MINOT, N.D. (KVRR) — Retired West Fargo Police Chief Denis Otterness will not be headed to Minot to serve as interim police chief. Minot City Council tonight voted for an alternate plan to keep current interim chief, Capt. Dale Plessas, in that role. The city manager had wanted to offer Otterness a six-month contract with the option to extend it…
Kaylie Langved (L), Tyler Langved (R). (photo: Williams Co. jail)WILLISTON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Police are releasing the name of the victim and those of the suspects in a weekend murder investigation in Williston. A Williston Police Department spokesperson says officers were called to a home where Clay Kyllonen, 30, was suffering from a gunshot wound. First responders tried saving Kyllonen,…
Rep. Craig Headland, R-Montpelier, chair of the House Finance and Taxation Committee talks with vice chair, Rep. Jared Hagert, R-Emerado, before a public hearing on property tax reform on Jan. 14, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — House Bill 1335 would broaden North Dakotans’ eligibility for what is called the homestead property tax credit, which reduces or eliminates…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Universal free school meals are the focus of two bills in the North Dakota Legislature, with one set for a hearing on Monday. Both bipartisan bills call for using state funds to pay for the cost of providing free breakfasts and lunches to all students. These bills would offer the free meals regardless of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The 25th annual Cares for Kids Radiothon wrapped up Friday afternoon at Midwest Communications in Fargo, and it was a record-breaker. Children’s Miracle Network’s Hillery Mork says this year the fundraiser brought in just over $226,000 for Sanford Children’s Hospital. That far surpasses the previous record of $185,000 set last year. Cares for Kids Radiothon, hosted…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (UND ATHLETICS) – Sophomore goaltender Hobie Hedquist turned aside a career-high 33 saves to help No. 16/17 North Dakota defeat St. Cloud State, 6-2, on Saturday night from the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. UND (13-10-2, 8-5-1 NCHC) earns a big five points on the weekend to remain in the final hosting position for…
PHOTO/ZACHARY LUCY FARGO, N.D. (NDSU ATHLETICS)– The North Dakota State women’s basketball team held off St. Thomas, 81-74, on Saturday afternoon inside the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. After entering the fourth quarter tied, 54-54, NDSU (15-7, 7-2 Summit) assembled a momentum-shifting 12-0 run spanning just over three minutes in the fourth quarter to open up a…
PHOTO/UND ATHLETICS VERMILLION, S.D. (UND ATHLETICS)– The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team put up a strong fight but ultimately fell 76-66 to South Dakota on Thursday night at the Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The Fighting Hawks now hold an 8-14 record on the season and 3-6 in Summit League play. UND started with an impressive offensive effort, shooting 60%…
PHOTO/KERRY RING GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS)– Behind a career-high 24 points from junior guard Eli King and four other Fighting Hawks in double-figure scoring, North Dakota men’s basketball used a dominate start, held off South Dakota State late and never trailed throughout the contest to earn an 80-75 Summit League victory on Saturday afternoon inside the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The…
Carrington City Library has a designated children’s reading area where youth gather for activities. (Erik Gjovik/Foster County Independent)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers are revisiting potential regulations about the placement of allegedly questionable library materials, as well as a measure to clarify who may distribute state grants to libraries and how the State Library can provide surplus…
