North Dakota News

Horace Man Accidentally Discharges Firearm, Injures Self

The man was able to administer first aid to himself while waiting for first responders.

HORACE, N.D. – The Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call coming from Horace at about 10:15 on the evening of November 29 regarding a man who had fired a gun and suffered an injury. Through an initial investigation, deputies learned the incident was caused by an unintentional discharge of a handgun, and the bullet struck the individual who…

Fatal Accident in Burleigh County

The driver of the vehicle was killed when he drove off the roadway and rolled the car.

near WING, N.D. – One man is dead after a single vehicle crash in Burleigh county in the evening on Thanksgiving. The North Dakota highway patrol says that a 2018 GMC Acadia was traveling southbound on Burleigh County Road 249th St. NE, south of Wing, at an unknown speed. The vehicle ran off the roadway into the west ditch, ramped…

Fargo City Commissioner Gains New Federal Role

John Strand will be the vice chair of a committee at the federal level.

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo City Commissioner John Strand has picked up an additional title. Strand has been appointed as Vice Chair of the National League of Cities 2025 Human Development Federal Advocacy Committee. He was a committee member the past two years and has now received this bump in stature. The NLC works on many issues, including workforce development, children…

Court case in North Dakota calls federal environmental review regime into question

Construction workers specializing in pipe-laying work on a section of pipeline on July 25, 2013, outside Watford City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A lawsuit before a North Dakota federal district court could upend nearly five decades of environmental regulations affecting infrastructure projects. The Council on Environmental Quality was created through an executive order by…

Salvation Army Gives Free Meals Day Before Thanksgiving

The organization says they dished out between 200 and 225 meals to those in need.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Around a time of such abundance – the Salvation Army is acutely aware of those who have too little. That’s why they always make the day before Thanksgiving a point of emphasis when it comes to feeding the less fortunate. “That’s really our goal,” said Major Abe Tamayo. “To meet the whole of the person, give…

Fargo Public Schools Asks for Community Input

The five-minute survey closes on December 5.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Officials with Fargo Public Schools are looking for community feedback regarding a potential massive bond referendum. The cost of the proposed bond would be $350 million to pay for improvements outlined in a long-range facilities plan. That plan was developed over the course of the 2023-24 school year and was approved by the school board back…

Man rescued from grain bin near Mooreton

MOORETON, N.D. (KVRR) – Multiple agencies helped rescue an employee of a southeast North Dakota grain elevator who got stuck in a bin Friday afternoon. Rescue crews responded to Minn-Kota Ag Products west of Mooreton and found the employee trapped up to his shoulders near the door. The man was pulled from the bin. Mooreton assistant fire chief Joseph Pikarski…

Armstrong names North Dakota Highway Patrol superintendent

Incoming ND Patrol Colonel Daniel HaugenBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Gov.-Elect Kelly Armstrong has appointed Daniel Haugen as head of the North Dakota Highway Patrol. Haugen will replace colonel Brandon Solberg, who’s retiring Nov. 30 after nearly 6 1/2 years as patrol superintendent. Haugen has been with the patrol for 24 years. He’s been field commander for the agency’s southwest region…