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…
Lori Nohner, research historian for the State Historical Society of North Dakota, looks at a button on a New Hampshire Civil War-era uniform in the museum collections storage area at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck on May 22, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — In the collection of the North Dakota Heritage Center, rows…
Customers wait outside Waabigwan Mashkiki cannabis dispensary in Moorhead. Monday, May 26, 2025.MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Two days after the official opening of the Waabigwan Mashkiki marijuana dispensary in Moorhead, customers are steadily flocking to the store to buy recreational marijuana. Customers can buy marijuana flower in either jars or bags, or they can by buy it pre-rolled and ready…
LIDGERWOOD, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – No one was injured when a garage caught fire in Lidgerwood, North Dakota Sunday evening. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says the attached garage caught fire just after 6 p.m. Everyone inside the home was able to get out safely. The Lidgerwood fire department was able to keep the flames from spreading to the house. The…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Health and Human Services has reported two cases of measles in Grand Forks County, making it the third county in the state. According to the NDHHS, the cases have been linked to international travel. The total number of reported cases in North Dakota now stands at 21 since May 2. So far, one person has…
MOORHEAD, MINN. — The Moorhead Police Department says the mother of a 20-month-old child that died nearly two weeks ago has been arrested for second degree murder. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the child as 20-month-old Jose Lazarus Zamora, of Moorhead, and that their preliminary autopsy ruled the child’s death as a homicide. The child’s mother, 32-year-old Valerie…
Isiah SimmsBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Bismarck man charged with multiple counts of gross sexual imposition of a victim under 15 is changing his plea to guilty. Police officers found Isiah Simms with a 10-year-old girl walking around the North Dakota State Capitol grounds on August 23rd, 2024. The girl’s family called police after she reported through Snapchat that she was…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – A Grand Forks man is hospitalized with serious injuries after a fiery crash involving a motorcycle and pickup in Grand Forks Thursday evening. Grand Forks Police say multiple callers reported the crash around 6 p.m. at the intersection of 32nd Avenue S. and 31st Street. Witnesses say the eastbound motorcycle hit the westbound pickup as…
Sen. Erin Murphy/(D) Senate Majority LeaderST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Gov. Tim Walz has still not called for a special session to finish up budget work in Minnesota. That’s because working groups are still trying to iron out differences on a number of budget bills including education and taxes. Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy says they have ironed out many of…
