DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) –Attorneys for Sen. Nicole Mitchell have filed a motion to dismiss an added charge of possession of burglary tools following an incident in Detroit Lakes in April 2024. That is when Mitchell is accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home to steal some personal items from her late father. The Democrat from Woodbury has pleaded not…
Izak SchermerhornFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) – A man is in custody and another is dead after what sheriff’s officials are calling a drunk driving crash in lakes country Memorial Day. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s office says dispatch got a call about the crash late Tuesday at about 10:45 PM near the intersection of 370th Street and 640th Avenue. When…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commissioners vote to advance the plans for using the 1/4 cent sales tax for public safety by a vote of 4-1, even though dozens of firefighters are not on board. When Commissioner Michelle Turnberg asked the nearly two dozen firefighters in attendance how many were happy with the proposal, no one raised their hand….
HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — The Horace community jumps into action when they suspect a child went missing. Cass County Sheriff’s Office says shortly before 5 this evening, they were told about a potentially missing child near the river in Horace. His bike and a fishing pole was seen near the riverbank so fears grew that he may have went into…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Federal cuts to food programs are leaving food pantries like Great Plains Food Bank in Fargo uncertain about future funding. Earlier this year, Great Plains announced it had lost about $1.3 million in funding and food. The food bank then shifted avenues on where they received fresh produce and meat. But the wait for the vote…
BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality has reported a produced water spill in Williams County on Monday, May 26. Produced water is a by-product of oil and gas production. According to the NDDEQ, the spill originated from a pipeline failure. Continental Resources, Inc. notified NDDEQ about the spill. They estimate 73,000 barrels of produced water was…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — This week marks the unofficial start of summer travel and the start where traffic fatalities tend to rise. But according to the North Dakota Department of Transportation, those numbers have been at its lowest in over 24 years. “A large drop from one hundred and six fatalities the year before in 2023. Like I said, the…
X/@margomartinWASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump is set to pardon reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, the couple famous for “Chrisley Knows Best,” which followed their tightly knit family and extravagant lifestyle. A jury in 2022 found them guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans. The Chrisleys were…
State Rep. Kelby Timmons. (Photo provided by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A former North Dakota legislator will take over the seat of Rep. Jeremy Olson, who resigned abruptly after the 2025 session amid a harassment complaint. The District 26 Republicans on Saturday picked Kelby Timmons of Watford City to replace Olson. Timmons served with…
North Dakota Ethics Commission Chair Dave Anderson listens during a commission meeting on Oct. 23, 2024, in Bismarck. The commission paid tribute to him May 27, 2025, a day after his death. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Ethics Commission Chair Dave Anderson died Monday at age 69, the commission announced at a Tuesday afternoon meeting. Anderson,…
