Author: Eric Bolin

Questions remain on new single-subject rule for amendments

The North Dakota Capitol building. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)FARGO (KVRR) — With North Dakota voters approving ballot measure 1 on Tuesday, questions still remain regarding how the single-subject rule will work. The new amendment to the state’s constitution will limit any future constitutional amendments to a single subject. Determining whether a proposed amendment has one or more subjects…

Early voting numbers show higher turnout than previous primary elections

FARGO — It’s election day tomorrow in North Dakota and the state has just released the number of voters that took part in early voting last week. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, over 14,000 people took part in early voting in Cass County. Over 36,000 early votes were cast statewide. That is not counting absentee and mail-in ballots….

Cutting tribal college funding a threat to learning culture, self-determination, graduates say

Jalyssa McLaughlin smiles during the Sitting Bull College graduation ceremony on May 14, 2026. McLaughlin, who graduated with a degree in business administration, delivered the student address. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)FORT YATES, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – New graduates of Sitting Bull College said proposed funding cuts to tribal colleges could mean losing schools where tribal citizens are…

American Heart Association, SAFE Coalition pushing for ban on flavored tobacco, vapes

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The American Heart Association and SAFE Coalition are teaming up to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in North Dakota. A roundtable hosted by the Chamber is scheduled on Wednesday. Ideas from the event will eventually be sent to the Fargo City Commission to help make and adopt a commercial tobacco/nicotine control ordinance. American Heart…

Update: Fire damages twin home in south Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Firefighters responded to a house fire in south Moorhead Monday morning. Crews were called to the fire in the 4500 block of 19th St. S. at 11 a.m. after neighbors reported seeing flames on the side of the structure. Smoke and flames could be seen coming from the roof of the home. Firefighters used a ladder…

ICE denies humanitarian parole request for Minnesota woman in detention with ovarian cyst

Andrea Pedro-Francisco was arrested on her way to work and sent to a Texas detention center a week before she was scheduled to have surgery to remove a large ovarian cyst. (Courtesy photo)WASHINGTON (Minnesota Reformer) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it will not release a Minnesota woman facing deportation on humanitarian parole to receive surgery to remove a…

Counting the Flock: Transparency policies for Flock cameras differ depending on the department

FARGO (KVRR) — With all the different departments using Flock cameras and other ALPRs, we looked into what safeguards are in place to protect the public from it’s misuse. We found that these can differ greatly between the cities of Fargo, West Fargo, and Moorhead. Like we said in the first part of our series, Flock offers what’s called a…

Fargo Police announce Davies High School student and Discovery Middle School student as design winners

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Two lucky officers with the Fargo Police Department will soon have their squad cars decked out in custom designs, created by Fargo students. Middle and high school students were invited to create the designs as part of a contest run by the department and Fargo Public Schools. The winners are eleventh-grader Kaj Naujokas from Davies and…

Arts Fundraising Takes a Dark Turn

FARGO — It’s been a harbinger of spring for almost three decades in the region, as well as one of the biggest events of the year for the arts community in the metro and beyond. And now, it’s taking a dark turn. The Plains Art Museum’s Spring Arts Gala 2026 is called “Nightmare at the Museum.” The theme is partly…