North Dakota News

Pet Connection: Meet Crypt

FARGO — Huskies may have a reputation for being more than a handful, but at just over 50 pounds, little Crypt is about as easy-going as you can get, and pocket-sized for your convenience. His foster mom at 4 Luv of Dog Tracy Kurtz doesn’t have much of a backstory on him before he came into the rescue. But at…

Lawmaker working on free school meals bill ahead of North Dakota special session

FARGO, ND – JAN. 22, 2025: Students eating lunch at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School in Fargo on January 22, 2025. Free school meal advocates in North Dakota are calling on the state legislature to prioritize permanent funding to pay for meals.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers could revisit legislation to provide free school meals to North…

Silver Alert issued for missing man

West Fargo (KVRR) — North Dakotans are under a silver alert this morning after a vulnerable adult disappears from West Fargo. Both the North Dakota Highway Patrol and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation are issing the alert after the West Fargo Police asked for it. The missing man is Zuya Armstrong of West Fargo, North Dakota. He’s an 18 year…

Influenza cases are on the rise in North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Statewide, North Dakota has seen a spike of forty-seven percent of influenza cases since last week, with a majority of those cases reported in Cass County. “We’re seeing a huge influx of respiratory illnesses, especially Influenza A. In the past week, in the Essentia Emergency Department, fifteen percent of the total patients we’ve seen have had…

Former NBA star and U.S. Senate candidate in MN to address ND GOP State Convention

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A former NBA star and current candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota is headed to the North Dakota GOP State Convention. Royce White will speak to delegates during the opening night social on March 27 in Minot. White is a regular guest on the War Room and InfoWars and curator of the “Please, Call Me Crazy”…

North Dakota’s first female chief justice: ‘I certainly hope that I won’t be the last’

Chief Justice Lisa Fair McEvers, the first woman to lead the North Dakota Supreme Court, participates in a formal passing of the gavel ceremony on Jan. 6, 2026. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Supreme Court on Tuesday passed the gavel to a female chief justice for the first time in state…

Over 55,000 homeowners have already applied for Primary Residence Credit Program

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota home owners are being reminded to sign up for the Primary Residence Credit Program sooner rather than later. Established in 2023, and expanded in 2025, the primary residence credit can take up to $1600 off a homeowners property tax bill. The entry portal opened just after midnight on New Year’s Day. Homeowners need to apply…

No charges will be filed against officer in deadly force incident in Grand Forks last month

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A review of an officer-involved shooting in Grand Forks on December 5 finds that Deputy Cameron Bridger’s use of deadly force was reasonable and legally justified. Grand Forks County State’s Attorney Haley Wamstad says no criminal charges will be filed against Bridger. He shot 47-year-old Alice Nesdahl of Larimore, North Dakota during a hostage situation…