Photo/Max Mueller GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS/KVRR) – No. 3 South Dakota State defeated No. 21/23 North Dakota, 38-7, inside the Alerus Center on Saturday afternoon. For the Fighting Hawks, it marks just the fourth loss inside the friendly confines in their last 34 home games. Isaiah Smith scored the opening points for UND (5-5, 2-4 MVFC) with a 62-yard touchdown…
LUBANGO, ANGOLA (KVRR/KFGO) – Angolan authorities say two suspects in the death of Detroit Lakes missionary Beau Shroyer have been arrested. A third suspect is still at large. Shoyer’s wife has also been arrested after what authorities are describing as a murder-for-hire scheme. The Angolan Criminal Investigation Service says it’s thought Jackie Shroyer, 44, was having an affair with a security…
PHOTO/CORY ERICKSON FARGO, N.D. (NDSU ATHLETICS)– The North Dakota State soccer season came to a close on Thursday, as the Bison fell to Oral Roberts on penalty kicks in the Summit League Championship semifinals at Dacotah Field. After a scoreless 0-0 game through 110 minutes, the Bison fell 5-3 in the penalty shootout. Oral Roberts (9-7-5) scored on all five…
North Dakota Public Service Commission members, from left, Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, Randy Christmann and Julie Fedorchak conduct a public input session on proposed natural gas rate increases on July 29, 2024, in Bismarck. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Public Service Commission on Thursday approved natural gas rate increases for two utilities. The…
BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) Though North Dakota voters defeated a ballot measure to repeal the state’s assessment-based property tax system, state officials say the demand for tax relief isn’t going anywhere. U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong, North Dakota’s governor-elect, has called property tax reform his top priority for the 2025 legislative session. Armstrong opposed the ballot measure…
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…
