Scott DiamondFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong has appointed Scott Diamond to take the place of Nick Chase as a judge in the East Central Judicial District chambered in Fargo. Diamond is a former prosecutor and current Judicial Referee. He also served five years as a city prosecutor in Fargo from 2008 to 2013 and as an alternate municipal…
KARLSTAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Dave Hughes is making another run for Congress in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District. The Republican plans to challenge fellow Republican Rep. Michelle Fischbach for the seat. She has held it since defeating Democrat Rep. Collin Peterson in 2020. Hughes is from Karlstad, Minnesota and is a retired U.S. Air Force Major. In his announcement, he says…
Kelly Armstrong speaks during the Aug. 21, 2025, Industrial Commission meeting. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong will deliver a State of the State address during a special session of the legislature. It’ll take place on January 21 at 10 a.m. and will be livestreamed on the Governor’s Office website. The special session is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A coalition working to get free school meals for all on the North Dakota ballot is holding training for volunteers who want to help make it happen. “Together for School Meals” is launching a statewide campaign with volunteer trainings in Fargo, Bismarck and online. They have one year to submit 31,164 signatures. If they are submitted…
D’Angelo HuntFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The attorney for D’Angelo Hunt is requesting a six-month delay for his trial which is set to start on February 10 in U.S. District Court. Mark Meyer says he has not received any of the discovery which he is told is extensive and like nothing the assistant U.S. Attorney has seen before. Meyer is asking…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The 10th and final Frostival is planned to be held on Saturday, January 31 in Moorhead. To honor the final time the event will be held, all Frostival programming will take place in Moorhead and Viking Ship Park will serve as the home base. It was started by Visit Fargo-Moorhead as a way to get people…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Great Plains Food Bank is now under the new leadership of Ann Prifrel. She brings more than a decade of executive leadership experience in hunger relief, nonprofit management and large-scale fundraising. Prifrel most recently served as Chief Development Officer of Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida. She is a Midwest native. “I’m proud to be the…
BENSON CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Leeds, North Dakota man is dead after crashing into a semi hauling corn that had just turned onto U.S. Highway 2. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 10 a.m. on Monday, about six miles east of Leeds. The 72-year-old man was taken to CHI St. Alexius Health in Devils Lake where…
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A three-year-old boy mauled to death by a dog west of New York Mills, Minnesota on Sunday has been identified as Beckett Brown. His 51-year-old grandmother, Kristen Nelson, is in a Fargo hospital after suffering serious injuries while trying to stop the attack. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says Beckett entered an outside enclosure…
Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson, Council Member Deb White and Council Member Lisa BorgenMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A simple motion to appoint Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson to several area boards including Metro Flood Diversion Authority Planning Committee was derailed by a dispute over the mayor pro tem. Carlson announced that she was appointing Council Member Lisa Borgen to the role. The…
