Author: KVRR Staff

Rock stars: Bottineau geology students propose new North Dakota symbol

Students from Bottineau Public Schools’ Rockhounds club listen to testimony on a bill to make Knife River Flint North Dakota’s state rock during a meeting of the House Political Subdivisions Committee on Jan. 16, 2025. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota could be getting its first-ever state rock: a cola-colored stone called Knife River Flint….

Bill would let North Dakota state firefighters retire earlier

North Dakota Forest Service firefighters Hunter Noor, Jon Cooper and Logan Ripple provide aid in Craig, Colo., July 4, 2018. A bill under consideration by lawmakers would enhance the retirement benefits of state firefighters. (Provided by North Dakota Forest Service)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — State firefighters may soon be able to retire 10 years earlier as the North Dakota…

Woman Arrested For Hitting Three Vehicles And A House in North Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo woman is arrested for DUI after police say she crashed into a house and several vehicles. 42-year-old Brianna McAleer was booked into Cass County Jail. Officers responded to the 1100 Block of 8th Avenue North around 7:30 Saturday night. They determined McAleer had hit three vehicles, two telecommunications boxes, and a house. Fargo Police…

No. 14/16 North Dakota falls, 5-1, to No. 4/5 Western Michigan in weekend finale

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS)– No. 14/16 North Dakota dropped a 5-1 decision to No. 4/5 Western Michigan on Saturday night from a sold-out Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. UND (12-10-1, 7-5-0 NCHC) could not overcome a 3-0 deficit, as the Broncos (15-4-1, 8-1-1) capped off the sweep and took five-of-six points in the league standings. Cameron Berg…

White’s Career-High Powers NDSU to Road Victory over South Dakota, 103-77

PHOTO/ZACHARY LUCY VERMILLION, S.D. (NDSU ATHLETICS)– North Dakota State senior Jacari White poured in a career-high 32 points to lead the Bison men’s basketball team to a dominant 103-77 win at South Dakota on Saturday afternoon. The Bison improved to 15-6 overall and 4-2 in The Summit League with their fourth straight win. White shot 10-for-13 for the game and…

Panoam’s double-double pushes resilient Hawks past Kansas City

North Dakota employs gritty effort on defensive end; out shoots, out rebounds Roos

  PHOTO/UND ATHLETICS GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS)– Sophomore guard Mier Panoam delivered his second double-double of the season with a 21-point, 10-rebound effort and North Dakota employed a gritty effort on the defensive end of the floor to earn a 76-72 Summit League victory over visiting Kansas City on Saturday afternoon from inside the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The…

North Dakota Senate passes charitable gambling eligibility changes

An electronic pull tab machine, right, sits next to a prototype voucher redemption machine in the training center of the gaming division, part of the Office of the North Dakota Attorney General on Feb. 27, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Senate voted 27-20 Thursday to pass a bill changing which organizations can…

Resolution proposes to change constitutional ballot measure vote threshold to 60%

A voter fills out a ballot at the Hillside Aquatic Complex in Bismarck on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Ballot measures to amend the North Dakota Constitution could have a steeper climb in the future. Members of the House Government and Veteran Affairs Committee held a public hearing on House Concurrent Resolution 3003 Thursday that…

Noem faces scrutiny on immigration from senators during confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security. Noem, a two-term governor and former U.S. congresswoman, was chosen by…

Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it’s not sold

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company,holding that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in the United States. A sale does not appear imminent…