A clock stands in front of the former train depot in downtown Fargo on March 6, 2025. A bill in the state Legislature could eliminate changing clocks for daylight saving time. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakotans will keep changing their clocks twice a year. The state Senate on Monday voted 32-15 to defeat House Bill…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota BCA has issued an Endangered Missing Person Alert for 17-year-old Chad Stewart Jr. of Moorhead. Police say he left home on March 7 and has not been seen since then. Stewart Jr. is 5′ 7″ and 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Moorhead…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man who claimed he shot a man in self-defense last September during an argument has entered an Alford plea to manslaughter. That means Tyreik Taylor-Roberts maintains his innocence but admits there is enough evidence to convict him. As part of a plea deal, murder, aggravated assault, fentanyl and drug paraphernalia charges were dropped. The…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesota BCA is investigating an officer involved shooting following a pursuit this morning south of Crookston. It involved a man wanted for illegally crossing the US-Canadian border. The border patrol has not released any information on where the pursuit began. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the chase ended around 10 a.m. on County Road 9, west…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The housing industry is worried about the tariffs imposed by President Trump. “I think there’s concern because we don’t know,” said Bill Rothman, past president of the Building Industry Association of the Red River Valley, formerly known as the Homebuilders Association of Fargo-Moorhead. “When you don’t know, there’s always uncertainty.” Rothman expects major goods like lumber, plastics,…
FARGO — April is Earth Month, and a local Right to Repair advocate is trying to help you take a more sustainable route by putting back some of the power in your hands to keep your devices in good repair. Mark Schlossman is a local electronics repair specialist with his own Youtube channel. It teaches you how to do your…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo Park District is responding to a federal lawsuit filed by former Executive Director Dave Leker, who claims board members created a hostile work environment and discriminated against him because of his age. The Fargo Park District is accused of discrimination, retaliation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Despite Leker’s claim that he received no significant…
Rep. Bernie Satrom, R-Jamestown, speaks on the House floor on March 25, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The state may soon start development on a new website detailing its Legacy Fund holdings after the North Dakota Senate last week unanimously passed an investment transparency bill. The Legacy Fund, worth more than $12 billion as of…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A 17-year-old was arrested Sunday afternoon after police responded to a report of gunshots heard in south Fargo. Sgt. Chris Mathson says the call came in at 3:16 p.m. in the 3300 block of 42nd Street S. When they got there, officers found multiple people who matched the descriptions given by witnesses. The 17-year-old was arrested for…
Heirs to the von Maur lineage work together to cut the ribbon unveiling the Fargo store to the public.FARGO, N.D. – “Honestly, it’s the best turnout I’ve seen in maybe my whole career,” said the CEO of Von Maur, Jim von Maur. That’s saying a lot for a department store chain that was founded in 1872 and boasted 38 locations…
