Courtesy: Gov. Burgum/FacebookBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s State Fire Marshal releases preliminary findings of the deadly wildfires in northwestern North Dakota The investigations are in the early stages but so far, there’s no evidence that the fires were intentionally set. The team looked at New Town/Dinwoodie, Keene Township, and Williams County fires, specifically the fires near Ray and Highway…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County declares a fire emergency and puts burn restrictions in place. The board of commissioners says it’s in effect through October 17th. The North Dakota Rangeland Fire Danger Rating for Cass County is High, Very High or Extreme and/or a Red Flag Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service. The restriction includes…
South Central Judicial District Court Judge Bruce Romanick listens to arguments in a lawsuit challenging North Dakota’s abortion ban on Oct. 10, 2024, in Bismarck. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)(Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) A district court judge denied a request by the state Thursday to suspend his decision striking down the state’s abortion ban while the case goes to…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Since the City of Fargo’s new ordinance banning camping within 100 feet of critical infrastructure or public paths went into effect last month, Fargo Cass Public Health staff have been working with the homeless to relocate them. Harm Reduction Division Community Liaison Chandler Esslinger says the response from people has been positive. Eesslinger says Harm Reduction staff…
Stub’s Dining & Gunpowder Bar in Battle Lake after damaged by fire Sept. 16. (Eric Bolin KVRR)BATTLE LAKE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The police chief in Battle Lake says an investigation has determined that a fire that destroyed Stub’s Dining & Gunpowder Bar last month was not suspicious. Police Chief Eric Dison says the conclusion was reached after an investigation by…
FARGO — We’re trying to help a tiny little Turtle come out of her shell this Pet Connection Thursday. Turtle is only about four months old and as Homeward Animal Shelter’s Heather Klefstad says, she is a little bit shy at first. But it only takes her a few minutes of cuddling and quiet environment until she relaxes and starts…
Former Fargo city commissioner Tony Gehrig and Charlene Nelson represented proponents of Measure 4 during a discussion in Hillsboro Oct. 8, 2024. (Cory Erickson/Hillsboro Banner)(Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor) HILLSBORO, N.D. — To Tony Gehrig, a former Fargo city commissioner, North Dakota’s Measure 4 property tax reform proposal eliminates an unfair tax structure and stimulates growth in the state….
Members of the North Dakota Legislature listen as Secretary of State Michael Howe speaks on efforts to improve access to voting on tribal reservations at a Tribal and State Relations Committee at Prairie Knights Casino on Oct. 9, 2024. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)FORT YATES, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office addressed…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is the federal agency charged with enforcing nursing home regulations. (Photo by Getty Images; logo courtesy of CMS)(Clark Kauffman – North Dakota Monitor) The state of Iowa, where nursing homes have compiled one of the nation’s worst records for staffing-level violations, has joined 19 other states in suing the Biden administration to block…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Look and see if you identify this man. He is wanted by Moorhead Police for pulling a knife on workers at a massage business in the 100 block of 7th Street South around 10 this morning. The workers escaped and were not harmed. The suspect is described as a lighter-skinned man of unknown height with an…
