North Dakota News

Cory Steiner Feels Honored To Receive The Position of Fargo Public Schools Superintendent

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — After the school board used a new points-based voting method, Steiner was unanimously chosen by all nine board members. “I am overwhelmed especially from the many messages I’ve got of gratitude and thanks. And I’m honored to be considered for such an important position and such a wonderful community and a wonderful school district. It’s bittersweet…

LIVE: A Seven-Planet Sight to See

FARGO — There’s just something magical about the number seven. Lucky number seven, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, the seven seas, the seven wonders of the world. And tonight, you can see a really special group of sevens take their places in the night sky. It’s a rare glimpse of all of the seven other planets of our solar…

Working with FAA expands North Dakota commercial drone prospects

Collin Newberry, operations manager, at the Northern Plains UAS Test Site, prepares a commercial drone for launching during test procedures on the Vantis system. (Photo by Kacy Meinecke, courtesy of Northern Plains UAS Test Site)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — A freshly approved $11 million legislative appropriation to integrate North Dakota’s unmanned aerial system into Federal Aviation Administration airspace…

Leonard Peltier remains defiant, maintaining innocence and vowing continued activism

BELCOURT, N.D. (AP) – More than 50 years after a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation landed him in federal prison, Leonard Peltier remains defiant. He maintains his innocence in the deaths of two FBI agents in 1975 and sees his newfound freedom — the result of a commutation from former President Joe Biden — as the beginning of…

Media petition North Dakota Supreme Court for expanded access to Greenpeace trial

Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrate outside of the North Dakota Capitol in August 2016. A trial brought by pipeline developer Energy Transfer against Greenpeace is underway in Mandan. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A coalition of media organizations, including the North Dakota Monitor, petitioned the state Supreme Court Thursday seeking expanded access…

4 North Dakota college presidents awarded raises as UND research status rises

University of North Dakota President Andy Armacost, left, and North Dakota State University President David Cook. (Photos provided by North Dakota University System)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota University System gave four college presidents raises Thursday, in part because of the University of North Dakota’s rise to top-tier status for research institutions. The State Board of Higher…

Northern Cass Superintendent Steiner chosen to lead Fargo Public schools

FARGO (KVRR) – The Fargo School Board has voted unanimously to offer the position of superintendent of schools to Dr. Cory Steiner. Steiner has accepted the position pending the negotiation of a written contract. Steiner is currently the Superintendent of Northern -Cass Public Schools. Steiner will succeed Dr. Rupak Gandhi, who resigned effective June 30, 2025. Gandhi has served in…

Two semis involved in fiery crash in Fargo

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Multiple crews and agencies responded to a fiery crash involving two semis on Interstate 29 in Fargo Friday morning. The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes under the 19th Avenue N. overpass. The Highway Patrol says one semi was merging onto the interstate after being stopped on the shoulder when it was rear-ended by…

Federal prosecutor who handled numerous high-profile drug cases to retire

(FARGO) – A longtime federal drug prosecutor from Fargo says he’s decided to accept an early buyout and retire from the Justice Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Myers has been a North Dakota BCI agent and a prosecutor at the state and federal levels for nearly 28 years. Myers has prosecuted thousands of people, including cases involving an international fentanyl…