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Man Charged With Terrorizing After Gun Fires During Fight With Boyfriend

FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man is facing domestic violence charges after allegedly firing a handgun during an argument with his boyfriend. A Fargo Police report says 33-year-old Larry Smith-Redman and his boyfriend got into an argument while moving furniture around 2 a.m. Sunday. During the argument, police say Smith-Redman pointed a gun at his boyfriend. The two started wrestling,…

Sex Assault Charges Re-Filed Against Dakota Prairie School District Teacher, Coach and Counselor

LAKOTA, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– Sex assault charges are re-filed against a teacher, coach and counselor in Dakota Prairie School District in Petersburg, North Dakota. Brandon Parsley is charged with sexual assault of a minor, luring minors online and misdemeanor solicitation of a minor over 15. Parsley had first been charged in February 2024, but charges were dropped last June because one…

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins To Visit Fargo, Wheatland & Moorhead On Tuesday

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is coming to North Dakota to hear directly from producers. Rollins will participate in a roundtable discussion at NDSU on Tuesday morning. She was invited by Sen. John Hoeven who serves as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee. Hoeven says they will talk with local agriculture producers, commodity groups, ag researchers…

Man Caught Inside Horace Business Overnight, Faces Burglary And Other Charges

HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — A security camera at a business in Horace catches a burglar in the act overnight and the owner calls authorities. Cass County Sheriff’s deputies arrived around 3 a.m. along with a K9 unit from West Fargo and they located and arrested 38-year-old Timothy Lowseth of West Fargo. Following an initial investigation at the business in the…

North Dakota Senate adds funding for local wastewater projects to replace federal cut

About $1.9 million in federal funding was approved for the Fessenden wastewater lagoon but rescinded with the cancellation of FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program. (Photo provided by Wells County Emergency Management)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Senate this week added funding to a budget bill to help communities that lost federal grants for infrastructure projects….

Fargo’s Catholic bishop says immigration was a ‘hallmark’ of Pope Francis

Pope Francis died Monday following a lengthy battle with health issues. He was 88. 

FARGO (KVRR) – Diocese of Fargo Bishop John Folda says the plight of immigrants is among the most prominent issues Pope Francis will be remembered for. Pope Francis died Monday following a lengthy battle with health issues. He was 88. “”There’s no question that he has certainly given a lot of attention to the plight of immigrants and the homeless…

Comment period opens on proposed 25,000-cow dairy’s environmental permit

Neal Pulskamp, right, and Cindy Pulkskamp, listen to a presentation on Riverview Dairy in Hillsboro, N.D., on April 3, 2025. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)HERBERG, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor)— Anyone with concerns about handling the manure from 25,000 cows or other issues associated with what could become North Dakota’s largest dairy are now able to submit comments to the state. The…