MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/KFGO) – A former North Dakota State University Bison football player is charged with stealing a Louis Vuitton duffle bag full of expensive items from a boat on Lake Minnetonka on the Fourth of July. Hennepin County court records say 20-year-old William Frattalone of Wayzata is accused of taking the bag from a sealed area of a boat docked…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Another defendant has been sentenced for his role in a brutal assault in downtown Fargo last year that left two men severely injured. John Hernandez was found guilty of two counts of aggravated assault and one count of accomplice to aggravated assault for the beating. One of the victims suffered broken bones in his face. A judge…
Jennifer Henderson, director of planning and housing development for the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, speaks to lawmakers about homelessness during a committee hearing on Sept. 4, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — People experiencing homelessness in North Dakota are increasing as the state’s population continues to grow and affordable housing, shelters and resources…
BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A Fargo man suffered life-threatening injuries in a motorcycle crash near Barnesville, Minnesota Monday afternoon. The State Patrol says 60-year-old Ronald Ellis was westbound on Interstate 94 when he lost control of the bike. The motorcycle went into the ditch. Ellis was not wearing a helmet. He was taken to a Fargo hospital. The Clay County…
PHOTO/AP CHICAGO (AP) — J.J. McCarthy threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and ran for another in his long-awaited NFL debut, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied for a season-opening 27-24 win over the Chicago Bears on Monday night. Chicago’s Caleb Williams had his first career rushing touchdown and threw for a score in Ben Johnson’s first game as the Bears’ coach. McCarthy delivered…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo man is charged with ten felony counts of child porn. Court documents say Michael Wolcott of West Fargo shared child porn images with another user on the messenging app Kik. Girls in the clips are believed to be between 7 and 17. Authorities were tipped off to Wolcott’s actions by the National…
Sen. Tim Mathern, right, D-Fargo, and Rep. SuAnn Olson, left, R-Baldwin, participate in an Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee meeting Sept. 3, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota interim legislative committee has selected Nucleon Energy, a Canadian development company, to chart the state’s path to a nuclear-powered future. The Alberta-based nuclear development…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A woman suspected of attempted murder in Fargo has been arrested in Moorhead. Police took 23-year-old Lena Deoliveira into custody today without incident. Fargo Police responded to an assault early Friday near the 700 block of College Street North. They found a man with significant injuries and through an investigation identified Deoliveira of Moorhead as the…
WYNDMERE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A farm worker in rural Wyndmere suffered non-life-threatening injuries Thursday when his leg got caught in a bin sweeper. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says its department, Wyndmere Fire Department, and Wyndmere Ambulance responded to a farm where the worker had been cleaning the bin. Wyndmere Ambulance took the worker to a Fargo hospital. His condition…
Twyla Baker, president of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, shares how her school is navigating funding uncertainty under President Donald Trump’s administration during a panel at the Tribal Leaders Summit on Sept. 3, 2025. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Presidents of North Dakota’s tribal colleges say they’re preparing for lean years under President Donald Trump’s…
