Little Big TownFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — You’ll have two chances to see multiple-award winning country music group Little Big Town this summer. They will headline the Friday night June 13 lineup at Kick’N Up Kountry in Karlstad, Minnesota. Then the next night they will take the stage at The Lights in West Fargo. Kick’N Up Kountry tickets are already available…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – David Snyder’s journey began in Thompson, North Dakota, just outside of Grand Forks. His mother insisted music be a part of her children’s lives. “My mom had a rule in our household,” Snyder explained. “The rule was we had to take two years of piano lessons. And after the two years, you can quit. You can…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters that Trump was pausing his so-called ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on most of the country’s biggest trading partners, but maintaining his 10% tariff…
State Sen. Michelle Axtman, R-Bismarck, speaks on the House Floor during a meeting of the Legislative Management Committee on Nov. 13, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill to establish public charter schools in North Dakota passed the House on a 64-29 vote Tuesday. Senate Bill 2241 would allow the establishment of public charter schools in…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The company that manages the Keystone Pipeline has estimated that 3,500 barrels of crude oil leaked from the pipeline near Fort Ransom in southeastern North Dakota. That’s about 147,000 gallons. The North Dakota Division of Environmental Quality says the pipeline was shut down almost immediately. The oil was contained to a farm field. A small stream near the…
Rebecca Binstock, executive director of the North Dakota Ethics Commission, speaks during a House committee hearing on March 18, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A House committee on Monday recommended several sweeping changes to the North Dakota Ethics Commission’s budget, including cutting a new full-time staff member and adding a new six-month deadline for processing…
WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency canceled more than $20 million in grants that were headed to North Dakota for various infrastructure projects. The funding comes from the agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, designed to help state and local governments with projects that reduce risks to hazards. Some projects impacted in North Dakota…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –A band formed in London in the early 1970s is celebrating 50 years of its biggest hit, “Slow Ride”. You can catch Foghat live in concert at Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen on Friday night. KVRR anchor and music fan TJ Nelson got a chance to catch up with the latest lead singer, Scott Holt. It all…
This combination image shows left to right; undated photo released by the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office shows Harshkumar Patel in Elk River, Minn., and undated photo released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Steve Shand. (AP Photo)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected requests for new trials for two men convicted on human smuggling charges in the deaths…
President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order during an event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Washington, as Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum watch. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a series of executive orders aimed at boosting the struggling coal industry, a…
