North Dakota News

Republicans keep Lefor, Hogue as leaders for 2025 legislative session

Republicans Rep. Mike Lefor, left, and Sen. David Hogue have been reelected as majority leaders for the 2025 legislative session. (Photos provided by North Dakota Legislative Assembly)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) House Majority Leader Mike Lefor and Senate Majority Leader David Hogue will maintain their leadership roles for the upcoming North Dakota legislative session. Lefor, of Dickinson, and Hogue, of…

Gov. Burgum Releases Housing Recommendations

The governor addressed a crowd in Bismarck, outlining proposals that would be added to his upcoming budget.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Governor Doug Burgum is aware that housing is becoming an issue within the state of North Dakota. At a news conference in Bismarck on November 12th, he unveiled a set of recommendations, gathered into 6 separate categories, that he believes will tackle the issue head-on. These recommendations were compiled by the North Dakota Housing Initiative Advisory…

Anti-Chicken Ordinance Remains on Mapleton Books for Time Being

A 16-year-old brought a presentation to the city council meeting in an effort to get the rule changed, but was rebuffed on his first attempt.

MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR) — McCoy Ferguson’s noble attempt to change the rules in his hometown to allow people to own chickens for personal use fell short at Mapleton’s November city council meeting. The council commended Ferguson on his presentation and took the matter seriously, debating its relative merits for a good 10-15 minutes. In the end, though, they determined that…

Founder of Epic Companies, wife, file for divorce

Former Epic Companies CEO and Founder Todd BerningHILLSBORO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The former CEO and founder of Epic Companies and his wife of 15 years are getting divorced. A marital termination agreement in Traill County says Todd Berning will retain a condominium in Minot while Carolyn Berning will keep their marital home in West Fargo. The filing says irreconcilable differences…

Community Leaders Discuss Finding Solutions To End Homelessness

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The conference entitled “The Pulse of Homelessness” was sponsored by the Fargo-Moorhead-West Fargo Chamber of Commerce. Panelists discussed how the community has been addressing homelessness and the next steps that need to be taken. “No community in the nation has been able to decrease the number of people experiencing homelessness through criminalizing homelessness as their only…

Sheriff identifies victim in hunting-related shooting near Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities have identified the man who was shot by a stray bullet from someone within his deer hunting party Saturday morning northeast of Moorhead. Thirty-four-year-old Jace Srur, of Dilworth, suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The injury was considered life-threatening and non-survivable. Deputies and a state trooper responded to the scene shortly before 8 a.m….

North Dakota honors service of veterans at home and abroad

Brig. Gen. Mitchell Johnson, right, adjutant general of the North Dakota National Guard, views the All Veterans Memorial on Nov. 11, 2024, after a Veterans Day ceremony in Bismarck. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota federal and state leaders marked Veterans Day by highlighting the service and sacrifice of the state’s military. Brig. Gen. Mitchell Johnson, adjutant general…