FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Bemidji, Minnesota man is accused of having sexual relations with a girl in multiple North Dakota counties from the time she was 14 until 17 years old. Scott Skjerva, 44, is charged in five counties with sex crimes that happened from 2019 to 2023 with a girl who is now a woman. According to court records,…
Calvin Andrew Payne, 34. Courtesy Fargo Police Department.FARGO — The Fargo Police Department is notifying the public that a registered sex offender has registered his address with the city. Calvin Andrew Payne, 34, registered his address as 123 15th Street N. in Fargo. Payne was assessed as a high risk offender by the North Dakota Sex Offender Risk Assessment Committee….
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A 27-year-old Fargo man is hospitalized and facing a DUI charge after police say he crashed into a tree in south Fargo Wednesday morning. Fargo Police Sergeant Zach Robinson says officers were called to the 6100 block of Martens Way around 4:10 a.m. for reports of a vehicle that crashed into a tree. The driver, Ryan Strand,…
An electric transmission substation in Bismarck on April 17, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota electricity rates are the lowest in the country. The six candidates vying for two seats on the state agency that regulates utilities have different ideas on how to keep it that way. The two incumbents, Jill Kringstad…
CROW WING CO., Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — Minnesota DNR says they have identified the origin of the Flanders Fire and have identified “people of interest” in connection to the fire. That is the wildfire burning near Breezy Point in Crow Wing County. Investigators say they have also identified the origin of the fire near the north shore of Flanders Lake. Now,…
FARGO (KVRR) — Supporters of the ballot measure that would offer free school meals to students gathered to remind people to vote ‘Yes’ this November. Volunteers first heard speakers from Together for School Meals coalition, who organized the event, as well as from the president of the AFL-CIO, who hosted it. President of North Dakota United Nick Archuleta also spoke…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man seen pushing two garbage bins full of tools is arrested for burglary and theft from Fargo North High School. Court documents show 36-year-old Joel Delonais took nail guns, drills, lights, batteries and chargers marked as property of the school. An investigation found two kicked in doors on a shop at Fargo North and…
Volunteers plant trees as part of the River Keepers Reforest The Red event. 5/19/26.MOORHEAD — Volunteers grabbed shovels and gathered at Rotary Park in Moorhead to plant trees near the banks of the Red River. It is a yearly event held by River Keepers of Fargo-Moorhead, with trees supplied by the Moorhead Parks and Recreation. Around 300 trees, consisting of…
Legislators attending a Redistricting Committee meeting Dec. 13, 2023, look at maps of different proposals. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered an appeals court to reconsider a North Dakota tribal redistricting case under new legal standards set in the high court’s recent Voting Rights Act ruling….
HARWOOD, ND – MAY 06, 2026: Construction workers working at the Applied Digital Data Center site in Harwood, N.D.BISMARCK, N.D.(North Dakota Monitor) — Data center development is a growing area of concern in North Dakota and has become an issue in the election for two seats on the Public Service Commission, the agency that regulates energy infrastructure in the state….
