South Central Judicial District Judge Jackson Lofgren presides over a hearing Jan. 19, 2024, in Bismarck. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — An attorney representing North Dakota in a lawsuit challenging its ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors asked a state judge on Monday to throw out the case. Special Assistant Attorney General Joseph Quinn presented…
Students prepare to ride bicycles in the gymnasium at Will-Moore Elementary School in Bismarck during a celebration of the All Kids Bike program on Nov. 25, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Gov. Doug Burgum flashed his biking acumen and his inner child during the state’s rollout of the All Kids Bike program Monday. The program,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A potential sex offender treatment center is facing pushback and controversy in Fargo. Not because of what it would do, but where it could end up. STAND Sex Offender Treatment facility is planned for the former Cornerstone Bank building on South University Drive. Neighbors have raised concerns and questions of the location because it would be…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesota’s cannabis license pre-approval lottery scheduled for Tuesday is on hold. At least ten applicants filed a lawsuit against the Office of Cannabis Management, saying the state inappropriately rejected applicants. About a third of the more than 1,800 applicants had advanced to Tuesday’s lottery. Ramsey County Judge Stephen Smith sided with the rejected applicants. They sued…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead High School Career Academy student showed up on campus this morning with a handgun. A 25-year-old man called police to tell them a 17-year-old male had just taken the gun from the bedroom of his apartment in the 500 block of 32nd Avenue South. A short time later, the teen was seen in the…
CLAY COUNTY, MINN. (KVRR-KFGO) – Several people were injured in a fiery early morning vehicle crash in Felton, Minnesota. Clay County Sheriff’s officers and other first responders were dispatched to the crash at the Felton Country Store and gas station on Highway 9 shortly after 6 this morning. Everyone was out of the vehicle, but it was engulfed in flames….
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo Police Department’s “FLOCK” traffic camera and license plate reader system has been online for about six months and, so far, the department is pleased with its operation. The department has 21 license plate readers and five cameras. Capt. Bill Ahlfeldt is overseeing the program. “Those areas that we picked to put these cameras and license…
GARFIELD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy was injured while providing traffic control for a crash on Interstate 94 in west central Minnesota Sunday night. The deputy was parked with his squad car’s emergency lights activated and several flares placed on the road where a vehicle slid off the road and into the median. While the deputy was…
North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe, shown here with the State Canvassing Board on Nov. 20, 2024, is working with the Ethics Commission on financial reporting rules for elected officials. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota secretary of state is working with the Ethics Commission to propose changes to financial disclosure rules for…
Jan Murtha, executive director for the North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office, speaks during a meeting of the Employee Benefits Programs Committee on Oct. 31, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A key person involved with overseeing the Legacy Fund announced her resignation Friday. Jan Murtha, executive director of the state Retirement and Investment Office, announced…
