A student at Simle Middle School in Bismarck, places his phone into a pouch before the start of class on Sept. 17, 2025. (by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – As students entered their classrooms at Simle Middle School in Bismarck Wednesday morning, they instinctively went to the back of the room where a wall hanger with…
Nicole MitchellDETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Former Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell’s attorney is requesting that her felony conviction be changed to a misdemeanor at her upcoming sentencing hearing. Mitchell was convicted of felony burglary and possession of burglary tools by a Becker County jury in July. She broke into her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes in April 2024. Her attorney, Dane Dekrey,…
Fatumo Mohid, right, speaks Sept. 18, 2025, after accepting her award as North Dakota Association for Lifelong Learning’s student of the year with her teacher, Amy Rand. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Fatumo Mohid arrived in the United States about 18 months ago determined to build a new life with her three young children….
CARVER, Minn (KVRR/FOX9) — A Carver, Minnesota man, just southwest of Minneapolis, is facing federal charges for allegedly creating graphic videos of animal torture and death for pay-per-view YouTube channels. 32-year-old Bryan Edison has been federally indicted on 16 counts of animal crushing. That is when a person intentionally harms an animal by crushing, burning, drowning or otherwise causing serious…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/KFGO) — A last minute addition to the Farm Aid 40 lineup is one of the biggest music stars to come out of Minnesota. Bob Dylan will be performing at the concert on Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Hibbing, Minnesota native once attended the University of Minnesota. Dylan is also playing Friday night at Willie Nelson’s…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Police are investigating an armed robbery and shooting in south Fargo Wednesday night, and asking the public’s help in finding two suspects. Shortly before 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the 1400 block of 1st Avenue S. where a man was suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to a hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries….
GWINNER, N.D. (KFGO) – An arrest has been made in the theft of a historic bell in southeastern North Dakota. Sargent County Sheriff Travis Paeper says Paul Vincent, 39, of Gwinner, is in the Richland County Jail in Wahpeton on a charge of possessing stolen property. The bell was stolen from White Stone Cemetery northeast of Gwinner between last weekend…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man is sentenced to 12 years in prison for the drug overdose death of another Fargo man. 26-year-old Tristin Monsebroten pleaded guilty in the death of the 25-year-old last May. The charge was distribution of fentanyl, resulting in death. Monesbroten was arrested after police responded to a medical assist call. The victim was found…
WAUBUN, Minn. (KVRR) — Early Tuesday morning, 17-year-old Cash Tibbetts was found dead on 310th Street, northeast of Waubun, Minnesota. Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene around 8:30 a.m. and found a pickup on its side. They say Tibbetts was driving at a high rate of speed and lost control on a curve. The Waubun teen was…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — XP Lee has won the special election for House District 34b, that is the district represented by the late Democratic State Representative Melissa Hortman. She and her husband were fatally shot in June in a politically motivated assassination. Lee, a Democrat, is a former Brooklyn Park city council member. “I am honored to have been elected…
