FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Mayor Tim Mahoney says there’s little the city can do to prevent a sex offender treatment center from moving into a former bank in south Fargo. Sex Offender Treatment and Assessment North Dakota (STAND) has purchased the empty Cornerstone Bank branch at 27th Avenue and S. University Drive. The building is not owned by the bank….
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — The original lead guitarist and a founding member of KISS is getting ready to rock Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen. Ace Frehley, the Spaceman himself, will touch down on Friday, February 7. Expect to hear songs from his solo work and songs from his time in KISS. Tickets are priced at $30 and $60. They go…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A court hearing tomorrow for a Grand Forks teen charged with murder has been canceled. 18-year-old Cazmere Haskins is now expected to plead guilty at a change of plea hearing on December 9. Haskins is charged with AA felony murder for the stabbing death of 24-year-old Anfernee Economy of Grand Forks. It happened during a…
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. (KVRR) – It’s one of the busiest shopping days of the year, and as one of the biggest shopping venues in the country, the Mall of America is pulling out all the stops to make it a memorable day. They’ll be treating guests to contests, with gift cards and prizes on offer including the chance to win $2,500…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo Police say an oversight by Red River Regional Dispatch Center led to people around the region receiving a shelter in place cancellation notice Sunday morning. The cancellation was meant for people in the area of the 1800 block of 3rd and 4th Streets N. who earlier received an alert due to a man making threats with a gun….
VENTURIA, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – Publisher, author, and columnist Tony Bender has died. Bender’s daughter announced on social media that her father passed away Sunday evening. Bender was well-known for his syndicated columns that ran in many newspapers, including the Wishek Star and Ashley Tribune, two weeklies he owned in south central North Dakota. Bender began his career as a disc…
South Central Judicial District Judge Jackson Lofgren presides over a hearing Jan. 19, 2024, in Bismarck. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — An attorney representing North Dakota in a lawsuit challenging its ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors asked a state judge on Monday to throw out the case. Special Assistant Attorney General Joseph Quinn presented…
Students prepare to ride bicycles in the gymnasium at Will-Moore Elementary School in Bismarck during a celebration of the All Kids Bike program on Nov. 25, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Gov. Doug Burgum flashed his biking acumen and his inner child during the state’s rollout of the All Kids Bike program Monday. The program,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A potential sex offender treatment center is facing pushback and controversy in Fargo. Not because of what it would do, but where it could end up. STAND Sex Offender Treatment facility is planned for the former Cornerstone Bank building on South University Drive. Neighbors have raised concerns and questions of the location because it would be…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Village Family Service Center is now offering virtual counseling services for people in North Dakota and Minnesota who can’t make the trip to Fargo. It’s part of their mental health Intensive Outpatient Program. The remote option will open The Village to clients who otherwise live too far away from Fargo to receive their services in…
