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North Dakota lawmakers, candidates trade barbs with Gov. Armstrong over campaign donations

Sen. Jeff Magrum, R-Hazelton, speaks during a press conference with other Republican lawmakers and candidates at the Capitol on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota Republican lawmakers and legislative candidates on Wednesday accused Gov. Kelly Armstrong of attempting to unlawfully influence the state Legislature by donating to campaigns of handpicked…

Live events promoter ‘Jade Presents’ is going out of business

FARGO (KVRR) – A well-known Fargo-Moorhead area concert promoter is going out of business. Jade Presents has confirmed that it’s closing its doors after more than three decades. “After more than 30 years of bringing live entertainment to our community, it is with deep heartbreak that we share Jade Presents is closing its doors,” according to a news release from…

Popular North Dakota conservation program could attract federal funding

From left, Tom Bodine, North Dakota Department of Agriculture, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., Richard Fordyce, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Gov. Kelly Armstrong and Jeb Williams, North Dakota Game and Fish, join other officials and stakeholders to discuss the Governor’s Legacy Soil Health and Habitat Program during a roundtable event in Mapleton on May 27, 2026. (Ceilidh Kern/For the North Dakota…

Man wanted for earlier hit-and-run charged after high-speed chase

Brandon Pelter (Cass County Jail photo)FARGO (KFGO) — A Fargo man is facing six felony charges after a high-speed chase in Fargo Tuesday night. 24-year-old Brandon Peltier was also a suspect in a hit-and-run crash earlier that day. Court documents say Fargo police assisted Moorhead police in searching for a domestic incident. The vehicle was located just before 10:30 p.m….

United Way Cass Clay kicks off School Supply Drive

WEST FARGO — As kids get into summer vacation, United Way is making sure they are prepared to return to school this fall. They have kicked off the annual school supply drive. United Way collects backpacks, pencils, notebooks and other school supplies and distributes them to students in need. They are asking the community to help reach this year’s goal…

Tick bites are sending more people to the emergency room according to new report by CDC

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Summer has finally arrived, bringing backyard gatherings, pool parties, and more. But with the warmer weather also comes one pest: ticks. “So in the walk-in clinic, we see, especially in the summer, spring-summer months, we see a lot of ticks. We see a lot of patients coming in after removing a tick. We sometimes have patients…

Senate-candidate Rep. Angie Craig opts to skip DFL convention

Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., greets supporters at an election night party Nov. 8, 2022.ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) — Congresswoman Angie Craig is stepping away from the DFL endorsement contest in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race. She will instead focus on competing in the August primary for the open seat. The announcement came Wednesday just days before delegates gather in Rochester for…

High-Risk Sex Offender Registers at 214 23rd St. S. in Fargo

Terry Lee Kern, 66. Courtesy: Fargo Police DepartmentFARGO — The Fargo Police Department is notifying the community that a registered sex offender, Terry Lee Kern, registered at 214 23rd St. S. in Fargo. Kern, 66, was assessed as a high risk offender by the North Dakota Sex Offender Risk Assessment Committee after he was convicted in Cass County District Court…