FARGO (KVRR) – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says a new scam targets family members of people being held in jail. Officials say someone claiming to be a deputy contacted a victim and claimed that their incarcerated family member qualified for the Community Supervision Unit ankle bracelet monitoring program. The scammer requested an electronic payment before participation in the program…
Attorney General Drew Wrigley, center, listens March 24, 2025, to testimony on a bill he supports related to criminal sentences. Law enforcement attended the hearing in support of the bill. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A divisive prison sentencing bill introduced by Attorney General Drew Wrigley’s office failed in the House Thursday after more…
Colby Braun, director of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Heart River Correctional Center on April 2, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The rehabilitation of female inmates in North Dakota took a large step forward Wednesday as state officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the first prison in…
Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, speaks on the Senate floor during debate on a property tax bill on April 3, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Senate unanimously passed a property tax bill Thursday, but adopted major amendments that could set up a conference committee showdown between the House and Senate. Amendments to House Bill…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A North Dakota legislative committee is looking at a resolution written in response to the sentencing of former state senator Ray Holmberg. Originally, HCR 3037 would have created a study on whether state legislators should become mandatory reporters when it comes to child sex abuse, similar to health care workers, teachers, and law enforcement. Mandatory reporters…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The markets took quite the tumble March 3rd, as the three major composite indexes posted their worst single-day losses since 2020. This came on the heels of “Liberation Day,” or what Trump named his two-part tariff rollout. Which was made up in part of a reciprocal tariff program. Some economists take issue with the way these…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Since 2014, Fargo Cass Public Health has provided the community with various resources including the detox center in the Gladys Ray Shelter. But now federal funds for staff are being cut at the end of September. “The funding was primarily for staffing; however, the funding helped across all aspects of the program. We are currently receiving…
FARGO (KFGO) – The mother of a 19-year-old woman who died while in the Rolette County Jail in northern North Dakota has been granted a court judgment with the county and two former correctional officers. Jessica Allen will be paid $2 million. Court documents say In June of 2020, Lacey Higdem was found in the woods. She was hallucinating and…
SPIRIT LAKE, N.D. (KVRR) — Spirit Lake Tribe is taking steps to fill a shortage of police officers on the reservation. Chairwoman Lonna Street says the tribe has established a Memo of Agreement with Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs. They control the police force. It will allow the tribe to recruit officers directly under tribal authority while ensuring…
FARGO — A beefy boy who narrowly escaped a bad ending to his story, Vinny the pit bull came to Pet Connection with the help of his friends at Kritter Krazy Reptile and Exotic Rescue in Bottineau, N.D. They found him at the local pound as a possible euthanasia candidate, and got him out in the nick of time. Once…
