Theodor Jensen looks through his new fishing equipment with pro fisherman Spencer Deutz. 6/19/26.FARGO — An area youth who had their fishing pole stolen got a surprise from the Fargo Police Department. Theodore Jensen’s fishing pole was recently stolen while he was fishing by the river. His family filed a police report, and investigators decided to pool together their own…
Kelly Leben, Burleigh County sheriff, was chosen Friday as the next member of the North Dakota Ethics Commission on June 19, 2026. (Photo by Mary Steurer/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota leaders on Friday appointed Burleigh County Sheriff Kelly Leben to the North Dakota Ethics Commission. Leben will succeed former chair Cynthia Lindquist, who left…
Benjamin Hayes, back row center, is part of a group photographed Oct. 6, 1883, in front of the historic Stutsman County Courthouse. It’s the only known photograph of Hayes, who was 20 years old at the time and employed as the first chef at the courthouse. (Photo courtesy of the State Historical Society of North Dakota/SHSND 1005-0027)JAMESTOWN, N.D. (North Dakota…
Jade Presents Headquarters in Fargo. (KVRR)FARGO (KQDS-TV) – A series of hearing dates has been set in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the case of Fargo-based Jade Presents. Jade Presents abruptly closed in late May. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, just days after announcing that the business closed. Chapter 11 allows companies to restructure their debts and pay back…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Friends, family members, and about two hundred motorcyclists came together to remember their lost loved one, Staff Sergeant Irvin Ellingson. The homecoming set off seventy miles to Grand Forks. “Well, the plane came in 15 minutes early from Minneapolis, and that set the tone. Irvin wanted to come back to North Dakota. And after 84 years,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — United Way is looking ahead to the future from 2027 to 2030. The organization has recently hired Dr. Jeff Schatz, Strategic Planning Consultant at Schatz & Associates The plan is to ask community members what the United Way is getting right and where there’s more work to do. Local non-profit agencies, civic leaders, and mayors have…
Dickinson State University President Scott Molander and NDSU President Marshall Stewart sign a partnership agreement between the universities nursing programs. 6/18/26.FARGO (KVRR) — North Dakota State University is teaming up with a western North Dakota university to help nursing students further their training. Graduates of Dickinson State University’s nursing program will now be able to get advanced practice nursing education…
JUSTIN WILSON/WILKIN COUNTY JAILGRANT COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — An Elbow Lake man is charged for first degree sexual conduct and second degree criminal sexual conduct. Justin Wilson, 37, was arrested at his home Wednesday afternoon by Grant County investigators. His place was also searched for additional information related to the investigation. Wilson is in the Wilkin County Jail. Categories: Crime,…
Aerial view of the July 5, 2024, derailment in Foster County, N.D. (Photo provided by Foster County Emergency Management via NTSB)BORDULAC, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A new report on a fiery train derailment in North Dakota points to deteriorating culverts below the tracks and poor-quality inspections by the railroad operator. The July 2024 derailment of a Canadian Pacific Kansas…
FARGO — She has an unusual name for a little girl, and at six months old, Bilmuri (pronounced “Bill Murray” just like the universally-adored actor) the boxer puppy is already a celebrity in our eyes. She came to 4 Luv of Dog rescue by way of the Moorhead pound, significantly underweight and with no humans around to care for her….
