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Valley City voters approve a $46 million bond referendum to build new school

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — The referendum passed with over 62% of the vote on Tuesday. They plan to build a new school connected to Jefferson Elementary to create a combined K-12 school. They will close and sell the District Office and Washington Elementary, and demolish the 1919 school building. There are also plans for other renovations and a new…

LIVE: Men’s Mental Health Month

FARGO — June is Men’s Mental Health Month, and there are some special challenges the men in your life are up against when it comes to spotting trouble signs. On average, experts say men often display more reluctance than women to speak up about the need for mental health care, which means they’re more unlikely to go undiagnosed. Mental health…

A.G. rules Armstrong’s line-item veto will stand, no special session needed

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Attorney General Drew Wrigley rules that Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s line-item veto of a Senate bill will stand. That means no special session will be needed to fix the matter. The problem started when Armstrong vetoed $150,000 for a Native American-focused organization to fund a homelessness liaison position. But the veto also unintentionally crossed out a $35…

LIVE: Wet and Wild with River Keepers

FARGO — Water you waiting for? The weather’s just right to start recreation season on the metro’s biggest waterway. River Keepers is leading group kayak excursions on the Red River starting Wednesday tonight and running through the summer. Wednesday night’s trip is for a group of 20 to tag along with their seasoned kayakers and the animal experts from the…

UPDATE: Two Fargo men arrested during I-29 traffic stop for having explosive device

Gabriel Messmer and Christopher Ringsrud-KnowlesTHOMPSON, N.D. (KVRR) (UPDATE 8:30 PM)  Two Fargo men were arrested after an explosive device was found in their vehicle during a traffic stop for tinted windows. It happened on I-29 near Thompson around 8:40 a.m. North Dakota Highway Patrol says Gabriel Messmer was driving and arrested for possessing an explosive device. His passenger, Christopher Ringsrud-Knowles,…

St. Michael man sentenced to federal prison for fatal drunk driving crash in 2022

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A St. Michael, North Dakota man is sentenced to over five years in federal prison for involuntary manslaughter. 46-year-old Ryan Guy was sentenced by District Judge Peter Welte in Fargo. In February 2022, Guy was behind the wheel when he rolled his vehicle on Spirit Lake Reservation, killing a passenger. Guy’s blood alcohol content was 0.164,…

Catholic employers can’t be forced to provide gender-affirming care, federal judge in ND rules

The Quentin Burdick federal courthouse in Fargo, North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cannot force a group of Catholic employers to administer or pay for gender-affirming medical care. The case concerns two rules…

Low-carbon jet fuel company foresees huge investment in western North Dakota

Chris Ryan, right, president and chief operating officer of renewable fuels company Gevo, speaks June 10, 2025, in West Fargo, N.D., at the Midwest Ag Summit. At left is Greg Lardy, vice president for agriculture at North Dakota State University. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)WEST FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — The demand for jet fuel is going up. The demand for…