FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Senator John Hoeven is pushing for extra funding to redevelop the former Mid-America Steel site in Fargo. The site, located along 2nd St. N and NP Ave. has been empty since the building was torn down in 2021. Due to it being a former industrial site, the city must address environmental conditions before any redevelopment could…
Elkin GomezASHLEY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Attempted murder charges have been filed against a Seattle man who’s accused of shooting McIntosh County Sheriff Steve Delzer in the hand during an exchange of gunfire southwest of Kulm. Twenty-six-year-old Elkin Gomez also faces charges in Lamoure County of felony assault for hitting a McIntosh County deputy in the head with a tire jack….
Senate Minority Leader Kathy Hogan, center, D-Fargo, speaks next to Gov. Kelly Armstrong, left, and Senate Majority Leader David Hogue, R-Minot, during a meeting of the Ethics Commission Selection Committee on May 14, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota leaders on Thursday appointed Mark Western to serve a full, four-year term on…
Jalyssa McLaughlin smiles during the Sitting Bull College graduation ceremony on May 14, 2026. McLaughlin, who graduated with a degree in business administration, delivered the student address. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)FORT YATES, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – New graduates of Sitting Bull College said proposed funding cuts to tribal colleges could mean losing schools where tribal citizens are…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — A motorcycle rider is jailed in Jamestown after fleeing a traffic stop and hitting 115 miles per hour on I-94 before turning and crashing on a gravel road. 30-year-old Auston Peterson of Jamestown was checked out at the hospital and then booked into jail. The chase started when a Jamestown Police officer tried to stop Peterson…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – High school students received the chance today to see if the construction industry might be the right fit for them – or, at least, they got to play around with some real heavy-duty equipment. May 14 was the annual Demo Day at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds. The event is organized by the North Dakota…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — This week has brought a blast of humidity and wind across the region. “We can see the strongest area of that jet stream is over us right now. And as we continue throughout the day today, it stays there. Even giving us a little bit of a break overnight, but as we get into our Friday,…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Minnesota Department of Public Safety is reporting more than 5,400 hands-free cellphone use citations during a statewide enforcement. Nearly 300 law enforcement agencies participated in the distracted driving campaign last month. St. Paul led the metro area with 912 citations while Mankato led outstate Minnesota with 383. Police in St. Cloud stopped a driver…
Courtesy: City of FargoFARGO (KVRR) — ‘Only Rain Down the Drain.’ The City of Fargo has recently launched its public awareness campaign to make residents aware about storm drains. The campaign’s message is to remind residents that storm drains flow directly into local waterways and are not designed to filter trash, chemicals or contaminants. Over the spring and summer months,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A constitutional measure to fund school lunches will appear on the ballot in November across North Dakota. Secretary of State Michael Howe reviewed the petitions submitted to his office in April and accepted nearly 50,000 of the more than 57,000 signatures submitted. The measure needed more than 31,000 signatures to get on the ballot. “Together for…
