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Legislation rescinds Biden-era resource management plan in North Dakota

December 12, 2025

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON (KFGO/KVRR) – North Dakota’s congressional delegation is celebrating President Donald Trump’s signing of the Congressional Review Act, legislation that rescinds former President Biden’s resource management plan to close off 45% of potential federal oil and gas acreage. The plan would have closed off leasing of nearly 99% of federal coal acreage in North Dakota. Senators John Hoeven, Kevin Cramer,…

Grand jury indicts Spirit Lake Reservation man for murder and manslaughter

Death of his brother and his missing girlfriend

December 11, 2025

KVRR Staff,

D’Angelo HuntFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A federal grand jury has indicted 26-year-old D’Angelo Hunt of St. Michael, North Dakota, with ten federal felonies including murder and manslaughter. On November 17, Hunt was charged by criminal complaint with second degree murder of his brother, Isaac Hunt. His remains were found last month on Spirit Lake Reservation after going missing in March…

Commissioner Turnberg Makes Claim About Needle Distribution Program in Fargo

The social media post included a graph and a picture of a discarded syringe.

December 11, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Controversy on social media as a city commissioner makes a bold claim about Fargo’s needle distribution program. Commissioner Michelle Turnberg posted on Facebook yesterday, from her official commissioner page, claiming that over the past two years the city has given away almost 1 million needles. She asked, quote, “Where is the money coming from, what is…

Cass And Clay County Sheriffs Share They Work Separately From Ice

Local law enforcement clarify their roles when immigration officials are in the area

December 11, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Across social media, articles and videos of protests against ICE raids are captured on camera. Local law enforcement officials have been tied up in speculations that they are connected to aiding ICE agents. “I think there’s a lot of, kind of, misinformation out there. So when HSI does come into our area, if they come into…

Update: Moorhead man arrested by SWAT after standoff in north Fargo home

December 11, 2025

TJ Nelson, Eric Bolin,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Red River Valley SWAT Team moved in to arrest a Moorhead man during an incident in Fargo. 24-year-old Damon Peterson was arrested for preventing arrest and on a warrant for a parole violation on a previous burglary conviction. It all started around 2:30 this afternoon near the 1500 block of north Broadway. Fargo Police were called…

Pet Connection: Meet Monticello

December 11, 2025

Emily Welker,

FARGO — Monticello is a charming tuxedo kitty who’s got the impeccable manners and built-in formalwear that makes him the perfect companion for all your holiday gatherings and beyond. He came in to Homeward Animal Shelter from the pound, and Homeward’s Heather Klefstad says that’s when they discovered he’s Feline Immunodeficiency Virus-positive, or FIV-positive for short. That means that his…

Firm poised to make first in-state infrastructure investment from North Dakota Legacy Fund

December 11, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Natural gas and other energy infrastructure is pictured in Williams County, North Dakota, in September 2024. A state program aims to invest Legacy Fund dollars into North Dakota infrastructure. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The first investment of North Dakota Legacy Fund dollars into an in-state infrastructure project could be made in…

Remains of North Dakota soldier who died in prison fire in Japan identified

December 11, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Sgt. Irvin Ellingson (Dept. of Veterans Affairs)WASHINGTON (KVRR-KFGO) – The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Irvin Ellingson, a Dahlen, North Dakota native who served during World War II, have been identified. Senator John Hoeven says The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that the remains of Ellingson, 25, were accounted for on June 17, 2025. In the…

UPDATE: woman found dead in a house fire just south of Horace, ND is identified

December 10, 2025

TJ Nelson,

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR 3:20 PM 12/11/25 UPDATE) — The woman who died in a house fire last night south of Horace has been identified as 64-year-old Rebecca Bass. Cass County Sheriff’s Office says the cause of the fire is still under investigation. Shortly before 7 p.m. last night, the homeowner returned home and found it was filled with smoke. Southern…

Fargo Theatre announces plans for updated seating

December 10, 2025

Eric Bolin,

Seating upgrades for the Fargo Theatre are expected to be done by March.FARGO — Fargo Theatre makes a big announcement: the nearly 100-year-old theatre is upgrading its seating. The upgrades start in January and it is the first major restoration project for the theatre’s centennial year in 2026. The seats on the theatre’s first floor were installed in the 1960s,…