North Dakota News

Community input meeting set for Tuesday to discuss Fargo parks, green spaces

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Park District and Fargo Neighborhood Coalition will hold a community input meeting on Tuesday. People will have the opportunity to participate in a community input activity and share their ideas and priorities regarding the future of Fargo’s parks and green spaces. The meeting will be held in the Oak Room at Fargo Cass Public Health….

Shamrock Shake Donation Hits $160,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Lovers of Shamrock Shakes have a new reason to celebrate McDonald’s annual tradition. Twenty-five cents from each shake sold between February 10 and March 23 is being donated. The total is a whopping $160,000. The money is going to the nine Ronald McDonald House Charities in North Dakota and Minnesota. It was raised by McDonald’s North…

Man Charged With Terrorizing After Gun Fires During Fight With Boyfriend

FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man is facing domestic violence charges after allegedly firing a handgun during an argument with his boyfriend. A Fargo Police report says 33-year-old Larry Smith-Redman and his boyfriend got into an argument while moving furniture around 2 a.m. Sunday. During the argument, police say Smith-Redman pointed a gun at his boyfriend. The two started wrestling,…

Sex Assault Charges Re-Filed Against Dakota Prairie School District Teacher, Coach and Counselor

LAKOTA, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– Sex assault charges are re-filed against a teacher, coach and counselor in Dakota Prairie School District in Petersburg, North Dakota. Brandon Parsley is charged with sexual assault of a minor, luring minors online and misdemeanor solicitation of a minor over 15. Parsley had first been charged in February 2024, but charges were dropped last June because one…

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins To Visit Fargo, Wheatland & Moorhead On Tuesday

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is coming to North Dakota to hear directly from producers. Rollins will participate in a roundtable discussion at NDSU on Tuesday morning. She was invited by Sen. John Hoeven who serves as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee. Hoeven says they will talk with local agriculture producers, commodity groups, ag researchers…

Man Caught Inside Horace Business Overnight, Faces Burglary And Other Charges

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — A security camera at a business in Horace catches a burglar in the act overnight and the owner calls authorities. Cass County Sheriff’s deputies arrived around 3 a.m. along with a K9 unit from West Fargo and they located and arrested 38-year-old Timothy Lowseth of West Fargo. Following an initial investigation at the business in the…

North Dakota Senate adds funding for local wastewater projects to replace federal cut

About $1.9 million in federal funding was approved for the Fessenden wastewater lagoon but rescinded with the cancellation of FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. (Photo provided by Wells County Emergency Management)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Senate this week added funding to a budget bill to help communities that lost federal grants for infrastructure projects….