A voter fills out a ballot at the Hillside Aquatic Complex in Bismarck on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Ballot measures to amend the North Dakota Constitution could have a steeper climb in the future. Members of the House Government and Veteran Affairs Committee held a public hearing on House Concurrent Resolution 3003 Thursday that…
BINFORD, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The FBI is now investigating a report of water contamination in eastern North Dakota and one person is in custody. On Wednesday, the Griggs County Commission notified residents of Binford the city’s water may be contaminated and told them not to drink, cook with, or bathe in it until it’s found to be safe. The State…
BISMARCK — The American Cancer Society is asking North Dakota State lawmakers to pass legislation that would require insurance companies to cover diagnostic testing for people who need it when doctors find something they suspect is breast cancer on their mammograms. The region’s ACS representatives, including health care providers, made their pitch to state lawmakers at a lobbying session in…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police say they arrested 49-year-old Cedric Elder of West Fargo last Sunday after threatening people with a gun. They were called to the 500 block of North Broadway around 2:30 a.m. They were told by witnesses that Elder first pulled a knife on employees of a business. An employee pulled his own knife in self-defense….
FARGO — You might have sticker shock the next time you’re in the egg section of your local grocery store. Area grocery stores currently have egg prices at around $6 per dozen. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the biggest cause for the rise in egg prices is due to the avian influenza outbreaks that have been causing many producers to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR UPDATE 4:45 P.M.) — Red River Valley Bomb squad has determined that a suspicious package found in south Fargo was not an explosive. Police say the area is now back open to the public. **ORIGINAL STORY BELOW** Fargo Police are asking the public to avoid the area of 25th Street South and 9th Avenue South due to…
WARREN, Minn. (KVRR) — A fire Monday night at the Landmark Apartments in Warren, Minnesota has left a tenant dead. Marshall County Sheriff’s Office says firefighters entered the apartment around 9:50 p.m. and the kitchen was on fire. They say the tenant had come home and put groceries on the counter and range top, and the range top was on….
FARGO (KVRR) – The owner of a south Fargo apartment building where fire broke out late Wednesday says believes the fire was intentionally set, and now police are investigating. Shortly after 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters were called to a blaze on the second floor at 1444 32nd St. S. “Well last night somebody broke into the 208 apartment and then…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – A bill to reinstate part of North Dakota’s “Blue Law” has been soundly rejected by the House. The measure introduced by Bismarck Republican Representative Matthew Heilman would prohibit most stores from being open between the hours of 6 am and noon Sundays. There would be exemptions for certain businesses, such as gas stations and drug…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Police arrest a West Fargo man for reckless endangerment after he admitted to firing shots into the air in south Fargo. 53-year-old Eric Jensen was found in the 1600 block of 34th Street South around 8:10 p.m. after a report of gunshots. Jensen told police that a man who was staying with him stole his vehicle…
