BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on a bill that would grant 911 dispatchers, operators working 211 information, and 988 suicide hotlines from lawsuits. Currently, North Dakota has no protections for 911 and other hotline operators. SB 2145 would not protect operators from lawsuits made due to gross negligence or misconduct. Similar efforts have been made…
BELVEDERE, Calif. (AP) — Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who leaped onto the back of President John F. Kennedy’s limousine after the president was shot, then was forced to retire early because he remained haunted by memories of the assassination, has died. He was 93. Hill died Friday at his home in Belvedere, California, according to his publisher, Gallery…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Funeral services will be held Friday for Fargo Republican Rep. Josh Christy who died last Tuesday in Bismarck at 43. The services will start at 11 a.m. at Living Waters Lutheran Church in south Fargo. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery in Fargo. Gov. Kelly Armstrong has directed all U.S. and North Dakota flags to be…
JOANN Fabrics announces it will close all 800 locations and go out-of-business after more than 80 years. Earlier this month, the retailer announced that it would close 500 stores across the country after filing bankruptcy. JOANN Fabrics locations in Fargo, Grand Forks, Bemidji, Hibbing and Brookings in our region will be closing. The company says that subject to court approval,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — U.S. Parole Commission has turned down the latest request for early release from Scott Faul, one of the two men sentenced to life in federal prison for the murders of two US Marshals near Medina, North Dakota in 1983. “We believed that there is a reasonable probability that he will continue to commit crime upon release…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Marshall Tucker Band, and Jefferson Starship will play in Fargo this summer. The Roll On Down The Highway 2025 Tour will come to SCHEELS Arena July 20. The tour, which kicks off July 18 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, follows Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s Back In Overdrive Tour 2025 in Canada. Randy Bachman revived the group last…
Voters participate in the primary election on June 11, 2024, at the Bismarck Event Center. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Legislators, citizens and outside proponents for term limits last week debated the legitimacy of North Dakota’s term limits law and whether the Legislature can force another statewide vote on the issue. The debate came…
WASHINGTON (KVRR-KFGO) – Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith traded barbs with Elon Musk on social media over the weekend in response to an order for all federal workers to report what they got done last week. Musk, who serves as the department’s chief, posted the order on X, adding that it will be considered a resignation if the workers don’t…
DETROIT LAKES, MN (KVRR) – Splashes and cheers rang out from in front of the Lakeside Tavern on Detroit Lake, as well over 200 congregated, coming in from far and wide to participate in a polar plunge, benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Detroit Lakes. You saw plenty of themed costumes, excited but tentative groups – but also heartwarming…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The newest stall in Brewhalla is setting out to prove that the best things can come in small packages. Tiny Things held its grand opening this weekend. The store for all things miniature is located right next to The Plant Supply and owned by the same people. You can find items ranging from cute little charms…
