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North Dakota removes lawmaker addresses from website in response to shooting

North Dakota lawmakers participate in a Senate floor session on April 25, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota legislative support staff on Saturday wiped legislators’ home addresses from the Legislature’s website in response to the shootings of two lawmakers in Minnesota. John Bjornson, director of Legislative Council, said he made the decision Saturday morning hearing…

North Dakota Republican Party division apparent as new chair elected in split vote

Matthew Simon of rural Bismarck was elected chair of the North Dakota Republican Party on June 14, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor) — A divided North Dakota Republican Party elected a newcomer its new chair Saturday, with a nearly tied vote reflecting a split in the party. Matthew Simon, vice chair for NDGOP District 8 who met…

UPDATE: Investigators identify person of interest in connection to suspicious package left at Cass County Jail

Alonso Carlos LeBaron-Castro, 38. Photo courtesy of Cass County Jail.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)  — A West Fargo man has been arrested after authorities found a suspicious package that resulted in a temporary lockdown of the Cass County Jail. Cass County investigators say Alonso Carlos LeBaron-Castro, 38, of West Fargo is a person of interest in the case. The Cass County Sheriff’s…

Change to short-term rental ordinance in West Fargo tabled, committee started to research the topic

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — City commissioners in West Fargo vote to table the second reading of a new ordinance to restrict who can operate short-term rental properties. It would make primary residences the only ones eligible to be used as short-term rentals, leaving investment properties out of the equation. Commissioners decided to start a committee to look into the…

Correctional officer becomes inmate, accused of smuggling contraband into Grand Forks County Jail

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) –A Grand Forks County Jail correctional officer is accused of smuggling contraband into the jail. After an interview Monday with Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office and North Dakota BCI, Juan Lopez was arrested for delivery of an electronic device to an inmate, and booked into the jail as an inmate. After he was arrested, a search of…

Essentia Health offering walk-in sports physical blitzes in June and July

Essentia HealthFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Essentia Health is already looking ahead to the next sports season and wants to help prepare student athletes. They are planning several walk-in sports physical blitzes in June and July. Blitzes will be held at the Essentia Health-West Fargo Clinic, located at 1401 13th Ave. E., and the Essentia Health-52nd Ave. Clinic, located at 4110 51st Ave….