FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) – Fargo-based Prairie Public announced Wednesday it has cut 12 staff positions in response to the elimination of federal funds for public broadcasting and a reduction in state spending from North Dakota. Prairie Public laid off seven employees and eliminated five positions that were open, reducing staff by 18%, Prairie Public President and CEO John Harris said…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead police responded to a report of a robbery at a Casey’s General Store shortly before midnight Tuesday at 1702 30th Ave. S. Police say the suspect is a white male, around 5 feet, 5 inches to 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing between 150 lbs. and 180 lbs. The suspect was wearing a facemask and dark…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There wasn’t one but two very happy homecomings at Fargodome. The first plane of our local war heroes arrived around 6 p.m. with the second plane coming in around an hour later. Hundreds of family friends and strangers came out to give the veterans and volunteers a warm welcome home. Many waved American flags and signs…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– A man is in jail after a shooting at a campground in Richland County over the weekend. Deputies arrested 56-year-old Kenneth Busse for reckless endangerment. He is accused of firing a shotgun out of his camper window. Deputies were called to Sheyenne Oakes Campground about 10 miles south of Leonard Saturday night. The caller told dispatch her…
COTTONWOOD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The state patrol is investigating a deadly rollover in southwestern Minnesota where a fire truck from the Wood Lake Volunteer Fire Department rolled on its side in the ditch during homecoming festivities in Cottonwood. The patrol report says drinking was believed to be a contributing factor. The driver of the fire truck and a six-year-old boy…
ATLANTA (KVRR/AP) — Four people have died and at least twenty have reported becoming sick, including one person in Minnesota, in a listeria outbreak tied to prepared meals sold nationwide at Trader Joe’s, Kroger and Walmart. FreshRealm held beef meatball marinara linguine meals after they tested positive for the outbreak strain were just added. Trader Joe’s Cajun Style Blackened Chicken…
Frannie Tunseth, right, a reading and math teacher at Mayville-Portland-Clifford-Galesburg Public School, receives a personalized license plate from Gov. Kelly Armstrong after winning the 2026 North Dakota Teacher of the Year award during a ceremony at the Capitol on Sept. 26, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s 2026 Teacher of the Year…
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward (97), left, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Nick Herbig (51) and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz (11),center, challenge for the ball during the NFL football game between Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers at Croke Park stadium in Dublin, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison) DUBLIN (AP) — Kenneth Gainwell ran for 99 yards and two…
Challey Hall ribbon cutting ceremony. 9/26/25.FARGO — NDSU held a ribbon cutting on Friday to commemorate the opening of the remodeled music building. A large crowd gathered on Bolley Drive as the NDSU band played the school’s anthem. Previously known as the Reineke Fine Arts Center, it has been renamed to Challey Hall, honoring the Challey family, who have made…
WOLVERTON, Minn. (KVRR) – At least one person is dead after a crash involving a tanker truck and a road grader in Wilkin County Thursday afternoon. Numerous agencies responded around 4:30 p.m. to the crash and fire at the intersection of two county roads about eight miles northeast of Wolverton. The State Patrol says the tanker and road grader were…
