BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A proposal for property tax reform unveiled this week by Gov. Kelly Armstrong appears to have strong support from legislative leaders. House Bill 1176, filed Thursday, contains the proposal introduced by Armstrong during his State of the State address. The bill would increase the primary residence tax credit and put most homeowners on a path toward…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Sen. John Hoeven and Sen. Kevin Cramer have introduced a resolution congratulating the North Dakota State University Bison football team on winning its 10th NCAA Division I FCS national championship title since 2011. The senators complemented the resolution with remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate recognizing the Bison’s long record of excellence. They…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fifty-four year old Steven Sturgill of Fargo is accused of leading West Fargo police on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle. An officer tried to stop Sturgill in the 800 block of 9th Street Northwest shortly after 1:30 a.m. but he fled and the pursuit began. A PIT maneuver was used to stop the vehicle….
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Attempts to legalize sports betting in Minnesota have been proposed in the state Legislature every year since a Supreme Court ruling in 2018 paved the way for states to decide. But in the end the proposals ultimately failed to gain lawmaker’s approval. But lawmakers are about to get another proposal. So will this be the year…
By: Michael Achterling and Amy Dalrymple BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong unveiled a plan Tuesday that aims to eliminate property taxes for most homeowners within a decade. In his first State of the State address, the Republican also signaled support for education savings accounts and public charter schools, pledged to address overcrowded prisons and…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Cass County Jail is busting at the seems with no relief expected until a 192-bed addition is finished in May or June. Sheriff Jesse Jahner just got approval from Clay County Commission to temporarily board some prisoners in Moorhead at Clay County Correctional Facility. Cass County Jail currently has a capacity of 348. Jahner says there…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski will provide an update on Wednesday on the November 13 officer-involved shooting. 65-year-old Peter Greco was shot and killed outside a home in the Deer Creek neighborhood. Police say Greco was having mental health issues and came out of the home with a handgun….
FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo woman who pleaded guilty to running down multiple people with her car outside a Fargo restaurant and bar last year is sentenced to 19 years in prison. Early on the morning of Feb. 18, 2024, Princess Gweh argued with a woman inside and outside Cairo Restaurant and Bar before she drove her car into a vehicle with…
Advocates celebrate 2023 legislation capping insulin prices for people on the state employee health insurance plan in a signing ceremony at the North Dakota Capitol with Gov. Doug Burgum in May 2024. Angela Kritzberger, second from right, and her daughter Nina, third from right, plan to travel to Bismarck this week to testify in favor of a bill to extend…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota United, the state’s union for teachers, have released the results of a poll that says, overall, while North Dakotans are in favor of property tax reform, they are not on board with using public education money to fund tuition for private schools. The poll was done by DFM Research in December and included 600…
