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Volunteers take to the phones as campaign for free school meals measure begins

FARGO (KVRR) — Supporters of the ballot measure that would offer free school meals to students gathered to remind people to vote ‘Yes’ this November. Volunteers first heard speakers from Together for School Meals coalition, who organized the event, as well as from the president of the AFL-CIO, who hosted it. President of North Dakota United Nick Archuleta also spoke…

Fargo man tied to burglary and theft of nearly $20,000 in tools from Fargo North High School

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man seen pushing two garbage bins full of tools is arrested for burglary and theft from Fargo North High School. Court documents show 36-year-old Joel Delonais took nail guns, drills, lights, batteries and chargers marked as property of the school. An investigation found two kicked in doors on a shop at Fargo North and…

West Fargo man arrested for daycare bomb threat in December, possible ties to other incidents

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo man has been arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat against a Kindred daycare center last December. Cass County deputies arrested 37-year-old Cody Weathermon on Monday afternoon on two felony counts of terrorizing. Weathermon is accused of contacting Red River Regional Dispatch Center and making the bomb threat. As a precaution, the…

Hornbacher’s Express in south Fargo to close

FARGO (KVRR) – A neighborhood supermarket in south Fargo that’s been in business for decades will close its doors next month. Hornbacher’s Express at 1433 South University Drive is scheduled to close on June 27. One employee said workers were notified about the closure on Monday. He says it was a “total surprise” to many of them. Hornbacher’s is owned…

US Supreme Court sends North Dakota tribal redistricting case back for review

Legislators attending a Redistricting Committee meeting Dec. 13, 2023, look at maps of different proposals. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered an appeals court to reconsider a North Dakota tribal redistricting case under new legal standards set in the high court’s recent Voting Rights Act ruling….

Republican candidate for Public Service Commission calls for moratorium on data center development

HARWOOD, ND – MAY 06, 2026: Construction workers working at the Applied Digital Data Center site in Harwood, N.D.BISMARCK, N.D.(North Dakota Monitor) — Data center development is a growing area of concern in North Dakota and has become an issue in the election for two seats on the Public Service Commission, the agency that regulates energy infrastructure in the state….

Sixth and final defendant sentenced for role in brutal downtown Fargo beating

Sergio GranadosFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The sixth and final defendant involved in a brutal beating in downtown Fargo over two years ago has been sentenced for his role in the crime. Sergio Granados pleaded guilty to being an accomplice to aggravated assault in the April 2024 beating that left two men severely injured. Judge Scott Diamond sentenced Granados to five years…

Man shot in Bemidji Township last week being treated in Fargo, teen suspect arrested

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man shot in Bemidji Township last Friday is being treated in Fargo and the teen suspect is in custody. 18-year-old Ray Tahahawah was identified as the suspect and later located by Red Lake Law Enforcement within Red Lake Nation. He was taken into custody and charges are pending through Beltrami County Attorney’s Office. The name…

Work continues to bring $250 million Space Operations Center to Grand Forks Air Force Base

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The Senate Military Construction Appropriations Committee is hearing about work to advance funding for a Space Operations Center at Grand Forks Air Force Base. U.S. Space Force has proposed a $250 million facility which could bring hundreds of Guardians to the base in addition to three other locations. Sen. John Hoeven reviewed the president’s request with…