GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Walsh County Sheriff Ron Jurgens says the county will use the sales tax that passed during a special election in May for a new jail. Voters approved a three quarter percent sales tax but rejected a 20 mill property tax increase. Both needed to pass for the project to move forward, but Walsh County Commission voted…
(UPDATE 4:48 PM) — Fargo Police determined the call was made from Moorhead. They arrested 57-year-old Jerome Lampley for Terrorizing and was taken to the Clay County Jail. (UPDATE 1:02 PM) — Statement from Essentia Health-Fargo: The lockdown at Essentia Health-Fargo has been lifted as of noon today. All services and patient care have resumed normal operations. This morning,…
Legislators attending a Redistricting Committee meeting Dec. 13, 2023, look at maps of different proposals. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Two North Dakota tribes and a group of tribal citizens have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to keep North Dakota’s district map in place while it considers whether to review a voting discrimination lawsuit…
The William L. Guy Federal Building pictured on July 15, 2025, in Bismarck. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota attorneys and judicial officials say a lack of funding for a key federal program could harm federal defendants’ ability to get quality representation. The U.S. Constitution protects criminal defendants’ right to an attorney. When federal defendants…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — An 18-year-old Grand Forks man is arrested for simple assault – domestic violence after an incident at a home and a chase with police. Around 6:45 p.m., officers determined they had probable cause to arrest Edward Lassonde and tracked him down to a home in the 1300 block of 8th Avenue North. Lassonde was outside…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There’s some good news for a local group that works to fight hunger. Sparklight presented a $5,000 check to West Fargo Eats. The partnership between Lutheran Church of the Cross, Gate City Bank, YWCA Cass Clay, and Great Plains Food Bank offers a unique shopping and drive-thru style experience for clients. The director says the…
Annual Corn Feed, August 2023MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Concordia College is switching it up when the school year begins. The traditional corn feed is going away and will be transformed into a new event called “Cobber Fest.” One of the reasons behind the change is that many students aren’t back in time for the corn feed. “Cobber Fest” will take…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — The state has begun calling witnesses in the trial of state Senator Nicole Mitchell, arguing whether or not Mitchell committed an act of burglary. “When the judge instructs you on the law at the end of this case, you’ll learn that any why won’t amount to a legal excuse. That is because no amount of…
US Border Patrol Grand Forks Sector/FacebookPEMBINA, N.D. (KVRR) — U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks Sector has arrested four people and seized their vehicle after what they call a “vehicle incursion” near Pembina, North Dakota. The agents along with Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Air and Marine Operations, and local law enforcement agencies responded to the incident last Wednesday, July 9. Northeast Regional…
Vance BoelterMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury indicted a Minnesota man Tuesday on charges that he fatally shot a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounded a state senator and his wife while he was allegedly disguised as a police officer. The indictment handed up lists murder, stalking and firearms charges against Vance Boelter. The murder…
