BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – At least five North Dakota counties received absentee ballots through the mail that were missing postmarks, a situation Secretary of State Michael Howe calls “completely unacceptable.” The Burleigh County Canvassing Board voted 5-4 on Monday morning to accept 58 ballots that were received by the deadline but were not postmarked. Lisa Hart, Burleigh County…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Chancellor Mark Hagerott will lead the North Dakota University System for another 18 months before transitioning to a professor position, the State Board of Higher Education determined Tuesday. The board met in a closed-door executive session Tuesday to discuss Hagerott’s evaluation and extending his contract. Board members then resumed the open meeting and voted…
FARGO (KVRR) – (UPDATE 11:24 pm) – The Fargo Police Dept. says 24-year-old Fargo resident, Zion Brooks, was the victim that died on Monday. Fargo Police have released the name of a person of interest in a Monday night homicide. They are looking for 20-year-old J’Veonte Malike Logan, also known as Amire Logan, of Fargo. A person has died after…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Former North Dakota state Sen. Ray Holmberg will plead guilty to traveling to the Czech Republic to have sex with children. In a plea agreement, Holmberg admits that he repeatedly traveled from North Dakota to Prague between 2011 and 2016 to have sex with adolescent-aged children and that there is enough evidence of it to find…
(NDSU Athletics)EUGENE, OR (NDSU Athletics/KVRR) – Former North Dakota State NCAA champion thrower Payton Otterdahl is headed back to the Olympic Games, qualifying as a member of Team USA in the shot put for the second time in his career. Otterdahl placed third in the shot put at the U.S. Olympic Trials for track & field on Saturday night, securing…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – Charges are filed against a Fargo man accused of fleeing police at speeds over 100 miles per hour on Main Avenue in West Fargo. According to West Fargo Police, 21-year-old Isaac Teegarden was driving a car that passed an officer in the opposite direction on Main Avenue late Wednesday night. On the way by, the…
FARGO-MOORHEAD (NDSU Athletics/KVRR) – Cadyn Schwabe has signed with the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in the American Association. Schwabe appeared in 149 games with 147 starts over three seasons at NDSU. The Thompson, N.D., native is the all-time stolen bases leader in Bison history with 57. He also contributed 180 hits with 115 runs and 81 RBI. Additionally, Schwabe finished his career…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) – A Fergus Falls Police officer is recovering after their leg was broken during an arrest. According to court documents, a Fergus Falls officer stopped a vehicle for dark tint just around 7:30 Monday evening. During the stop, the driver, 62-year-old Joseph Cross, reached toward his side, in what appeared to be an attempt to hide an…
LEAL, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO/News Dakota) – Three people are taken to the hospital in Valley City for observation after an anhydrous ammonia leak near Leal, North Dakota. That is about 30 miles northwest of Valley City. Twelve people were exposed after the leak at Nutrien Ag Solutions. It was quickly contained by employees before first responders arrived just after 12:30. No…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/NORTH DAKOTA MONITOR) — A proposed statewide property tax reform measure would cost the state about $1.3 billion each fiscal year and the idea is already facing opposition. The proposed measure would end property taxes based on assessed value and rely on the state to fund budgets for counties, cities and school districts. A memo from the Legislative…
