Voters check-in and cast ballots during Burleigh County’s first day of early voting for the 2024 election at the Bismarck Event Center on Oct. 24, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) Burleigh County kicked off early in-person voting Thursday with a line of voters snaking out of the Bismarck Event Center. Auditor-Treasurer Mark Splonskowski…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — TSA agents have seen a variety of weapons and other items many people have brought with them to the airport. TSA’s Federal Security Director at Hector International reminds people that bringing these items will slow down processing. “You know the biggest thing is preparations being prepped for the time it’s going to take you to get…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Brewing Company is getting ready to shut down. The company posted to Facebook with the announcement. Part of the post reads, “After 14 years of blood, sweat, and beers, Fargo Brewing Company will bid farewell to the community we’ve loved so much. Our last day of operations will be Wednesday, November 27th.” The brewery is…
From left to right, David White, Martin White, and 57-year-old Mark Watson. MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Police arrest three men for trafficking drugs from the Twin Cities into Moorhead. David White, 45, and Martin White, 54, both of St. Paul, and Mark Watson,57, of Moorhead, are in the Clay County Jail for felony drug charges for possession and distribution. An…
State Board of Higher Education member Kevin Black, left, says he has several edits he wants to make to a tenure review policy after the board approved a report on tenure from a committee led by board member Casey Ryan, right. (Photos provided by North Dakota University System)BISMARCK, N.D. (Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor) The State Board of Higher…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — This is sure to get you in the Christmas spirit. Tickets for the very popular annual Concordia Christmas Concert go on sale next week. The concert series is set for December 6-8 at Memorial Auditorium on Concordia’s campus. In addition to music from around the world, this year’s concerts will feature some Scandinavian carols with new…
Amy ZundelWEST FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The West Fargo Park District has hired City Commissioner Amy Zundel as its new executive director. The park board vote was unanimous. Zundel, who was elected to the commission in June, will replace Barb Erbstoesser who retired after heading the park district for more than 35 years. Initially, there were 58 applicants for the position….
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — The driver of a semi pulling a trailer tried to beat the train but didn’t quite make it east of Mapleton, North Dakota. The BNSF train hit the trailer at an uncontrolled railroad crossing just after 8 this morning. There were no injuries or a derailment and just some property damage. Cass County Sherrif’s Office…
FARGO — Zelda the German Shepherd mix is only six months old, but her life story is already the stuff of legends. She comes to Pet Connection all the way from Bottineau, North Dakota, where she was discovered. A tiny, 8-week-old puppy, she was found cowering in an open, rural area — entirely on her own, with no owner, mother…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Police say a man was arrested in Grand Forks following a domestic disturbance that “quickly escalated into an open residential fire.” Officers were called to the disturbance at about 10:17 p.m. Wednesday. Police say the suspect, James Laducer, was inside the residence when an altercation occurred with a woman. Laducer managed to inflict “serious bodily…
