Katie Ralston Howe, director of workforce development for the North Dakota Department of Commerce, delivers remarks Aug. 21, 2024, during a Global Talent Summit at the Heritage Center. A bill in the North Dakota Legislature would eliminate the Office of Legal Immigration, which was established two years ago. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — Rep. Nico…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The popular Mexican restaurant, Mango’s, has officially re-opened its doors after a move to Moorhead. Last July, a fire broke out at Mango’s Mexican and American Grill in the 2900 block of Main Avenue in Fargo. Fire officials say grease caught fire in the kitchen and extended into the exhaust-ductwork to the roof, causing nearly half…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A life-size replica of the Shroud of Turin is scheduled to be on public display in August at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fargo. The touring exhibit, “The Man of The Shroud,” will present 60 information panels detailing the history and science of the Shroud. It is believed to bear the image of a man who was…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota lawmakers heard testimony on Monday in support of a bill that would give free school lunches to all students in the state. HB 1553 would take money from the Legacy Fund and use the funding to provide the free meals. Breakfast and lunch for the students would be included. It also ends stipulations on how…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — On Wednesday, school administrators with Coach Pat Johnson to inform him that an internal investigation was being opened based on concerns made by student-athletes from the West Fargo United girls hockey team. Johnson then submitted his letter of resignation from both his hockey and softball coaching positions. Johnson began his teaching career in 1991, leading the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota lawmakers heard testimony on a bill aimed at removing media people might find obscene from public libraries and school districts. SB 2307 requires material deemed harmful to minors to be put in a place where they cannot access it. Any person found responsible for willfully displaying such material would be guilty of a class…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo Police officer Andrew Dotas is back on the force. Dotas and two other officers were ambushed by a gunman on 25th Street South in July 2023. Officer Tyler Hawes and bystander Karlee Koswick were also wounded. Hawes returned to the force last week. Officer Jake Wallin was killed in the ambush. Dotas credits firefighters, who…
FARGO – In every show, we take a moment to remind you of the critical human blood bank shortages in our region. Now, there’s a new kind of blood need emerging, and you and your furry family members can help. The Red River Animal Emergency Hospital is starting a blood bank for dogs and cats. And to do it, they…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Horace, North Dakota teen changes her plea for causing a crash that injured three other teenage girls last summer. 18-year-old McKenzie Moser entered an Alford plea to criminal vehicular injury. That means she acknowledged that that there would be enough evidence to convict her. A trial set to start Tuesday has now been canceled and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A former North Dakota state senator convicted of a child sex crime will be sentenced on March 26. Ray Holmberg, once one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers, pleaded guilty in August to one count of traveling abroad with the intent to have sex with adolescents under age 18. Holmberg’s sentencing hearing will take…
