Deck fire at an apartment complex at 4510 16th Ave. S. in Fargo on March 30, 2026.FARGO (KFGO) – The Fargo Fire Department responded to a deck fire at an apartment building late Monday morning. Firefighters were dispatched to 4510 16th Avenue South at 11:45 a.m., which is just north of Happy Harry’s along 45th Street. Battalion Chief Dane Carley…
President Trump signs an executive order to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration sued Minnesota and its school athletics governing body on Monday, carrying out a threat to punish the state for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports. The lawsuit is part of a broader fight over the…
EAGAN, Minn. (VIKINGS) — The Vikings are mourning the loss of Ring of Honor member Joey Browner, who passed away Saturday at the age of 65. The news continued a somber weekend for the franchise. Browner’s passing was announced Sunday, a day after the passing of Vikings middle linebacker Jeff Siemon, who earned placement in the 50 Greatest Vikings along with…
Republican U.S. House candidate Alex Balazs speaks to delegates March 29, 2026, at the state convention in Minot. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)MINOT, N.D. – North Dakota Republican delegates enthusiastically endorsed Alex Balazs for U.S. House Sunday over Republican incumbent Rep. Julie Fedorchak, who skipped her party’s endorsing convention this year. Balazs, of Cando, received two standing ovations as…
MINOT, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Tensions between factions of the North Dakota Republican Party reached a new high Saturday as state convention delegates narrowly approved a motion removing the party brand from candidates not in attendance.The debate came as all statewide elected officials, including those not on the ballot, skipped the convention, a move political observers have called unprecedented. A…
Credit: Graham Scher | R&J Broadcasting Inc.WARROAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – About a half-dozen homes were evacuated after a train derailment north of Warroad on Saturday morning.Warroad Fire Chief Damien McMillin says they were notified about the derailment just before 5 a.m. on March 28.Law enforcement went door-to-door to evacuate people in 6-7 homes as a precaution.The evacuation zone was from…
Rep. Elliott Engen listens to testimony at a public safety hearing at the Minnesota State Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Minnesota Rep. Elliott Engen, R-White Bear Township, was arrested early morning Friday on suspicion of driving while impaired. White Bear Lake Police Chief Dale Hager in a statement said that at about…
A pharmacist at Mayo Pharmacy in Bismarck, N.D., reviews completed pharmaceutical orders in January 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A federal district court judge is skeptical that low-income North Dakotans actually benefit from a state law intended to safeguard medication discounts. The 2025 law makes it a class B misdemeanor for drug manufacturers…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A child was taken to the hospital after a crash at 13th Avenue and 25th Street South in Fargo on Friday morning. Fargo Police responded just after 9 a.m. Sgt. Alexander Bollman says a red SUV going east on 13th Avenue ran a red light and hit another SUV that was going south on 25th Street. The…
Jessi Pierce and her three children (Jessi Pierce X)WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The husband of Minnesota Wild and NHL reporter Jessi Pierce has released a statement prior to Sunday public visitation for Pierce and their three children, who died in a house fire in white bear lake early last Saturday morning. Pierce, 37, died along with the couple’s…
