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Arctic Cat sold to former company executive, investment group

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A former Arctic Cat executive and an investment group have purchased Arctic Cat in Thief River Falls. Brad Darling is the new CEO and President of the company, which manufactures snowmobiles, ATVs and side-by-sides. Darling was with Arctic Cat for 17 years. He left the company in 2016 when he assumed the role of…

Former West Fargo principal expected to plead guilty to child sex abuse charges

David GeorgeFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A former West Fargo school principal is scheduled to plead guilty to federal child sexual abuse charges. David George is expected to admit to taking a 10-year-old boy to South Dakota where he molested him in October 2022. He’s also expected to plead guilty to possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material between January of…

North Dakota House advances $50M in state funds for presidential library

The last steel beam is hoisted into place at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora on Aug. 14, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota House advanced an amendment to the Department of Commerce budget Wednesday that would add $50 million in state funding and a $20 million Bank of North Dakota loan…

Fargo man cited for DUI after crashing into tree

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A 31-year-old Fargo man was injured in a crash in south Fargo early Thursday morning. Fargo police say around 2:30 a.m., Tyler Benjamin was driving in the 2600-block of 40th Avenue S. when he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree. Benjamin was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police Lt. Shane Aberle…

Gov. Armstrong Vetoes Library Restrictions And Private School Voucher Program

North Dakota Republican Gov. Kelly Armstrong gestures during a meeting at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican governor on Wednesday vetoed bills to further restrict sexual content in libraries and to create a private school voucher program, rejecting two measures that have seen widespread support by GOP governors…

Judge Rules Federal Government Owes Nearly $28 million to North Dakota for Pipeline Protests

FILE – Dakota Access pipeline protesters defy law enforcement officers who are trying to force them from a camp on private land in the path of pipeline construction, Oct. 27, 2016, near Cannon Ball, N.D. (AP Photo/James MacPherson, File)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday found the state of North Dakota entitled to nearly $28 million for responding…

City of Fargo Encourages Residents to use Transfer Station

Taking your unwanted items to the station eases strain on crews during cleanup weeks and helps the city in their recycling efforts.

FARGO, N.D. – The metro’s annual cleanup week is starting soon, but there’s a place where people in Fargo can get rid of their junk year-round. The city opened its Residential Transfer Station at the Fargo Landfill in 2021. With cleanup week occurring the first two weeks in May, the city is encouraging people to take their larger items to…