FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — There is now a fifth candidate for one of two Fargo City Commission seats up for grabs in June. Former Fargo Park Board president Aaron Hill is entering the race. Hill is a licensed real estate agent and he founded Fargo Brewing Company in 2010. The business closed in 2024. His park board term expires in…
FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo’s police chief is defending his department’s investigation into a bank fraud case as city leaders prepare for a potential lawsuit from 50-year-old Angela Lipps, a Tennessee woman who spent nearly six months in jail after being mistakenly identified as a suspect. Police Chief Dave Zibolski said in an interview with KFGO News, the case was reviewed…
(Rusty Halvorson/KFGO News)BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – The Industrial Commission today allocated an additional $100 million to support Bank of North Dakota’s 2026 Farm Financial Stability Loan Program. This brings total support to producers, including the 2026 Grain Inventory Loan Program, to $500 million. “Producers are facing an unusual convergence of challenges, from severe weather last summer to high input costs,…
Oil pumpjacks operate in Williams County in September 2024. A North Dakota agency is ending public notices of oil and gas lease auctions in local newspapers. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota agency responsible for managing state-owned minerals is changing how it keeps the public informed, prompting concerns about a…
Participants discuss current and future issues impacting agriculture and rural communities at a roundtable held by North Dakota News Cooperative with PolicyLink representative Josh Kirchenbaum, seated left from Sabrina Halvorson (NDNC CEO, in orange). Photo Rusty Halvorson.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — North Dakota farmers and ranchers with several generations on the land want people to know that this…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo city leaders gathered before tonight’s city commission meeting in a closed door session with the city attorney to discuss the potential for a lawsuit from Angela Lipps. The 50-year-old Tennessee woman was identified as a suspect in a bank fraud case in Fargo and jailed for nearly six months. Police used facial recognition software and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Voters in Fargo will have their say in June about whether or not to extend the one percent sales tax for infrastructure Fargo’s current sales tax is at 2.25%. That includes 1% for flood control which expires in 2084, 1% for infrastructure which ends in December 2028 and a .25% for public safety which expires in…
STANLEY TOWNSHIP, N.D. (KVRR) – Residents in Stanley Township, North Dakota, are voicing their opposition to a rezoning plan that could put a ready mix concrete plant near farms and houses. The lot in question, near exit 54 off I-29, is currently zoned for commercial use and features the LCM Precision Milling and Turning building. However, the landowner is allegedly…
BURLEIGH CO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Burleigh County judge has allowed Faith Shields another change of attorney, meaning another delay in her trial for felony theft of property. Shields has hired Thomas Dickson to represent her. The Fargo woman’s trial was supposed to begin in January and then April. It is now set to start on June 9. Shields is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo city leaders are preparing for a potential lawsuit from Angela Lipps. The 50-year-old Tennessee woman was mistakenly identified as a suspect in a bank fraud case in Fargo. She was jailed for nearly six months. Police used facial recognition software and the AI system mistakenly flagged Lipps. She says she has lived in north-central Tennessee…
