FARGO (KFGO) – Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Klemetsrud-Puhl has announced criminal charges against Isaac Osei Afoakwa, 55, of Bismarck in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicaid. The charges filed in federal court are part of the Department of Justice’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. Afoakwa was charged by indictment with false statements relating to a health care…
PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight-ProPublica) — In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income by secretly accepting a cut of the money she raised for a nonprofit that promotes her political career, tax records show. In what experts described as a highly unusual arrangement, the nonprofit routed funds to a personal company of Noem’s that…
(Minnesota Wild PR)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Wild PR/KVRR) – Minnesota Sports & Entertainment (MSE), which operates Xcel Energy Center, and Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley, owned by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, today announced a 14-year naming rights partnership. Beginning September 3, 2025, the home of the Minnesota Wild and more than 150 sporting and entertainment…
BELTRAMI CO, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) National Weather Service confirms the Bemidji area was hit by a microburst with winds that reached up to 120 miles per hour last Saturday. The survey summary states a severe thunderstorm created “a 10-mile-wide swath of destructive straight-line winds”. It hit downtown Bemidji and through the southern and eastern areas of Lake Bemidji. Homes and vehicles…
LOS ANGELES (UND ATHLETICS)– Incoming defenseman Sam Laurila was selected with the 138th overall pick in the fifth round by the New York Islanders in the 2025 NHL Draft on Saturday afternoon from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. Laurila is coming off a big year with the Fargo Force in the USHL, where he finished with 41…
PHOTO/LEIGHTON CHAMBLEE GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS)– The University of North Dakota has made the decision to opt in to the terms of the House v. NCAA settlement beginning in the 2025-26 athletic season, Director of Athletics Bill Chaves announced on Friday. “Today, we sent the NCAA our intent to opt in to the House settlement,” said Chaves. “As an NCAA Division I…
A grain bin near Hunter, North Dakota, demolished by storms that swept through the state over the weekend. HUNTER, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) — The City of Hunter is making the call for volunteers for one more day of storm cleanup. The town has been doing cleanup due to the severe weather the weekend of June 20th where tornadoes and high winds…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – At least $100 million in federal grants have been canceled for North Dakota state agencies under the Trump administration so far, according to an analysis presented Thursday to state legislative leaders. The analysis may not be a complete picture of the state impact, but it’s the first time such a list has been compiled…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Attorneys for the North Dakota Legislature on Thursday rebuked an attorney general’s opinion of a veto error and outlined possible next steps, which could include a special legislative session or legal challenges. Lawmakers asked Legislative Council to research options after an error with a line-item veto Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued May 19 in the budget for the…
A grain bin near Hunter, North Dakota, demolished by storms that swept through the state over the weekend. BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Industrial Commission is looking for ways to help farmers who lost storage and other infrastructure in last weekend’s severe storm prepare for harvest season. “Harvest is coming, and some of these farms may…
