WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Kirsten Baesler, North Dakota’s state superintendent of public instruction, has been confirmed to serve in the U.S. Department of Education. Baesler will serve as assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education. President Trump nominated Baesler in February. Her role as assistant secretary will have her overseeing federal offices that shape and support K-12 education policy across…
FARGO (KVRR) – A plea agreement has been reached for a Fargo activist accused of misappropriating money she received after applying for grants from the North Dakota Dept. of Public Instruction. According to court documents, a change of plea hearing has been scheduled Oct. 20 for Faith Dixon. Terms of the agreement were not immediately disclosed. “We are pleased to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man who was found guilty in July of the continuous sexual abuse of a child is sentenced. The judge gave Benito Fox 20 years in prison. He will have to serve five years on probation after being released and he was credited for already serving 290 days. Fox was arrested last December and court…
Adam AminMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The man who was driving a Moorhead Public Works vehicle that struck and killed a Moorhead boy in July is no longer employed by the city. Sixty-four-year-old Victor Port of West Fargo was operating the Mack truck when 9-year-old Adam Amin was hit while riding his bicycle at the corner of 14th St. & 40th…
FARGO — November’s still a few weeks away, but when it comes to tackling tough men’s health topics like mental health and suicide, as well as testicular and prostate cancer, there’s no time to waste. And that’s why one NDSU student and activist is pledging to run a 5k every day until October 25th to raise awareness and funds for…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo police responded to a crash at the Main Avenue-2nd Street roundabout shortly before 6 Tuesday morning that involved a passenger vehicle and a moped. The vehicle failed to yield to the moped, causing the moped driver to lay the moped down, injuring the driver. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene of the crash without…
Emerson’s mug shot from the Cass County jail.BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – The Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office says a $6,000 reward is now offered for information leading to the return of money and personal documents taken in a burglary at a farm south of Barnesville last December. A Fargo man, Benjamin Emerson, 37, was arrested. Investigators say they believe others took…
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR) – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a man who was killed when he was hit by a pickup in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The victim was 24-year-old Andrew Bixby of New York Mills. Bixby was walking along County Highway 67 when he was struck by a pickup…
A tornado on June 20, 2025, bent signs and destroyed a shelter belt along N.D. Route 46, about 3 miles east of Enderlin, North Dakota. (Photo by Dan Koeck/For the North Dakota Monitor)FARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota won’t get federal disaster relief for communities affected by the June 20-21 storms until after the government shutdown ends, according…
Parents and teachers write questions down concerning replacement of Horace Mann Elementary. 10/6/25.FARGO (KVRR) – Parents and teachers gathered in the Horace Mann Elementary School gym Monday evening to ask questions about the upcoming replacement of the school. Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Cory Steiner and Associate Superintendent Missy Eidsness answered questions ranging from construction safety to concerns about keeping…
