Author: KVRR Staff

People’s town hall draws overflow crowd in Fargo

Voters gather March 27, 2025, at the Sanctuary Events Center in Fargo for a people’s town hall focused on federal policy changes. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — Air Force veteran David Kelsen stood on a stage and decried Trump administration plans to privatize health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs. “The VA should never be about…

Fourth Quarter Surge Pushes NDSU Women’s Basketball Past Washington State in WNIT Super 16

PHOTO/ZACHARY LUCY           FARGO, N.D. (NDSU ATHLETICS)– The North Dakota State women’s basketball team closed the fourth quarter on a 17-3 run to pick up the 59-51 win over Washington State in the Super 16 round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) inside the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex on Thursday night….

North Dakota Lawmakers To Vote On Ending Daylight Saving Time

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Legislators are considering a bill that would eliminate Daylight Saving Time in North Dakota. The Senate, State, and Local Government committee heard testimony from many groups and individuals both for and against the bill. While a historian and a sleep physician were among those in favor of the bill, groups opposed include a sports league, general…

UPDATE: Man pulled from Red River in Moorhead Has Died

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR 2pm 3/27/25) — A Moorhead man pulled from the Red River late Wednesday afternoon has died. Police were called to the 4300 block of South River Haven Road on a missing person report. They found the 63-year-old man unresponsive in the water. He was taken to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo was he was later pronounced dead….

Underwood, MN Teacher Accused of Stepping On Student’s Back During Lock-Down Drill

UNDERWOOD, Minn. (FOX 9) – A sixth-grade teacher in the Underwood School District in Otter Tail County has been charged with malicious punishment after police say he stepped on a student’s back during a lock-down drill. Jason Rogers, 48, of Underwood, is charged with malicious punishment of a child after a student alleges he “stepped on his back with both feet” for around 10…

Fargo Couple Accuse of Child Abuse And Running Drug Trafficking Operation Out of Daycare

FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo couple are facing a list of charges following a year-long investigation for allegedly operating a drug trafficking operation out of their in-home daycare. Cara and Joshua Aus are charged with several felonies for drug possession, and child abuse and neglect. Court records say Fargo Police began investigating the couple in April 2024 after receiving a…

Insulin caps bill headed to North Dakota governor

Nina Kritzberger, 16, speaks before the Government and Veteran Affairs Committee in favor of an insulin cap for the North Dakota commercial insurance market on Jan. 9, 2025. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The Senate on Tuesday voted 39-7 to pass a bill to cap monthly insulin costs for more North Dakotans. House Bill 1114 would limit…

Rep. Fedorchak vows to protect Social Security during virtual town hall

U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-N.D., talks to voters through a virtual town hall meeting on March 25, 2025. (Screenshot from Fedorchak website)WASHINGTON, D.C. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak told tele-town hall attendees Tuesday that Social Security benefits will not be cut as part of a budget proposal in the U.S. House. The virtual event was…

FM Chamber urges no vote on daylight saving time proposal

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber is urging people to contact members of the North Dakota Senate’s Local Government Committee and urge them to vote against a bill to eliminate daylight saving time. The Chamber says if passed and signed into law, the bill would create unnecessary burdens on cities, disrupt standard business operations and impose significant…