MAYVILLE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Seven people were detained by ICE and Border Patrol agents in Mayville this morning. Traill County Sheriff Steve Hunt says his department assisted the federal officers. Hunt says some of those detained were in a car that was stopped on Highway 200 while the others were in a vehicle that pulled into the parking lot of…
Sen. Jeff Magrum, R-Hazelton, speaks during a press conference with other Republican lawmakers and candidates at the Capitol on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota Republican lawmakers and legislative candidates on Wednesday accused Gov. Kelly Armstrong of attempting to unlawfully influence the state Legislature by donating to campaigns of handpicked…
From left, Tom Bodine, North Dakota Department of Agriculture, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., Richard Fordyce, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Gov. Kelly Armstrong and Jeb Williams, North Dakota Game and Fish, join other officials and stakeholders to discuss the Governor’s Legacy Soil Health and Habitat Program during a roundtable event in Mapleton on May 27, 2026. (Ceilidh Kern/For the North Dakota…
Brandon Pelter (Cass County Jail photo)FARGO (KFGO) — A Fargo man is facing six felony charges after a high-speed chase in Fargo Tuesday night. 24-year-old Brandon Peltier was also a suspect in a hit-and-run crash earlier that day. Court documents say Fargo police assisted Moorhead police in searching for a domestic incident. The vehicle was located just before 10:30 p.m….
WEST FARGO — As kids get into summer vacation, United Way is making sure they are prepared to return to school this fall. They have kicked off the annual school supply drive. United Way collects backpacks, pencils, notebooks and other school supplies and distributes them to students in need. They are asking the community to help reach this year’s goal…
Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., greets supporters at an election night party Nov. 8, 2022.ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) — Congresswoman Angie Craig is stepping away from the DFL endorsement contest in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race. She will instead focus on competing in the August primary for the open seat. The announcement came Wednesday just days before delegates gather in Rochester for…
Terry Lee Kern, 66. Courtesy: Fargo Police DepartmentFARGO — The Fargo Police Department is notifying the community that a registered sex offender, Terry Lee Kern, registered at 214 23rd St. S. in Fargo. Kern, 66, was assessed as a high risk offender by the North Dakota Sex Offender Risk Assessment Committee after he was convicted in Cass County District Court…
President Donald Trump speaks alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, part of a continuing crackdown on leaks to the media. A proposed notice, announced Tuesday on…
Dan Laudal, left, of the University of North Dakota College of Engineering and Mines, gives a tour of a pilot rare earth research facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on May 26, 2026. At right is Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)GRAND FORKS, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The University of North Dakota is looking to…
Former North Dakota Rep. Brandon Prichard, R-Bismarck, attends a special session of the Legislature on Oct. 23, 2023. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)By:Mary Steurer BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – The Burleigh County State’s Attorney’s Office wants a federal appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit against the office accusing it of free speech violations. Former state lawmaker Brandon Prichard in…
