MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Dozens of cleanups are taking place throughout the week in the metro to celebrate Earth Week. River Keepers, a local non-profit, has partnered with Moorhead, Fargo, and local park districts to provide garbage bags and pickers for volunteers to use. Many local businesses, from Scheels to Wells Fargo, have signed up to clean alongside the Red…
ELLENDALE, N.D. (KVRR) – The CEO of Applied Digital says the company is working to address concerns about the destruction of some gravel roads caused by vehicles connected to the construction of an AI data center in Ellendale. Authorities say trucks and equipment are causing severe damage to some county roads and need to be rebuilt. Several county roads and…
MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Former North Dakota Game & Fish Director Terry Steinwand has been charged with molesting a child. The Class “A” misdemeanor was filed after a Morton County District Court judge rejected a proposed plea agreement to a felony charge and prosecutors dismissed the charge while retaining the right to file an amended charge. Steinwand is from Mandan….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A tense situation involving an armed suicidal male on the state capitol grounds in Bismarck has ended safely according to North Dakota Highway Patrol. Law enforcement responded to the capitol grounds around 2 p.m. They say the man was armed with a pistol and made no threats to the public, only toward himself. People in the…
Police arrest a man who was armed with a rifle, during a shelter-in-place advisory in Moorhead on 4/17/2026. Contributed photo. MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man who trigged a lockdown on Friday in a part of the city makes his first court appearance. 28-year-old Malachi Shabaiash is charged with the attempted murder of his roommate. Court documents reveal the…
FARGO — It’s still not quite warm enough to start breaking ground on the veggie garden for tomato lovers… but there is something that’s already growing fast this spring. That’s the latest expansion of the nonprofit project, Growing Together Community Gardens. And this year, their latest lot — at up to more than ten locations and counting — is sprawling…
RED LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) — Red Lake Nation has issued a statement opposing recent federal action to overturn long-standing protections for the Boundary Waters watershed. Last week, the U.S. Senate voted 50-49 to pass a bill to allow mining in the watershed. Red Lake Nation says sulfide-ore copper mining poses a well-documented risk of permanent water contamination. They say any…
BATTLE LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) – Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says dispatch received a call shortly before noon on Sunday about a deck fire at the home on County Highway 83, northwest of Battle Lake. Two adults and six young children living in the home got out safely. The house and most of the family’s belongings were destroyed. The Battle…
North Dakota Ethics Commission member Mark Western listens to Executive Director Rebecca Binstock during a Feb. 18, 2026, meeting at the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota is accepting applications for two seats on the state Ethics Commission. The board is looking for a commissioner to replace Chair…
An electric transmission substation operated by Montana-Dakota Utilities in Bismarck on April 17, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota consumers pay less for electricity than any other state in the country, according to a new report. The report by the American Legislative Exchange Council found North Dakotans paid an average of 7.93…
