DAPL protest (Morton Co. Sheriff)MANDAN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Greenpeace provided supplies, intel and training to demonstrators who spent months camping near the Dakota Access Pipeline river crossing in south central North Dakota, employees said in video testimony played to a Morton County jury on Friday. The organization brought supplies like tents, power tools, a van equipped with solar…
Exterior of the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan on Feb. 27, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)MANDAN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Greenpeace has asked the North Dakota Supreme Court to move its Dakota Access Pipeline defamation case out of Morton County, arguing the jury is incapable of rendering a fair verdict. The request is the culmination of multiple unsuccessful attempts…
The POW/MIA flag waves in the wind outside of the Capitol in Bismarck on Feb. 27, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — The North Dakota Legislature is handling a number of bills to honor veterans this session, including seven to name roads and bridges after fallen North Dakota soldiers, and others that highlight current military…
(UPDATE 5:45PM) — An arson arrest is made after a fire in a shed near a mobile home in West Fargo. 39-year-old Jose Rodriguez of West Fargo was arrested after an investigation in the 400 block of 2nd Avenue East. He was taken into custody for arson, terrorizing, criminal mischief and domestic violence assault. WEST FARGO — A fire was…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Sen. Janne Myrdal likes to point out that everything North Dakota exports, from energy to food, starts from a gravel road. That’s why she and other rural lawmakers banded together this session to share information on how they can better serve their communities. The rural caucus, about 50 lawmakers from both chambers, amounting up…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s junior U.S. Senator, Kevin Cramer, plans to return to work on Monday after suffering a concussion, seizure and slight brain bleed last weekend. In an update on social media, Cramer says he will keep his schedule light and intends to remain in Washington for most of the week. The Republican congressman says he is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Firefighters responded to a garage fire in south Fargo early Saturday morning. Crews were called to the 3100 Block of Westgate Drive South and found heavy smoke coming from an unattached garage. The fire had started to spread to the home, but firefighters extinguished those flames before focusing on the garage. Battalion Chief Jason Ness says…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Thousands of people headed to the Fargodome this weekend for the annual Red River Valley Home and Garden Show. More than 230 vendors packed the concourses and the field, and officials estimated over 7 thousand people attended during the 3-day expo. People looking for resources for their next home improvement project found hot tubs, window treatments,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – While temperatures are warming up, it’s still not quite yet warm enough to move the farmers’ market outdoors. That’s why West Acres Mall hosted it indoors this Saturday, with more than 35 local vendors offering hot food, original artwork, and homemade crafts, among other things. The Winter Farmers Market also doubled as a Senior Day, with…
Some of the protesters that gathered in the wake of Sen. Kevin Cramer’s comments.FARGO, N.D. – Protesters filled Broadway Square in Fargo on Saturday to protest many actions of the Trump administration but primarily to send a message to one North Dakota congressman. Sen. Kevin Cramer gave an interview on February 20 and many people interpreted some of his comments…
