North Dakota News

Great Plains Harmony Celebrates 75th Anniversary

The group was established on May 23, 1950.

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – One of the area’s oldest vocal groups celebrated a very special anniversary this weekend. Great Plains Harmony hosted two concerts at the Hjemkomst Center to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding. The show is called SING!, and featured multiple guest vocal groups. “It’s a participation activity. It’s something that the guys do for the love…

Fatal T-Bone Crash in Wells County

Authorities say the collision took place at an uncontrolled intersection where both vehicles failed to yield to the other.

WELLS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – Mark Mears, a 47-year-old man from Harvey, has died following a T-bone crash that took place a few miles north of the city. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says that just before 1 A.M. on Friday, October 31, Harvey was driving a Nissan Titan eastbound on 29th Street NE. 23-year-old Ethan Arnold, also of Harvey,…

Sanford Health holds annual Halloween events for their youngest patients

Pediatricians Erica Sauer, CJ Mischel, Sadie Schmidt, and others visits patients in costume to hand out treat for Halloween. 10/31/25.FARGO — Sanford health got into the Halloween spirit today for the kids in their care. This morning, nurses dressed up babies in the NICU for their first Halloween. Several wore work outfits like a UPS driver or postal carrier, while…

Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments

BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown. The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island gave the administration leeway on whether to fund the program partially or in full for November. That…

Roadkill Rescue with Concordia College

MOORHEAD — It might be one of the most morbid sights on our region’s roadways. But now, you can give a happy ending, of sorts, to the region’s roadkill — by bringing it home with you and your family. Concordia College is joining forces with the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum to help build its “Salvage Wildlife” project. With the…

1 named to North Dakota Ethics Commission, other 2 seats still in limbo

Sen. Kathy Hogan, from left, Gov. Kelly Armstrong and Sen. David Hogue hold an Ethics Commission selection committee meeting Sept. 23, 2025, at the Capitol. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — State officials have tapped former Office of Management and Budget Director Pam Sharp to fill one of the three open seats on the North…

North Dakota provides $1.5 million for food, federal aid programs

Interim Health and Human Services Commissioner Pat Traynor discusses how the state is working to fund a federal assistance program for new mothers and young children during the federal government shut down. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota is using $1.5 million in Department of Health and Human Services general fund money to address food…

Churches United Hosts Annual Gourmet Soup Kitchen

The fundraiser is one of the organization's most critical events, especially leading into the cold winter months.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The soup was flowing tonight at the Dakota Medical Foundation, with community chefs contributing unique recipes for a great cause. It was the annual Gourmet Soup Kitchen event put on by Churches United. The Moorhead-based nonprofit is in a much better financial state than they were in 2024, but they still can use all the help…