FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and Oregon-based Cambia Health Solutions have announced what they call a “strategic affiliation”. The affiliation is not considered a merger. Blue Cross Blue Shield President and CEO Dan Conrad told Business Wire that the affiliation would better serve members with access to healthcare that is simpler and more affordable….
MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – Firefighters from Moorhead, Dilworth, and Fargo responded to a fire at 1724 1st Avenue N. in Moorhead early Thursday. Moorhead Fire Department Battalion Chief Adam Puetz says the call came in around 2 a.m. Thursday. “Upon arrival we saw a small fire on the east side of the building. It looked to be a service door at…
Courtesy: US Border Patrol Grand Forks Sector FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — Border Patrol Agents, ICE and Enforcement Removal Officers arrested an illegal immigrant from Mexico in Fargo on Monday who had a protection-restraining order against him. The Border Patrol-Grand Forks sector says the man resisted arrest and assaulted one of the officers. The arrest report has been sent to the…
North Dakota Pipeline Authority Executive Director Justin Kringstad listens to a presentation during a July 30, 2025, North Dakota Industrial Commission meeting. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Two pipeline companies are competing for a financial guarantee of up to $500 million from the North Dakota government to bring natural gas to the eastern half…
Rep. Kristin Robbins presents HF14 on the House Floor Feb. 24. (Photo by Michele Jokinen/House Information Services)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — State Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, a traditional suburban Republican who has raised her profile in recent months by publicizing fraud in public programs, announced Wednesday she’s running for governor. “Over the last 8 years, (Gov.) Tim Walz…
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Chair J. Garret Renville speaks Aug. 19, 2025, to the North Dakota Tribal and State Relations Committee at Dakota Magic Casino near Hankinson, North Dakota. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)HANKINSON, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate tribal nation met Tuesday with North Dakota officials and legislators, an event the tribal chair said “demonstrates…
State Rep. Emily O’Brien, R-Grand Forks, speaks to other lawmakers during a meeting of the Legislative Management Committee on Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Rep. Emily O’Brien, R-Grand Forks, is leaving her legislative seat to become second-in-command at the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. O’Brien starts her new…
Troy Mitteness (Dakota County Jail)HASTINGS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Burnsville man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of his 82-year-old mother. Last week, Troy Mitteness was found guilty of premeditated first-degree murder and intentional second-degree murder in the killing of his mother, Sandra, in June of 2022. He told investigators that…
LIDGERWOOD, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The Richland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a tanker truck crash north of Lidgerwood Wednesday morning. Around 5:30 a.m., a passerby reported the truck hauling tar had rolled and the driver was trapped inside. The Lidgerwood Fire Department removed the driver from the truck and Lidgerwood Ambulance took them to St. Francis Hospital in Breckenridge. The…
The planned data center near Harwood, North Dakota. (Courtesy of Applied Digital)HARWOOD, N.D. (KFGO) – The company behind a massive data center project near Harwood north of Fargo is answering questions about how the complex will impact the community and surrounding area. Texas-based Applied Digital is planning a $3-billion complex for “Polaris Forge 2,” which would include two 900,000 square…
