Cases of whooping cough have more than tripled in North Dakota in 2024 compared to last year, the Department of Health and Human Services said. The contagious respiratory disease can be prevented through vaccination. (Photo credit: Adobe stock)BISMARCK, N.D. (Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) Cases of whooping cough have more than tripled in North Dakota compared to last year,…
Sen. Scott Meyer, R-Grand Forks, talks to a colleague during a legislative committee meeting Oct. 23, 2023. To his right is Sen. Terry Wanzek, R-Jamestown. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor) The challenger in a state Senate race in Grand Forks filed a complaint with the police after receiving what he said…
Members and staff of the North Dakota Ethics Commission meet during an Oct. 23, 2024, meeting at the North Dakota Capitol. Pictured clockwise from left are member Murray Sagsveen, Chair Dave Anderson, attorney Logan Carpenter and operations administrator Alisha Maier. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Ethics Commission is considering proposing a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo fire crews responded to a balcony fire at an apartment building near Fargo Cass Public Health. A passerby spotted the fire around 9 a.m. Crews were able to put out the fire within five minutes after arriving. Damage was limited to the exterior of the building. According to Fargo Fire, there was no water or…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A great horned owl had a close encounter with a Moorhead neighborhood. A concerned citizen spotted the owl tangled in the net of a soccer goal in Hampton Park and made the call to authorities. Community Resource Officer Greg Schmidt came to the rescue, cutting the owl out of the netting with the assistance of a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A jury has found a West Fargo man guilty of murdering his wife. Spencer Moen has been found guilty of killing his wife, Sonja Moen, in their home last year. Family members walked out of the courtroom, crying and hugging one another. “All of the witnesses had a piece of the puzzle to present to the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A local advocacy group, Strong Towns Fargo, is recruiting new members to support safer streets, walkability, and financial development. The group has been around for a year and branched off from the bigger non-profit group based in Brainerd, Minnesota. They are currently working on addressing traffic speeds by working with engineers and planners to slow the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Canadian rapper and singer Drake is turning 37 tomorrow and you can celebrate with free food! Drake is one of the celebrities who invested in Dave’s Hot Chicken which now has a location here in Fargo. To celebrate his birthday on Thursday, you can get free Dave’s Hot Chicken sliders. All you have to do is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A federal grand jury has indicted Kyle Belgarde for failing to register as a sex offender. He made his initial appearance and was arraigned in federal court in Fargo. Belgarde is required to register as a sex offender due to his 2016 federal conviction for sexual abuse of a minor. His last registered address was an…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man is accused of raping a friend’s girlfriend at a Fargo hotel last Friday. 38-year-old Richard Natee is charged with gross sexual imposition. Fargo Police were dispatched to a hotel on 14th Aveue South early on the morning of October 18. Court documents reveal that the woman told police they had been drinking and…
