PHOTO/KERRY RING OMAHA, Neb. (UND ATHLETICS)– North Dakota junior guard Treysen Eaglestaff hit an off balanced running three-point attempt with under 15 seconds remaining in Thursday night’s Summit League affair at league-leading Omaha to tie the contest with the Mavericks at 77. However, the host would get the final say as JJ White hit a wing triple, after having it tipped away…
Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen stands on the field before an NFL football game between the Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams, on Nov. 19, 2017, in Minneapolis. (AP PHOTO/Bruce Kluckhohn, File) Eagan, Minn. (MINNESOTA VIKINGS) – Vikings DE Jared Allen has been selected as a Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 inductee. Allen, whose selection was announced as part…
Eagan, Minn. (MINNESOTA VIKINGS) – The Associated Press announced Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell has been voted the 2024 Associated Press Coach of the Year. O’Connell is the second Vikings head coach to win the award, joining Hall of Famer Bud Grant who won the honor in 1969. O’Connell led the Vikings to a 14-3 regular season record and playoff appearance in 2024, the…
WEST FARGO (KFGO) – Fire crews from West Fargo and Fargo were at Family Fare in the 1100 block of 13th Avenue E. in West Fargo late Thursday afternoon searching for the source of smoke in the building. KFGO reporter Joe Leier spoke with Deputy Fire Chief Kendel Frost who says crews did see smoke when they arrived and were…
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE (KVRR-KFGO) – The temporary relocation of 17 B-1 bombers and 800 personnel from Ellsworth Air Force Base to Grand Forks Air Force Base is expected to be completed in early March. The bombers are temporarily being moved to allow for a massive runway reconstruction project at Ellsworth. Air Force Colonel Tim Monroe says so far,…
A crowd listens to Ginna Cross, an out-of-state anti-abortion advocate, testify in favor of a bill to define a human being to include an unborn child on Feb. 5, 2025. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers are weighing whether to allow women who obtain abortions to be charged with murder. House Bill 1373, referred…
Exterior of the North Dakota State Penitentiary on Feb. 4, 2025. Bills under consideration by state lawmakers aim to address crowding at state prisons and jails. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — When parole and probation officers have to try to collect fees from people on supervised release, “it puts both parties in a difficult situation,” said…
ST. PAUL – One day after announcing a recall effort against all 66 DFL House legislators, Republican leaders announced they’ve collected more than 5,000 signatures on recall petitions. Minnesota Republican Chair Alex Plechash says the message is clear from Minnesotans – they want DFL lawmakers to show up for work or face recall elections. Republicans must collect 25 signatures in…
Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee Human Resource Division hold a hearing at the North Dakota State Penitentiary on Feb. 4, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — There was a podium with a microphone and a sign-in sheet, just like any other legislative committee hearing. A key difference Tuesday was the series of seven locked doors…
The William L. Guy Federal Building pictured on Dec. 18, 2024, in Bismarck. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota federal judge on Monday delivered the latest blow to the federal Council on Environmental Quality, finding that the agency for decades has exercised regulatory authority it doesn’t actually have. U.S. District Court Judge Dan Traynor…
