Matthew Simon, center-right, chair of the North Dakota Republican Party, speaks during an event at NDGOP headquarters in Bismarck on March 10, 2026. Others pictured, from left, are Andrea Toman, Delvin Boehm, Lori Hinz, Greg Demme and DeAnn Reed. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Republican Party leadership pushed back against its…
North Dakota DOCR Director Colby Braun joins Shining Light staff and the first Academy cohort at Missouri River Correctional Center — to reflect on the journey and the impact the program has in their lives. Photo provided by Shining Light.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — Two sets of legislative measures approved in early 2025 aimed at keeping people out…
Kurt Swenson, a member of the Northwest Landowners Association, poses by his truck June 28, 2024, outside the courthouse in Bottineau. (Photo courtesy of Kurt Swenson)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota judge has revoked Summit Carbon Solutions’ permits for underground carbon dioxide storage, ruling parts of the state law they were issued under is unconstitutional, in another…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Gov. Tim Walz announces a major plan to modernize and centralize the Department of Human Services as part of an effort to crackdown on fraud in Minnesota’s Medicaid programs. The state will shift away from “complex, layered administration managed by a patchwork of counties, Managed Care Organizations, and state agencies” to a centralized entity run by…
LAMOURE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) — A Moorhead man is facing felony charges in LaMoure County, North Dakota, for allegedly trying to use a dead man’s identification to buy cough syrup. Court records show LaMoure Police were contacted by a nurse practitioner February 27 who reported a man using what she believed to be fake names to get prescribed promethazine. The man…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Northstar Coffee is closing all three locations in the metro on March 31. In a social media post, owner Jeanna Cook wrote that she made the emotional and difficult decision to sell the property on 25th Street and 2nd Avenue South in Fargo. She said it was a tough decision after 30 years of owning and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Crews were busy cleaning up after knocking down a fire at a storage unit. It happened in the 1000 block of 23rd Street South in Fargo around 4:45 this afternoon. The caller reported a camper in one of the units caught fire and it quickly spread to other units. At least two propane tanks were…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Several North Dakota Republicans say they are not attending this year’s state convention. Republican statewide office-holders like Rep. Julie Fedorchak, Secretary of State Michael Howe, and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring say instead they will be waiting for the June primary. At the 2024 convention, Fedorchak withdrew from consideration after two rounds of voting and lost the…
NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) — Thousands of North Dakota residents have been experiencing long wait times or are simply unable to receive mental health care when they need it. “We do have people that are waiting weeks or months without receiving care. So their conditions get worse, and it becomes more costly when they are able to receive care,” said Caitlin…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota representatives are discussing a bill that would ban the selling of cats and dogs at pet stores. HF2627 would also be prohibited from having an ownership interest in an animal offered for adoption, or receive a fee for providing space for animal adoption. Pet shops would, however, be able to provide space to a nonprofit…
