WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Following the 2023 defeat of a $147 million referendum, voters in the West Fargo Public Schools district are voting again. Fourteen polling sites are open until 7 p.m. and there are three questions on the ballot. The first includes nearly $100 million for projects needed with the next five years including the completion of Heritage…
UPDATE (02/20/25) Crash victim has been identified as 62-year-old Kenneth Drewlow of Fargo. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man was killed around 5:30 a.m. when he lost control of his commercial truck on I-94 west of Fargo. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the westbound truck left the interstate and went into the median near Buffalo. The truck overturned and…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong signed an executive order on Monday starting a 30-day waiver for the hours of service requirement for commercial drivers transporting propane and other petroleum products. The order says the reason for the waiver is due to the recent cold weather the state has been experiencing. A release from the governor’s office says…
Kambree Draper of Bismarck speaks during a legislative committee hearing on high school sports eligibility on Feb. 11, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Parents of North Dakota high school athletes described how they had to let school administrators walk through the home they had just moved into, as well as the home they had moved…
Sen. Jeff Magrum, R-Hazelton, talks to landowners Jan. 30, 2025, at the Capitol. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Sen. Jeff Magrum has not had much success backing bills that seek to protect landowner rights and curb the use of eminent domain and the development of carbon pipelines. But Magrum, a Republican from Hazelton, got strong backing…
Rep. SuAnn Olson, R-Baldwin, speaks during a House floor session on Feb. 14, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Members of the North Dakota House on Friday showed their commitment to pipelines and energy development, voting down six bills that would have taxed or put guard rails on the emerging carbon capture industry. Rep. Jeremy Olson,…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A former North Dakota USDA Agriculture Research Services employee who was let go from the agency after mass layoffs of probationary federal employees by the Trump Administration was devastated to find out they lost their job. The former employee, who does not want to be identified, was notified by email along with around 800 other ARS employees….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A house in Grand Forks has extensive damage after a morning fire. Grand Forks Fire Department responded to the fire at 5227 5th Avenue North shortly before noon. When crews arrived, they found smoke and flames coming from the house and had to fight the fire from both the inside and outside. No one was…
FARGO, N.D. – NDSU junior Bryce Haugeberg was born and raised in West Fargo – and this region fostered his love for all things racing. “I started when I was 8 years old, racing at the fairgrounds in a go-kart,” he said. His dad Wade was also quick to notice this trend. “He really enjoyed it and seemed to be…
WEST FARGO, N.D. – The biggest annual pro wrestling event in the Fargo area brought hard-hitting action Saturday night. Below Zero Wrestling hosted their largest-ever iteration of their flagship show, WinterSlam at the Bulter Machinery Arena on the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in 2024, drawing a crowd of over a thousand people for the first time. So, they figured –…
