BARNES COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A woman is arrested after leading law enforcement on a pursuit in Barnes County. North Dakota Highway Patrol says a call came in after 4:30 Tuesday afternoon for a reckless driver. They attempted to pull over the 30-year-old driver from Ekalaka, Montana on I-94 but she fled, hitting speeds of 125 mph. The pursuit continued…
Corn Harvest: A farmer harvests corn near Mapleton, ND at the end of the 2024 growing season. Photo Sabrina Halvorson.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — For farmers across North Dakota, alarm bells are ringing and could get louder following tariffs imposed on Canada and the potential for increased tariffs on China in the coming weeks. On July 31, the…
Chris Elstoft, left, Australia’s diplomat to the Midwest, speaks with Gov. Kelly Armstrong during a visit to Bismarck on Aug. 5, 2025. (Photo provided by the North Dakota Governor’s Office)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota technology could be of interest to producers in Australia, said the country’s Midwest diplomat, who made the first trip here in years to…
Sarah Aker, executive director of medical services for the Department of Health and Human Services, speaks during a meeting of the Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency on July 30, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota is well positioned to deal with changes to the Medicaid program, but the Department of Health and Human Services…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Tokio, North Dakota man is sentenced to 33 years in prison for the 2022 death of a child on Spirit Lake Reservation. Twenty-nine year old Austin Lester previously pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, two counts of child neglect in Indian country and assault of a child with a dangerous weapon. Co-defendant Krissy Hinsley was also…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — United Way’s School Supply Drive is underway and volunteers are at Fargodome filling backpacks with supplies for students. They are packing the last of the 6,500 backpacks to be given away. The backpacks each cost about $25 to fill and this year Corwin Automotive is matching contributions. The school supply drive has provided around 6,000 backpacks…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — After Monday afternoon’s press conference, two city commissioners have called for the dismissal of Police Chief Dave Zibolski. He became defensive with reporters when asked about the delay in releasing information on the Sunday shootings and his whereabouts. KFGO’s Joel Heitkamp invited commissioners and the chief on his morning show. City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn took part…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Police have arrested a person of interest in the murder of 20-year-old Elijah Hughes. On Monday, Jamestown police arrested 20-year-old Caundre Douglas after a foot pursuit. Evidence from the scene connected Douglas to the murder of Hughes. “Douglas was also placed under arrest at that same time for another felony level reckless endangerment incident in the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There are a couple of big training exercises planned for our area on Wednesday. Numerous emergency agencies including Fargo Fire and Police will be training from 8 am to 6 pm at Washington Elementary at 1725 North Broadway in Fargo. Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a large-scale multi agency training session from 11 am…
US Border Patrol Grand Forks SectorGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Eight more illegal aliens have been arrested according to U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks Sector. They say agents assisted ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in the targeting of a criminal illegal alien. The target was convicted of DWI in 2020 and the person was successfully apprehended. One of the eight people…
