DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Devils Lake judge has ordered a new trial for a man who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a murder on Spirit Lake Reservation. 65-year-old Werner Kunkel has always maintained his innocence and has been fighting to clear his name for decades. He was convicted in 1995 in the 1986 stabbing…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Thief River Falls man is dead after a snowmobile crash northeast of Gentilly in Polk County. The sheriff’s office says 33-year-old Cody Teie was pronounced dead at the scene. They responded Saturday afternoon along with Crookston Area Ambulance and tried life saving measures. They say Teie was wearing a helmet at the time of…
WASHINGTON — Service members who are about to leave the military may soon have someone to help them prepare to reenter civilian life, if a new federal bill gets enough support from members of congress. If passed, the new bill would require the military to give pre-separation counseling to service members leaving the military. While the military has advised leaving…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — After years of work with the FAA, North Dakota can now navigate air travel and fly statewide through a radar data feed. The feed comes together as part of the Northern Plains UAS Test Site’s system, Vantis. “This is a milestone that now lets us move forward in leveraging the system to create value in…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A local activist group has raised funds to put together two billboards advertising the names of people fatally shot by ICE agents. The group, Red River United Indivisible, raised over $10,000 to put together the billboards. The first billboard located on 8th St S. and Main Ave displays, “Never Forget, Renee Good and Alex Pretti.” Below…
Police and fire crews respond to a kitchen fire in an apartment unit at 1204 44TH ST S.FARGO — Fargo fire and police departments responded to a report of black smoke coming from an apartment unit at 1204 44TH ST S., in Fargo. The call came in just after 2 p.m. and at least four fire trucks arrived on the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Cases of measles in North Dakota nearly doubled this week to 21, including four people who needed to be hospitalized, according to the Department of Health and Human Services measles dashboard. The 10 new measles cases this week were reported in Pembina County, which increased its case total to 19 since early February. One…
A Bismarck State College sign is displayed on the side of a skyway on campus during Welcome Week at the school on Aug. 26, 2024. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education enacted a tenure policy requiring a master’s or other advanced degree for professors to receive tenure….
North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Daniel Crothers listens to oral arguments Dec. 18, 2023. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Daniel Crothers urged his colleagues to keep the judicial branch impartial as he closes out his 20-year career on the court this week. “My only words for anyone…
Judge Patrick SchiltzST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The chief federal judge for Minnesota issued a stern warning Thursday to the chief federal prosecutor for the state, as well as to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, warning them that they must comply with court orders or they risk criminal contempt charges. Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz, who was appointed to the bench…
