Rep. Craig Headland, R-Montpelier, chair of the House Finance and Taxation Committee talks with his vice char, Rep. Jared Hagert, R-Emerado, before a public hearing on property tax reform on Jan. 14, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Local government leaders told lawmakers Tuesday they’re ready to work on property tax reform, but expressed concerns about…
FILE – Rockets fired from Gaza and intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system over Israeli skies are seen from Gaza City, on May 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down…
FARGO — The ACLU of North Dakota is weighing in on HB 1145. The bill would require a display of the Ten Commandments in public schools across the state. They cited the case of Stone v. Graham, a U.S. Supreme Court case the ACLU won 45 years ago. Justices ruled in that case that the law was in violation of…
Republican State Rep. Lisa Demuth of Cold Spring sworn in as House SpeakerUPDATE 8:29PM : Democrats respond to Republicans holding session in the House without them. Former Speaker of the House Rep. Melissa Hortman said, “Very strange afternoon indeed. We saw something on the floor of the Minnesota House of Representatives today that we have never seen in Minnesota history,…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two women in Otter Tail County are accused of fraud and charged with wrongfully receiving assistance. Court documents show 26-year-old Kara Gondringer of Fergus Falls failed to update her income for medical assistance since moving to the county in February. A fraud investigator determined she received over $3,000 more than allowed. 30-year-old Bailey Freel…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Witnesses on Monday characterized the kratom plant as both as a dangerous and sometimes fatal drug and as a safe way to manage chronic pain and help people wean themselves off more dangerous opioids. The testimony on kratom came during a North Dakota House Judiciary Committee hearing on House Bill 1101, which would add mitragynine,…
Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, delivers remarks on charitable gambling during a public hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 13, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill under consideration by North Dakota lawmakers would restrict which organizations qualify to conduct charitable gambling. The discussion comes as electronic pull tab machines have proliferated in…
North Dakota Rep. Lisa Finley-DeVille, D-Mandaree, speaks during a news conference Nov. 22, 2024, in Bismarck. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld legislative subdistricts in North Dakota, including one she represents. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)WASHINGTON, D.C. (North Dakota Monitor) — The U.S. Supreme Court settled a North Dakota voting rights case Monday, leaving in place two majority-Native American subdistricts challenged as…
Justin RodriguezFARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A Fargo man who stole multiple items, including vehicles, from a West Fargo auto shop will spend the next three years on supervised probation. Justin Rodriguez was arrested in September after he broke into a shop on Center Street wearing a mask and dark clothing. Court records say Rodriguez and another person stole three vehicles, seven…
Cordell McFaddenFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Cordell McFadden of Moorhead will spend eight years in prison for aggravated assault with a firearm. He pleaded guilty to shooting another person in Fargo. McFadden was arrested last March for the shooting in the 1700 block of 15th Avenue South near Fargo South. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. Investigators learned…
