North Dakota News

Biker Injured During 9/11 Tribute Run, Highway Patrol Seeks Identity of Trike Motorcycle Operator

RANSOM CO., N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol is seeking a biker that was part of a Nine-Eleven tribute run this afternoon and caused another motorcyclist to crash near Fort Ransom. The driver of a trike motorcycle passed Monte Rodacker of Jamestown with a group of other motorcycles at a high rate of speed. The group suddenly braked on…

Deer Runs Into Motorcycle Causing Serious Injuries To Rider Near Fordville, N.D.

FORDVILLE, N.D. (KVRR) — A motorcycle rider from Inkster, North Dakota has serious injuries after a deer hit his bike. It happened Friday night just before 8 o’clock on Highway 32, about five miles southwest of Fordville. Highway Patrol says after the deer ran into the motorcycle, 69-year-old George Midboe was able to maintain control and come to a stop….

Two 13-Year-Olds Arrested For Social Media Threat Against Ben Franklin Middle School in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Two 13-year-olds have been arrested for a social media threat made towards Ben Franklin Middle School in Fargo. It was reported to police Thursday night. The teens were arrested for terrorizing Friday night. One of the teens had a BB gun concealed when they were arrested. They were also arrested for carrying a concealed weapon. It…

Lil Bitz Pumpkin Patch kicks off the fall season

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – We’re still a week away from the official start of fall, but one local pumpkin patch gave people a chance to enjoy some fall spirit while the summer weather sticks around. Lil Bitz Pumpkin Patch is celebrating their twentieth year of operation. The family run pumpkin patch features a corn maze, games, a petting zoo…

Man who sent Westside Elementary into lockdown allegedly threatened to bring guns and shoot up the school

James Arneson (photo: Cass County jail)WEST FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A man who allegedly made threats towards Westside Elementary in West Fargo has been charged. Court documents say 48-year-old James Arneson was biking by the school around 8 Tuesday morning when his speedometer fell off the bike. Arneson asked a staff member outside to pick it up. She would not, and…

North Dakota judge stops new federal rule on gas flaring

Natural gas is flared from oil and gas facilities at Fort Berthold in August 2021. (Photo provided by Environmental Protection Agency)(North Dakota Monitor) A North Dakota judge’s ruling blocks a federal agency from enforcing new restrictions on natural gas venting and flaring. The preliminary injunction granted Thursday by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor temporarily prevents the Bureau of Land…

‘Gross negligence’: Shortages in USDA food aid for Native Americans blasted in Congress

Warehouse worker Robert Paschal stocks a cooler with fresh produce at the Food Distribution Program at Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Nov. 6, 2018. (Photo by Preston Keres/U.S. Department of Agriculture)WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack apologized to tribal communities this week for delays in shipments and delivery of expired food during a tense congressional hearing…