DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — The Becker County Sheriff’s Office has reported a motorcycle crash leading to life-threatening injuries. According to the sheriff’s office, they received a report of a single motorcycle crash on County Road 56, east of County Road 117 with two people injured. When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they found the driver, identified as 26-year-old Jacob Jerome…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) –Attorneys for Sen. Nicole Mitchell have filed a motion to dismiss an added charge of possession of burglary tools following an incident in Detroit Lakes in April 2024. That is when Mitchell is accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home to steal some personal items from her late father. The Democrat from Woodbury has pleaded not…
BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality has reported a produced water spill in Williams County on Monday, May 26. Produced water is a by-product of oil and gas production. According to the NDDEQ, the spill originated from a pipeline failure. Continental Resources, Inc. notified NDDEQ about the spill. They estimate 73,000 barrels of produced water was…
State Rep. Kelby Timmons. (Photo provided by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A former North Dakota legislator will take over the seat of Rep. Jeremy Olson, who resigned abruptly after the 2025 session amid a harassment complaint. The District 26 Republicans on Saturday picked Kelby Timmons of Watford City to replace Olson. Timmons served with…
North Dakota Ethics Commission Chair Dave Anderson listens during a commission meeting on Oct. 23, 2024, in Bismarck. The commission paid tribute to him May 27, 2025, a day after his death. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Ethics Commission Chair Dave Anderson died Monday at age 69, the commission announced at a Tuesday afternoon meeting. Anderson,…
Tyreik Taylor-Roberts (Cass County Jail photo)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo man has been sentenced for shooting and killing another man. Tyreik Taylor-Roberts was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. A murder charge was dropped. Last September, Taylor-Roberts 25-year-old Jalab Moses got into an argument in an apartment complex parking lot south of NDSU. Taylor-Roberts…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Crooked Pint Ale House, located at 3340 13th Ave S, has abruptly closed its doors. The restaurant left a notice on its door for patrons stating, “Serving the Fargo community has been a true privilege, and we’re sincerely thankful for the support you’ve shown us.” Crooked Pint Ale House opened its doors on March 6,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — Medicaid reforms in President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” are unlikely to lead to major challenges for the state’s healthcare system, but implementing new work and eligibility requirements could lead to extra bureaucratic headaches. Concerns also remain that some people may lose coverage because of the changes and slip through the cracks…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Legislature passed expanded regulations and penalties surrounding pornography and deepfake content during the 2025 session. Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed bills that added age-verification requirements for websites publishing explicit content. He also signed a bill that added civil penalties for the creation and distribution of deepfake, or computer-generated, pornographic material without a…
Ashley Baker, strategic initiatives coordinator at the Great Plains Food Bank, stocks food in a wellness pantry. (Courtesy of Great Plains Food Bank)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — Proposed cuts to the federal food assistance program are coming at a time when agencies addressing hunger in North Dakota are already facing lost revenue and increased need. “There’s a lot of uncertainty…
