Author: KVRR Staff

Minnesota man dies after vehicle crash in South Dakota

REVA, S.D. (KVRR) — A 58-year-old Frazee man has died after the pickup he was driving ran off the road and overturned near Reva, South Dakota. According to the Harding County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred at around 6:30 in the morning on Friday, July 25. Officials say Brian Keith Huber, from Frazee, Minnesota, was driving a truck towing a…

North Dakota version of DOGE to take a slower approach to cost savings

Rep. Nathan Toman, R-Mandan, chair of the Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency, speaks during a subcommittee hearing of the Budget Section on June 25, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s version of DOGE is poised to begin work this week, but members say it won’t be just like the federal government version that…

North Dakota funds program to use drones to scout for weeds

A drone flies over a farm field as part of a Grand Farm project to use drones to scout for weeds. A North Dakota Department of Agriculture grant will help continue the work. (Courtesy of Grand Farm)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A state-funded program will use drones and artificial intelligence to scout for noxious weeds in five North Dakota…

Scheels planning new location in Blaine, Minnesota

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Scheels is planning a new 250,000-square-foot sporting goods store to be opened in Blaine, Minnesota. Blaine will be the company’s second location in the Twin Cities metro and sixth in the state. The store is expected to open in the spring of 2028. “Minnesota has always been a proud part of the Scheels story, and we’re thrilled…

Pipeline developer asks North Dakota judge to halt Greenpeace lawsuit in Europe

Energy Transfer attorney Trey Cox, center, and other attorneys for the Dakota Access Pipeline developer speak to media March 19, 2025, outside the Morton County Courthouse. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline has asked a North Dakota judge to stop Greenpeace from counter-suing it in the Netherlands. Energy Transfer says…

County commissioner assumes sheriff duties after sheriff resigns, chief deputy jailed

MINNEWAUKAN, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The Benson County commission is appointing a commissioner as acting sheriff after the county’s chief deputy was charged with multiple felonies and its current sheriff is resigning. Commissioner Dick Horner will take over sheriff duties at the end of business Friday. Horner says the resignation of Sheriff Ethan Rode is not related to the arrest and…

US Supreme Court to keep North Dakota district map in place until voting rights case wraps up

Jamie Azure, chair of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, speaks July 10, 2025, in Belcourt during a visit from North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong. (Photo provided by Office of the Governor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to prolong a temporary freeze on North Dakota’s legislative district map — hinting that the justices may be…

Update: Pro wrestling icon Hulk Hogan dies at 71

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. In Clearwater, Florida, authorities responded to a call Thursday morning about a cardiac arrest. Hogan was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said in a statement on Facebook. Hogan, whose real…