DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Burlington Northern Santa Fe says 14 train cars derailed overnight in Dilworth. BNSF Executive Director of Public Affairs Lydia Underdahl says 13 of the cars were empty auto racks and one was a tank car carrying fuel oil. The tank car was not compromised and there were no injuries reported. The derailment caused the public crossing…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – The Minnesota Secretary of State is being sued by the federal government over allegations that election integrity was violated under the Help America Vote Act that President Trump signed earlier this year. According to a complaint submitted to federal court, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon must provide a copy of the state’s full…
MOORHEAD (KFGO) – Moorhead police are seeking information after officers responded to a call of shots fired late Tuesday night. Gunshots were heard in the 900 block of 17th Street South. Officers recovered three shell casings in the street, but did not locate any victims or find damage. Police say the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information related to the…
MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – The State Patrol says three people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash in north Moorhead at around 7:00 Wednesday morning. It happened at the intersection of Highway 75 and 28th Avenue North. Twenty-eight-year-old Callie Folstrom, of St. Paul, was headed south on Highway 75 in a car. Tyler Kirchner, 41, of Reiles Acres, was travelling northbound in…
Interim Chancellor Brent Sanford presents to the State Board of Higher Education during a meeting at Minot State University on Sept. 23, 2025. Board members voted to appoint Sanford to the position permanently, changing the title to commissioner. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)MINOT, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s State Board of Higher Education voted Tuesday to make…
Matt Peyerl, associate director for tax administration with the North Dakota Tax Department, speaks to the Legislature’s interim Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee on Sept. 23, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Tax Department estimates the state’s income tax collections will take a sizable hit as a result of federal…
Nicole MitchellDETROIT LAKES, Minn. (FOX 9) – Former Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell was sentenced to six months of work release on Tuesday for her burglary conviction after she broke into her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes. A jury found Mitchell guilty of first-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools after a week-long trial in July. A Becker County judge handed…
Attendees speak with social service providers at a resource fair at the Dream Center in Bismarck for homeless and those at risk of experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Nonprofits serving North Dakota’s homeless were recently awarded an unprecedented $5 million from the state — a move advocates welcomed, though some cautioned that…
While there is no one on the other end of the line, the Healing Hotline offers those who are grieving a way to say things to loved ones that they never got the chance to say.FARGO —A new public phone in Fargo won’t be able to make a call, but it could help somebody find closure for the loss of…
A demonstrator holds a sign in response to the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show outside of Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)NEW YORK (AP) — ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show in the wake of criticism over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials…
