FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Labor Department says $1.4 million in back wages is owed to Minnesota workers and more than $57,000 to North Dakota workers. “We’re holding wages for workers as part of our investigative process at the time the employer was going to pay out wages as part of that and we’re not able to find these workers….
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Nearly 90% of drones used by North Dakota state agencies were manufactured in China, a statistic that has a Bismarck lawmaker concerned about potential security risks. Rep. Mike Nathe submitted a bill this week that proposes to spend $15 million to replace Chinese drones used by law enforcement, oil regulators, colleges and other state…
(CNN/FOX9) — Chi-Chi’s, the Mexican restaurant chain that closed 20 years ago, is staging a comeback. Hormel Foods, owner of the trademark, announced it’s letting Michael McDermott, son of the chain’s co-founder, use the name to reopen restaurants in 2025. He told FOX 9 in the Twin Cities that the first two restaurants will open in Minnesota. Chi-Chi’s, started in…
Devin Fontenot (Facebook)JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) – Jamestown Police have identified the man who was shot and killed by police following a shooting incident outside of Fred’s Den early Tuesday. The shooter was 27-year-old Devin Fontenot of Jamestown. Police say Fontenot refused to comply with an order given by a Jamestown Police Officer to drop his weapon and his actions jeopardized…
Police vehicles at a south Fargo apartment building, responding to reports of a shooting Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A person has serious, life-threatening injuries after a shooting in the Osgood area of Fargo. Officers responded to the reported shooting around noon in the 4500 block of 47th Street South. They arrived to find the victim with a…
FARGO — Spending your holidays in a shelter isn’t the most festive way to mark the season. But you can help the families at the YWCA emergency shelter feel a little more at home. Here’s what you might have seen making its way through the metro today (Wednesday). It’s the 16th year of the YWCA’s “Stuff the Bus” campaign. They’re…
North Dakota Speaker of the House Rep. Robin Weisz, left, R-Hurdsfield, speaks during a meeting of the Rules Committee on Dec. 3, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Members of the North Dakota House of Representatives may be able to participate in meetings and vote remotely if a recommended rule change is passed by the full…
Rep. Eric James Murphy, R-Grand Forks, speaks during a meeting of the interim Education Committee on Sept. 24, 2024. Murphy plans to bring a bill during the 2025 session that would preserve some abortion access in North Dakota. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A Republican state lawmaker plans to introduce a bill he says will strike…
Brian ThompsonNEW YORK (CNN) – The CEO of Minnetonka, Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare was shot and killed in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, a law enforcement official tells CNN. Brian Thompson was walking toward the New York Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, dressed in a suit and tie, to attend a UnitedHealthcare conference being held in the ballroom. A gunman, who investigators…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Students in the region headed to Fargodome to get hands-on with some of their career opportunities. The Health, Tech and Trades Career Expo featured exhibitors ranging from drone pilots to nurses, and truck drivers to electricians. The expo also featured several different universities and trade schools to present the different pathways that students can take…
