MOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – Moorhead voters narrowly rejected a levy proposal that would have funded capital projects by generating around $43 million over 10 years. The proposal failed by about 600 votes. The funding would have addressed technology, facility, curriculum, and transportation needs across the district. In 2019, Moorhead voters overwhelmingly approved a $110 million bond referendum to build a new…
MOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – Results are in for Moorhead City Council races. In Ward 1, Nicole Mattson defeated Matt Gilbertson. Emily Moore will represent Ward 2 after beating out Kassandra Sofferman and Benjamin Hammer. Ward 3 saw Lisa Borgen defeat Noelle Harden. In Ward 4, Sebastian McDougall won over Zak Amin. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead, Politics / Elections Tags:…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Republicans swept Fargo’s District 10 and 46 state House races. In District 10, Republicans Steve Swiontek and Jared Hendrix defeated Democrat Hamida Dakane in the three person race. Swiontek had 34% of the vote, while Hendrix had 33% and Dakane took 31%. Republicans Jim Kasper and Desiree Morton were elected over Democratic challengers Todd Reisenaur and Will…
Ryan YounggrenFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Longtime Assistant Cass County State’s Attorney Ryan Younggren won his bid to be an East-Central North Dakota district judge. Younggren defeated Fargo attorney and District Court Referee Daniel Gast by a 64% to 35% margin. He will take the place of Judge John Irby, who is retiring after serving 22 years. Younggren has been with the…
FARGO, N.D. (Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor)More than half the votes by North Dakota voters were cast before Election Day, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. A news release from the office said 62.5% of eligible North Dakotans voted in the 2024 election in unofficial results. Of the 371,510 ballots cast, 182,012 — 49% — came on Election…
Burleigh County Auditor-Treasurer Mark Splonskowski, left, conducts a public test of county voting equipment with Rep. Karen Karls, R-Bismarck, chair of NDGOP District 35, observing on Oct. 28, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO, N.D. (Jeff Beach and Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) Bob Henderson, the director of information technology in Cass County, called it one of the most important but most…
A voter fills out a ballot using a touch screen device during the first day of early voting in Burleigh County at the Bismarck Event Center on Oct. 24, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota could be on its way to a historic voter participation rate based on early voting turnout and…
BAGLEY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Five brothers who were injured in a storage unit explosion near Bagley, Minnesota remain hospitalized with burns. A GoFundMe account created by their older sister, Kyra Frank, says the boys were airlifted in critical condition to the burn center in the Twin Cities. Their burns range from 5% to 55% and the boys are in stable…
NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. (KFGO) – One person was killed in a collision between an train and a BNSF service vehicle. It happened around 11 a.m. Monday, about 2.5 miles northwest of New Rockford, North Dakota. Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies says a BNSF train stuck a BNSF service vehicle that was backing across the railroad tracks. The driver of the…
BAGLEY, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A man and five children were injured in an explosion and fire at a storage unit north of Bagley in northern Minnesota at about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson says people passing by stopped to help. He says the investigation determined that the explosion was triggered when the man lit a cigarette after…
