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LIVE: Saying Yeh for Food

FARGO — Downtown’s Rosewild restaurant is saying “Yeh” for food this week. That’s where Food Network and northern valley phenom Molly Yeh’s launching her latest cookbook. It’s a meet and greet and signing, with a dinner featuring recipes from her new book, “Sweet Farm.” The three courses are a collaboration between Yeh and the culinary team at Rosewild. The dessert…

North Dakota to require age verification for pornography sites

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Legislature passed expanded regulations and penalties surrounding pornography and deepfake content during the 2025 session. Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed bills that added age-verification requirements for websites publishing explicit content. He also signed a bill that added civil penalties for the creation and distribution of deepfake, or computer-generated, pornographic material without a…

Federal cuts affect regional food access; more uncertainty to come

Ashley Baker, strategic initiatives coordinator at the Great Plains Food Bank, stocks food in a wellness pantry. (Courtesy of Great Plains Food Bank)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — Proposed cuts to the federal food assistance program are coming at a time when agencies addressing hunger in North Dakota are already facing lost revenue and increased need. “There’s a lot of uncertainty…

North Dakota Historical Society works to fill military collection gaps ahead of new museum

Lori Nohner, research historian for the State Historical Society of North Dakota, looks at a button on a New Hampshire Civil War-era uniform in the museum collections storage area at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck on May 22, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — In the collection of the North Dakota Heritage Center, rows…

Three finalists named for Fargo Fire Chief

The city is hosting an open house event on Wednesday to meet the three men

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Three finalists have been named for the Fargo Fire Chief. They were selected from 15 applicants by a hiring committee. The finalists are Fargo Fire Division Chiefs Tim Binfet and Craig Nelson, and Grand Forks Fire Chief Gary Lorenz. Binfet is a 26-year veteran of the Fargo Fire Department. Lorenz has been Grand Forks Fire Chief…

Garage damaged by fire in Lidgerwood

LIDGERWOOD, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – No one was injured when a garage caught fire in Lidgerwood, North Dakota Sunday evening. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says the attached garage caught fire just after 6 p.m. Everyone inside the home was able to get out safely. The Lidgerwood fire department was able to keep the flames from spreading to the house. The…

UPDATE: Police identify deceased man found near river

UPDATE: Fargo Police have identified the deceased man found by a fisherman in Oak Grove Park as 28-year-old Aaron Brook Hadley. Hadley had no permanent address. The police are working with the Cass County Coroner’s Office and Medical Examiner to determine a cause of death, and it remains under investigation. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An unresponsive man is found by…