Rep. Jayme Davis, D-Rolette, speaks during a committee meeting on Oct. 15, 2025. At right is Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A committee of North Dakota lawmakers did not support a proposal this week that sought to guarantee at least 5% of federal rural health care funding go to the…
Sen. Brad Bekkedahl, R-Williston, speaks during a committee meeting on Oct. 15, 2025. At left is Rep. Don Vigesaa, R-Cooperstown. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Legislature anticipates a special session early next year to formally earmark federal health care funding that is expected to be awarded by the end of the…
FARGO — (KVRR) The Fargodome has announced that the rock band The Foo Fighters will be playing in Fargo next year. The band will be playing at the Fargodome with special guest Mannequin Pussy on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. This is the Foo Fighters’ first stadium tour since 2024. The announcement comes at the same time as the release of…
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Daws made 29 saves, Paul Cotter, Brenden Dillon and rookie Arseny Gritsyuk scored and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. New Jersey began the streak after an opening loss at Carolina, winning three each at home and on the road. The winning streak is…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP/KVRR NEWS) — Anthony Edwards had 41 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied late in the fourth quarter for a 118-114 season-opening win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. Edwards, who set a career high last season with an average of 27.6 points, was questionable for the game because of back spasms, but started. The Blazers…
WEST FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Red River Valley Fair has chosen new racetrack leadership. Kevin Nathe is the Red River Valley Speedway’s new racetrack manager. Duane Peterson will join Nathe as race director. Nathe has decades of experience in racing, including as a race car driver and as the former owner of Buffalo River Race Park. Peterson also has experience…
Scientists with the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center survey prairie potholes in Wells County, North Dakota, in 2023. The center is facing federal staff cuts. (Photo courtesy of Owen McKenna/Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center)JAMESTOWN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A federally funded wildlife research center in North Dakota has been targeted for layoffs, putting its survival in question. The Interior…
eve-jennings-taalakWEST FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Sioux Falls woman is in jail after a police pursuit in West Fargo Wednesday morning. West Fargo Police say an officer tried to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 200 block of 17th Street E. around 1:45 a.m. The driver tried getting away before an officer used a Pursuit Intervention Technique to…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota has enough money to keep paying Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November if the federal government remains shut down, but the state is unable to load the funds onto people’s electronic payment cards, state officials said Tuesday. The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services is warning the public that…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has announced his plans to run for reelection. Ellison posted a campaign video making the announcement on social media Tuesday morning. In the video, Ellison touts fighting against landlords and the fossil fuel industry, as well as the many lawsuits his office has filed against various actions by President Trump. The…
