FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Peterson cried after receiving the verdict of not guilty. After a week-long jury trial, Peterson was accused of exchanging nude pictures with at the time a 16-year-old male student from Davies High School. “You can’t have this both ways it’s either this giant conspiracy that has somehow managed to loop her best friend into or Ashley’s…
An electronic pull tab machine, right, sits next to a prototype voucher redemption machine in the training center of the gaming division, part of the Office of the North Dakota Attorney General on Feb. 27, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Senate voted 27-20 Thursday to pass a bill changing which organizations can…
A voter fills out a ballot at the Hillside Aquatic Complex in Bismarck on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Ballot measures to amend the North Dakota Constitution could have a steeper climb in the future. Members of the House Government and Veteran Affairs Committee held a public hearing on House Concurrent Resolution 3003 Thursday that…
BINFORD, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The FBI is now investigating a report of water contamination in eastern North Dakota and one person is in custody. On Wednesday, the Griggs County Commission notified residents of Binford the city’s water may be contaminated and told them not to drink, cook with, or bathe in it until it’s found to be safe. The State…
BISMARCK — The American Cancer Society is asking North Dakota State lawmakers to pass legislation that would require insurance companies to cover diagnostic testing for people who need it when doctors find something they suspect is breast cancer on their mammograms. The region’s ACS representatives, including health care providers, made their pitch to state lawmakers at a lobbying session in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security. Noem, a two-term governor and former U.S. congresswoman, was chosen by…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Gov. Walz is talking about the power struggle going on in the House and saying Republicans do not have a quorum. “This is a short term issue that will be corrected on the 29th that will be the will of the public and trying to use this vacancy to create a two-year majority that doesn’t exist…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police say they arrested 49-year-old Cedric Elder of West Fargo last Sunday after threatening people with a gun. They were called to the 500 block of North Broadway around 2:30 a.m. They were told by witnesses that Elder first pulled a knife on employees of a business. An employee pulled his own knife in self-defense….
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has been hearing from his constituents for quite a while that John Deere makes farmers’ lives needlessly more expensive and difficult through some of their business practices. This week, he took decisive action, joining Illinois AG Kwame Raoul and the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit against John Deere for monopolistic…
FARGO — You might have sticker shock the next time you’re in the egg section of your local grocery store. Area grocery stores currently have egg prices at around $6 per dozen. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the biggest cause for the rise in egg prices is due to the avian influenza outbreaks that have been causing many producers to…
