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Former Director of North Dakota Fish & Game Arrested for Sexual Misconduct

The charge for 71-year-old Terry Steinwand is gross sexual imposition with a victim under 15.

Terry SteinwandFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The former director of North Dakota Game and Fish has been arrested for sexual misconduct. 71-year-old Terry Steinwand was arrested on a charge of gross sexual imposition with a victim under the age of 15.  The charge is a felony.  A criminal complaint has yet to be filed that would detail the charge. Steinwand was…

Fargo Police Department Looking for Attempted Murder Suspect

The department says the 23-year-old woman viciously assaulted a man, resulting in his hospitalization.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in locating a 23-year-old woman they’re seeking to charge with attempted murder. The department says the assault in question took place on Friday, September 5, at about 5:40 A.M. near the 700 block of College Street North. Officers say when they arrived, they found a man with…

Fargo Man Arrested After YouTuber Tips off Police Regarding Child Sex Materials

The YouTuber has a channel where he attempts to catch child predators.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A Fargo man is in custody at the Cass County Jail after authorities say a YouTuber let them know that the man was in possession of child sex materials. The YouTuber, Jidon Adams, allegedly set up a decoy account posing as an underage female. This account made contact with Jerry Shope, and Adams said the resulting…

Fatal Crash in Emmons County

The 50-year-old driver struck a tree and died at the scene.

HAZELTON, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 50-year-old man from Menoken is dead after a single-vehicle crash on the evening of September 4. The agency says that the man, driving a 2003 Pontiac Montana, failed to make a left turn at the intersection of 1st Avenue Southeast and 61st Street Southeast in Hazelton. The car struck…

“Hazel”: From the Prairie to the Silver Screen

BISMARCK, N.D. — She’s one of the best-known heroines of the North Dakota prairie. And now, a teenager who died saving her younger sisters from a sudden blizzard in 1920 is the subject of a new feature film produced right here in North Dakota. Its writer and director shot the entirety of it near Bismarck. He says while much of…

Farm worker hurt while cleaning bin

WYNDMERE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A farm worker in rural Wyndmere suffered non-life-threatening injuries Thursday when his leg got caught in a bin sweeper. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says its department, Wyndmere Fire Department, and Wyndmere Ambulance responded to a farm where the worker had been cleaning the bin. Wyndmere Ambulance took the worker to a Fargo hospital. His condition…

North Dakota tribal college presidents tighten budgets amid federal funding worries

Twyla Baker, president of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, shares how her school is navigating funding uncertainty under President Donald Trump’s administration during a panel at the Tribal Leaders Summit on Sept. 3, 2025. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Presidents of North Dakota’s tribal colleges say they’re preparing for lean years under President Donald Trump’s…

Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Minnesota and other Democratic states

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is launching Medicaid spending probes in Minnesota and at least five other Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is scouring payments covering health care for immigrants without legal status to ensure there…

VisionBank to be renamed ‘Bravera’

FARGO (KVRR) – VisionBank, which operates three branches in Fargo, is changing its name to Bravera. VisionBank was acquired by Bravera Holdings Corp in March. The name change is effective Oct. 6. The company says Bravera “will maintain the high level of service that VisionBank’s customers have come to expect.” Bravera has 32 locations in North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana….