North Dakota News

Pet Connection: Meet Bebop

FARGO — Walking a mile in someone’s shoes is usually not as easy as you’d think, it’s even harder if you’re trying to walk in the footsteps of Bebop the shepherd cross. That’s because she has a congenital condition called cerebellar hypoplasia, which gives her a bit of a wiggle in her walk. It sounds daunting, but what it means…

Watch: Black bear sighted in north Fargo neighborhood

FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo police have moved away from the area where a small black bear climbed onto an evergreen tree in the yard of a home in the Woodcrest neighborhood. Police cleared the area following the advice of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. “After consulting with a wildlife biologist from North Dakota Game and Fish, the FPD…

AARP Schedules Events in North Dakota for Fraud Prevention Month

One will be a cybercrime seminar in Fargo, while the other will be a document-shredding opportunity in West Fargo.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – You may be used to hearing stories about attempted scams or cold-calling fraudsters and thinking, “Who would fall for that?” Well, by the AARP’s tabulations – over 2,500 folks filed reports in just the first three quarters of 2025, with a total monetary loss of $14.3 million dollars. AARP North Dakota director Josh Askvig says that…

NDSU Student with NASA Experience Discusses Artemis II Mission

Senior Emily Mikhail spent the past summer working at the NASA facility in Langley, which she described as a dream come true, and says that seeing a craft back in outer space is incredibly exciting.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The nation’s eyes have been glued to the progress of the Artemis II mission. One particularly interested person is a senior at NDSU who worked at NASA this past summer. Emily Mikhail was named an Astronaut Scholar for 2025-26 and worked at the NASA facility in Langley, Virginia. Her research primarily focused on lunar landers and…

Great Plains Food Bank receives truck load donation as part of a nationwide effort

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A truckload of 40,000 pounds of food arrived at The Great Plains Food Bank. The donation comes as part of the nationwide effort from America250 and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to support families facing hunger “We believe that we should strive to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. And he taught us…

Making Strides for Girl’s Mental Health: Find Your Kind 5k

FARGO — We’ve come a long way in the past few years when it comes to young girls and mental health and well-being. But one Fargo-based nonprofit thinks we can go the distance, and they want your help. BIO Girls (for Beautiful Inside and Out) is holding it annual “Find your Kind 5k” coming up later this month. Its founder,…

Coca-Cola holds groundbreaking ceremony at site of new facility in West Fargo

Coca-Cola and West Fargo city officials take part in groundbreaking ceremony for new Coca-Cola distribution plant in West Fargo. 4/8/26.WEST FARGO — Coca-Cola High Country held a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of their new facility in West Fargo. In March, the company confirmed plans to move from their longtime location in Moorhead to an industrial area on Third Avenue Northwest…

Veterans Honor Flight adds a fifth flight in 2026, will depart Grand Forks in November

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota announces a fifth flight in 2026. The flight will depart from Grand Forks International Airport in November and head to Washington, D.C. The organization says that means even more of our region’s veterans will have the opportunity to visit D.C. at no cost, to visit the memorials built in…

Gov. Armstrong directs larger agencies to look at making budget cuts

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong tells state agencies that there is a balance problem in the state budget. He says twenty years of growth in the state has come with twenty years of growth in the state budget and it is unsustainable. He has presented his executive budget guidelines for next biennium. Agencies with general fund budgets of…

North Dakota primary to see 3 contested races for Republicans as Democrats fill all slots

By:Michael Achterling and Mary Steurer BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Three contested Republican statewide races will appear on the North Dakota primary ballot this June alongside a three-candidate contest for the nonpartisan superintendent of public instruction race. Meanwhile, North Dakota Democrats fielded a candidate for every statewide race with the late addition of Mark Nelson, a retired farmer who lives near…