PHOTO/ZACHARY LUCY FARGO, N.D. (NDSU ATHLETICS)– The North Dakota State men’s basketball team was tied with Illinois State at 66-66 with two minutes remaining, but the Redbirds pulled away to prevail with a 77-68 victory on Thursday night inside the Scheels Center. NDSU (1-1) erased a 13-point first-half deficit to take a 56-55 lead on a three-pointer by Jacari White with 10:03…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn (KVRR-KFGO) – On Tuesday, fire destroyed a barn near Wadena in Otter Tail County. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office received the call around 5:30 p.m. Deputies and the Wadena Fire Department responded quickly. By the time crews arrived, the barn was fully engulfed in flames. Authorities believe an electrical issue sparked the blaze. While some…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – The former CEO of two real estate organizations in Fergus Falls has been sentenced to probation in a plea deal. 70-year-old Katherine Junge was accused of using the group’s credit cards to make $144,000 in personal purchases over several years. Police began to investigate Junge in March 2022 after her retirement. She agreed to plead guilty…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Itasca County, Minnesota voters re-elected a dead commissioner into office, triggering a special election. Officials say 57-year-old Michael “Burl” Ives died in September. Despite this, the incumbent Itasca County commissioner beat his opponent on Tuesday by 2,000 votes. A special election will be scheduled to replace Ives on the county board. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News,…
MANKATO, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Blue Earth County District Court jury has convicted Adam Fravel of murder in the death of Madeline “Maddie” Kingsbury. The jury began deliberating on Wednesday afternoon and returned the verdict late Thursday morning. The 26-year-old Winona woman, who was also the mother of Fravel’s two children, vanished in late March of last year and her…
Kelly Armstrong speaks to supporters Nov. 5, 2024, in Bismarck after voters elected him North Dakota governor. He’s accompanied by his wife, Kjersti Armstrong. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota Gov.-elect Kelly Armstrong is still a member of Congress until Dec. 14, but he announced plans for the transition Wednesday after…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO Daily Journal) – A Fergus Falls man was arrested and faces multiple charges after a Nov. 4 fire call escalated on the 300 block of Cecil Avenue near Lake Alice. Allen Charles Sheppard, age 48, has been charged with felony obstructing the legal process, fourth-degree assault, fourth-degree assault involving a peace officer, criminal damage to property,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — While voters once again rejected adult recreational marijuana use, the organization behind the ballot measure still believes legalization is inevitable. While measure 5 didn’t pass, the gap between yes and no votes has narrowed since the last time a similar measure was on the ballot. Nearly 53% of the vote was against legal weed with 190,161…
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) North Dakota voters narrowly approved a measure Tuesday that will further limit the amount of the Legacy Fund available for legislators to spend. About 52% of voters supported Measure 3 in complete but…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner has revealed that alternative polling locations had been selected as part of his departments added security for the election. Jahner says it was purely precautionary. “We picked out four sites that we we’re going to use as back-up polling sites, should we receive some sort of a swatting call, or a hoax…
