VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KFGO) – Barnes County State’s Attorney Tonya Duffy has charged a Mandan man in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian on Interstate 94 west of Valley City last December. Garret Kuntz, 22, is charged with manslaughter and duty in accident involving death or personal injury. Both charges are Class B felonies. The investigation, headed by the…
WADENA, Minn. — The Otter Tail Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a man killed a house fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, March 6. According to the sheriff’s office, the man has been identified as 66-year-old Joseph Thomas Miller. Authorities say Miller was the owner of the home, and was the only occupant at…
Matthew Simon, center-right, chair of the North Dakota Republican Party, speaks during an event at NDGOP headquarters in Bismarck on March 10, 2026. Others pictured, from left, are Andrea Toman, Delvin Boehm, Lori Hinz, Greg Demme and DeAnn Reed. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Republican Party leadership pushed back against its…
North Dakota DOCR Director Colby Braun joins Shining Light staff and the first Academy cohort at Missouri River Correctional Center — to reflect on the journey and the impact the program has in their lives. Photo provided by Shining Light.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — Two sets of legislative measures approved in early 2025 aimed at keeping people out…
Kurt Swenson, a member of the Northwest Landowners Association, poses by his truck June 28, 2024, outside the courthouse in Bottineau. (Photo courtesy of Kurt Swenson)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota judge has revoked Summit Carbon Solutions’ permits for underground carbon dioxide storage, ruling parts of the state law they were issued under is unconstitutional, in another…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski announces retirement after more than 40 years in law enforcement. Zibolski came to Fargo to become chief of police in October of 2020 when he succeeded Chief Dave Todd. Sources say police department officers were notified of the decision by Zibolski late Tuesday afternoon. “I want to thank the Fargo community for…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Gov. Tim Walz announces a major plan to modernize and centralize the Department of Human Services as part of an effort to crackdown on fraud in Minnesota’s Medicaid programs. The state will shift away from “complex, layered administration managed by a patchwork of counties, Managed Care Organizations, and state agencies” to a centralized entity run by…
LAMOURE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) — A Moorhead man is facing felony charges in LaMoure County, North Dakota, for allegedly trying to use a dead man’s identification to buy cough syrup. Court records show LaMoure Police were contacted by a nurse practitioner February 27 who reported a man using what she believed to be fake names to get prescribed promethazine. The man…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Crews were busy cleaning up after knocking down a fire at a storage unit. It happened in the 1000 block of 23rd Street South in Fargo around 4:45 this afternoon. The caller reported a camper in one of the units caught fire and it quickly spread to other units. At least two propane tanks were…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota representatives are discussing a bill that would ban the selling of cats and dogs at pet stores. HF2627 would also be prohibited from having an ownership interest in an animal offered for adoption, or receive a fee for providing space for animal adoption. Pet shops would, however, be able to provide space to a nonprofit…
