North Dakota lawmakers participate in a Senate floor session on April 25, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota legislative support staff on Saturday wiped legislators’ home addresses from the Legislature’s website in response to the shootings of two lawmakers in Minnesota. John Bjornson, director of Legislative Council, said he made the decision Saturday morning hearing…
Matthew Simon of rural Bismarck was elected chair of the North Dakota Republican Party on June 14, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor) — A divided North Dakota Republican Party elected a newcomer its new chair Saturday, with a nearly tied vote reflecting a split in the party. Matthew Simon, vice chair for NDGOP District 8 who met…
Alonso Carlos LeBaron-Castro, 38. Photo courtesy of Cass County Jail.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo man has been arrested after authorities found a suspicious package that resulted in a temporary lockdown of the Cass County Jail. Cass County investigators say Alonso Carlos LeBaron-Castro, 38, of West Fargo is a person of interest in the case. The Cass County Sheriff’s…
(FOX 9) – The children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, released a statement after the death of their parents. The children of Rep. Melissa and Mark Hortman, Sophie and Colin Hortman, released a moving statement in the aftermath of their parents’ death. Here is their statement in full: “We are devastated and heartbroken at the loss of our parents, Melissa…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — People driving on 25th Street and Main Avenue in Fargo had to made a detour due to a flooded underpass. According to Fargo Public Works, a lift station lost power during the storm, causing the flooding. They also say one vehicle had to be towed out of the flooded underpass. It was reopened by 10 a.m….
The Blenders/FacebookFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — This will be your last to catch a holiday show by “The Blenders”. The Fargo formed band says this December’s Holiday Soul Tour will be its last, although the band is not breaking up or quitting altogether. The members expect to perform from time to time with shows and private events. The band has performed…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — A judge is granting a continuance in the trial of Minnesota state Senator Nicole Mitchell. Mitchell’s attorneys requested the continuance in a hearing over Zoom on Monday, June 16. The reasoning for the continuance is due to the shooting of two state legislators and their spouses, one fatally last Saturday….
Courtesy: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) / Facebook(FOX 9) – Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman’s wife, Yvette, sent an update to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on their condition after being shot multiple times Saturday. In a text from Yvette that Sen. Klobuchar posted to Facebook, she says Sen. Hoffman was shot nine times, and is “enduring many surgeries right now and is closer every hour to…
Courtesy FOX 9UPDATE (9:30 PM) Vance Boelter has been arrested alive, sources are confirming with FOX 9. Boelter is the suspect who assassinated Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and injured Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. Rep. Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot in their Brooklyn Park home early Saturday morning. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (FOX 9) – The trial of Minnesota Sen. Nicole Mitchell has been postponed due to the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. Jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday in Sen. Mitchell’s trial, but it has been postponed due to the fatal shooting of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and…
