West Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) — Just after 8 A.M. Tuesday, the North Dakota Highway Patrol responded to a four-vehicle crash on eastbound I-94. Just before the multi-vehicle crash a separate crash had occured resulting in slow-to-stopped traffic. A Toyota Tundera, Ford Explorer, and Chevy Impala came to a stop due to the traffic, before the driver of a Ford Fusion…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Three pharmaceutical groups have sued North Dakota in federal court over a new law that aims to stop pharmaceutical companies from limiting hospitals’ access to discount drugs. The law, House Bill 1473, makes it a class B misdemeanor for manufacturers to adopt policies that “deny, restrict, prohibit, or otherwise interfere” with pharmacies’ ability to obtain…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Fargo-Moorhead’s first arcade and brewery is closing its doors. In a social media post, Pixeled Brewing Co. co-owner Nick Hill wrote that “I powered down my games for the last time and we will be closing permanently.” The business on 1100 NP Avenue in Fargo opened in 2018 and gave people a chance to play the arcade…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man charged with the murder of 49-year-old Anthony Kiehl last year has instead been found guilty of manslaughter by a jury. The trial for 46-year-old Donald Bartlette started last Tuesday in Grand Forks and the verdict was read this afternoon. It was last October when Bartlette claimed Kiehl came at him with…
ARGUSVILLE, N.D. (KVRR) — Several area residents and rescue agencies jumped into the Sheyenne River late Sunday evening to help a horse that became stuck in the mud. “More than likely he slipped. He has one eye, so he might have fell in. But it was just kind of an isolated, freak incident. I mean, it could happen out here…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Cass County Commissioner Joel Vettel says several people have asked him to consider a run for mayor of Fargo, and he’s thinking about the race. He doesn’t have a firm timetable for making a decision, but says it would likely be fairly soon. Vettel spent 17 years with Fargo Police and is now with Sanford Health….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s a done deal in Grand Forks. Representatives from Agristo, a Belgium based potato company, and city officials have signed a development agreement. Agristo is expected to break ground on their first North American facility on the north side of Grand Forks later this year and begin construction in 2026. Production at the $450 million…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota won’t see any charter schools open this year, but state education officials are busy behind the scenes laying the groundwork for next year. Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 2241 during the 2025 session that authorized public charter schools in North Dakota, leaving South Dakota, Nebraska and Vermont as the only states without a…
Americans line up to shake the hands of their Canadian neighbors on the U.S.-Canada border at the International Peace Garden on Aug. 9, 2025. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Border crossings for personal vehicles into North Dakota from Canada were down about 30% for the first half of this year compared to 2024 —…
Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) — With an open election for mayor in Fargo, the race is starting to heat up to replace Dr. Tim Mahoney, and one young candidate is throwing his hat into the ring. Jake Coulter is a 20-year-old Army National Guardsman who is looking to bring big changes to the city. Among his proposals are raising the ticket…
