LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - One of six women who accuse Russell Brand of sex offences told a London court on...
Oct 16, 2026
Netflix names former Disney executive Rice as new content chief as Bajaria departs
Oct 15 (Reuters) - Netflix said on Thursday it appointed former Disney executive Peter Rice as chief content officer, succ...
Oct 15, 2026
'Godfather' star Al Pacino to receive life achievement award from actors' guild
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Celebrated actor Al Pacino will receive a lifetime achievement award for...
Oct 15, 2026
'Whalefall' film dives deep into father-son bonds within a whale tale
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Oct 15 (Reuters) - For Austin Abrams, Disney's 20th Century Studios survival film "Wha...
Oct 15, 2026


