Democratic-NPL party candidate Katrina Christiansen, left, and U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer shake hands on the debate stage at Legacy High School in Bismarck on Oct. 16, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) Democratic challenger Katrina Christiansen criticized Republican U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer Wednesday for “recycling dangerous lies” about the Jan. 6 attack on the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally says the Secret Services needs fundamental reform” and that “another Butler can and will happen again” without major changes in how candidates are protected. The review faulted the Secret Service for poor communications that day and failing to secure the building where…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Several people testified during the murder trial for Spencer Moen who is accused of killing his wife, Sonja Moen, in their West Fargo home. Two of those to take the stand were the Moen’s young kids as well as Sonja’s mother, Kristin Scofield. While on the stand, she testified that she talked with her daughter about…
FARGO (KFGO) – Police have arrested a man who they say broke into dozens of cars in September. 19-year-old Azeem Holmes was arrested yesterday, and is in the Cass County Jail for 43 car break-ins. He is also held for stealing a car and a gun. Fargo Police asked for the public’s help identifying a suspect after nearly 100 cars were…
Les Witkowski of Bismarck stands in front of his home on Aug. 27, 2024. Witkowski, a retired Burleigh County chief deputy sheriff, opposes Measure 4. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)(Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) — Supporters and opponents of a measure to abolish assessment-based property taxes in North Dakota are at loggerheads over how the proposal would affect the state’s…
North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, left, speaks during a news conference following a hearing in a lawsuit against a federal rule authorizing DACA participants to access subsidized health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. With Wrigley are Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, center, and South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Association for the Blind holds its yearly Walk for Vision at NDSU’s Crossroads Campus Lutheran Center. The walk is a way to bring awareness to those in our community with vision issues. The NDAB estimates that around 24,000 people in North Dakota are affected by uncorrectable sight loss, and that 25% of those people…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Jury selection begins for the trial of Spencer Moen, the West Fargo man accused of beating his wife to death last year. The courtroom was packed at Cass County Courthouse as both sides asked potential jurors questions to determine whether they should sit on the jury. Moen was arrested in August 2023 after calling to report…
Amire Logan (photo: Cass County jail)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Federal gun charges are now filed against Amire Logan after state charges were dropped. He faces four counts related to having firearms as a felon and drug addict, and one count of removing the serial number of a gun. Logan was arrested after the shooting death of Zion Brooks in June…
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The driver of a horse-drawn Amish buggy was seriously injured in a collision with a minivan near New York Mills. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Mabel Stauffer of New York Mills was hurt when the van driven by 85-year-old Allyn Jokela, also of New York Mills, ran into the back of…
