Author: KVRR Staff

Panoam’s double-double pushes resilient Hawks past Kansas City

North Dakota employs gritty effort on defensive end; out shoots, out rebounds Roos

  PHOTO/UND ATHLETICS GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS)– Sophomore guard Mier Panoam delivered his second double-double of the season with a 21-point, 10-rebound effort and North Dakota employed a gritty effort on the defensive end of the floor to earn a 76-72 Summit League victory over visiting Kansas City on Saturday afternoon from inside the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The…

North Dakota Senate passes charitable gambling eligibility changes

An electronic pull tab machine, right, sits next to a prototype voucher redemption machine in the training center of the gaming division, part of the Office of the North Dakota Attorney General on Feb. 27, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Senate voted 27-20 Thursday to pass a bill changing which organizations can…

Resolution proposes to change constitutional ballot measure vote threshold to 60%

A voter fills out a ballot at the Hillside Aquatic Complex in Bismarck on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Ballot measures to amend the North Dakota Constitution could have a steeper climb in the future. Members of the House Government and Veteran Affairs Committee held a public hearing on House Concurrent Resolution 3003 Thursday that…

Noem faces scrutiny on immigration from senators during confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security. Noem, a two-term governor and former U.S. congresswoman, was chosen by…

Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it’s not sold

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company,holding that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in the United States. A sale does not appear imminent…

UPDATE: City of Binford says water supply is safe

BINFORD, N.D. (KVRR: UPDATE 6:30 PM 01/16/25) — Binford city officials say the water is safe to drink. Tests from North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality came back negative for any contaminants and the mains have been flushed as a precaution. The water restrictions have been lifted and the water is safe to drink. BINFORD, N.D. (KVRR) – Authorities are…

School phone policies needed, but not a state ban, bill opponents say

Close up of woman’s hand using smartphone in the dark, against illuminated city light bokehThe Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is the latest of several tribes suing social media companies over their alleged effects on mental health. (Getty Images illustration)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota public education groups said Wednesday they recognize the need for a policy on student…