BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — An unusual clause in the North Dakota Constitution that limits the power of the courts kept the state’s near-total abortion ban from being struck down last month. Most state Supreme Courts require a majority vote to declare a law unconstitutional. But in North Dakota, it takes a supermajority — a vote of at least…
Slumberland’s Home For The Holidays 2025. Courtesy: Slumberland Furniture – West Fargo.WEST FARGO — A local furniture store is helping area kids have a good nights sleep this Christmas. Slumberland’s Home for the Holidays event has been going on for several years now. The company gives out free twin mattresses and bed-frames for families in need. This year Slumberland, with…
SUPERIOR, WI (KVRR/KQDS) — The man accused of shooting a police officer before ramming his vehicle into Superior Middle School has bail set at $2 million. 28-year-old Dylan Wallace of Solon Springs, Wisconsin appeared in court on charges of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, domestic abuse, damage to property, and discharging a firearm on school grounds. Wallace is accused of shooting…
Joshua Ard (Fergus Falls Police Dept.)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Fergus Falls Police are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to 44-year-old Joshua Ard, who is missing and considered endangered. Ard has not seen or heard from by his since late June. Anyone with information on Ard’s whereabouts is asked to call the Fergus Falls Police Department at 218-332-5555…
Donald Bartlette and Nicholas Wride-ArnoldGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A man convicted of beating another man to death in Grand Forks has been sentenced to ten years in prison. In August, Donald Bartlette was found guilty of manslaughter in the October 2024 death of Anthony Kiehl. He was given credit for 409 days already served in jail. Court records say Kiehl suffered…
A photo of Martin’s car taken by State Patrol troopers at her Grand Rapids home on July 4, 2024. Screenshot from court documents.ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — An influential Democratic-Farmer-Labor official in northern Minnesota has roiled the party by declining to resign as chair of Congressional District 8 despite being charged with criminal vehicular homicide. The incident has split…
A truck prepares to leave the Hansen-Mueller storage facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Dec. 5, 2025. Hansen-Mueller has field for bankruptcy with some North Dakota farmers still owed money. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Some North Dakota farmers are owed money after a large bankruptcy filing by a Nebraska-based grain dealer. The…
North Dakota Supreme Court justices, from left, Chief Jon Jensen, Lisa Fair McEvers and Jerod Tufte listen to arguments during a hearing on Dec. 18, 2023. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The two candidates for next chief justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court have a vision for a better-resourced and more…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Third-party forensic specialists and legal counsel are working to determine the full scope of a cybersecurity event within the Fargo Park District. The cybersecurity event was discovered on Oct. 27. It caused temporary disruptions to phone, email, and internal systems. During that time, people visiting Fargo Park District websites saw a message alerting them to the outage….
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A West Fargo man has been convicted of sexually abusing a young girl. Nicolas Wika was charged with three counts of gross sexual imposition of a victim under 15-years-old. A felony jury trial concluded on Friday, Dec. 5 and Wika was found guilty on all three counts. Wika was arrested in July after detectives executed a search warrant. According…
