The Central ND News, a conservative and pro-fossil fuel publication with unclear origins, was sent to some Mandan residents this fall. Environmental advocacy group Greenpeace has voiced concerns the mailer could influence jurors in its legal battle with Energy Transfer. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A judge has denied a request by environmental group Greenpeace to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Soon there will be another place for active kids to run around and have some fun while staying warm. NRG Adventure Park is set to move in to the old Gordmans building at 5100 14th Avenue South in Fargo. According to its website, NRG offers a climbing wall, video games, foam pits, a kid-friendly zip line,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — After over 50 years in business, Mother’s on Main Avenue in Moorhead is closing. The locally owned record and gift store open since 1970 will close for good on March 1. Brady Bredell took over the store from his father Dan Bredell who died of Covid 19 complications in early 2021. In a social media post,…
Congresswoman-elect Julie Fedorchak speaks during a farewell event in Memorial Hall at the Capitol in Bismarck on Dec. 19, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s new representative in Congress is poised to serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee, the first freshman member to receive that appointment in 14 years. Julie Fedorchak, who takes…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – State Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury will stand trial for first-degree burglary later this month in Becker County. Mitchell appeared at a settlement conference Tuesday for the alleged break-in at her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home in April. No agreement was reached and the judge scheduled jury selection to begin Jan….
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Vergas, Minnesota teen made his first court appearance Monday on charges of killing a neighbor’s dog. Court documents show 19-year-old Bodi Engebretson admitted that he had shot the neighbor’s dog with an air gun on July 1. He denied shooting it on the neighbor’s property, claiming that the dog was on his property…
PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A shop in Otter Tail County is likely a total loss after a fire Wednesday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says fire crews from Perham, Dent, Ottertail, and New York Mills were called to Precision Plumbing on Highway 14 south of Perham around 9:20 a.m. While the shop and everything in it are likely a total loss,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A juvenile suspected of a shooting that occurred Tuesday night, outside of a party, is in police custody. Shortly after 10 p.m. police responded to multiple reports of shots fired in the 2500 block of 15th Street S. Once officers arrived, they say, they learned there had been a fight between some juvenile males in the…
Members of Legislative Management meet on Nov. 13, 2024. The North Dakota Legislature is expected to take action on property tax reform during the 2025 session. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota will ring in the new year with a lot of unfinished business from 2024. Many of the state’s biggest stories from last year…
Former Cass County Deputy Darin VikenFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A former Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy has been charged with six misdemeanors of disorderly conduct related to his position as coordinator of the 24-7 program. Darin Viken, 62, of Fargo, was charged by the Grand Forks County State’s Attorneys Office. The complaint says Viken engaged in harassing conduct toward women in the…
