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Top North Dakota environmental regulator plans to retire this summer

April 23, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Dave Glatt, director of the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, speaks during an event at the Capitol on Nov. 5, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Dave Glatt, director of the Department of Environmental Quality, has announced his plan to retire effective July 31. Glatt has served in state government for 43 years,…

After a long process, Fargo’s Convention Center Committee is about to pick the site

April 23, 2026

TJ Nelson,

Fargo Convention Center Committee meeting. 10/24/25.FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo’s Convention Center Committee will meet Friday to narrow down its list of four possible sites to one. That site recommendation will be presented to the full City Commission during it’s Monday meeting. The four sites include an expansion to Fargodome, Scheels Arena, Fargo Civic Center, or land besides Brewhalla. In…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Announced He's No Longer Running For Office

Gov. Tim Walz to release ‘Good Neighbors,’ inspired by ICE surge in Minnesota and the pushback

April 22, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is working on a book inspired in part by the massive immigration enforcement surge in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area earlier this year and by the extensive pushback of local residents. “Good Neighbors” will be published next year, W.W. Norton & Company told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “Last winter, Minnesotans from all walks of life showed…

North Dakota State Legislature Prepares For Effects Of Term Limits

Survey Conducted to Help North Dakota State Legislature Prepare for Term Limit Impacts

The consultants pulled data and anecdotal evidence from a variety of sources, including other states in the U.S. with similar term limits.

April 22, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The ballot measure that enacted term limits in North Dakota capped tenure in the North Dakota House and Senate at eight years each and limited the governor of the state to two terms in office. Those lawmakers then hired Garty Consulting, LLC, to study the impact of those limits as they prepare for the first legislators…

Local group to join calls for release of MN woman in ICE custody in Texas in need of urgent medical care

April 22, 2026

TJ Nelson,

(U.S. Rep. Angie Craig/Facebook)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Local community and faith leaders are joining the call for the release of a Burnsville, Minnesota woman in ICE custody in Texas. Last week, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig called on the Trump administration to release Andrea Pedro-Francisco. She is suffering from a tennis ball-sized ovarian cyst at risk of rupture and needs urgent…

Value of North Dakota oil rises as Iran war upends markets

April 22, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Nathan Anderson, director of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, and Justin Kringstad, director of the North Dakota Pipeline Authority, provide their monthly briefing on the state of North Dakota’s oil and gas landscape on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota oil shipped on the Dakota Access Pipeline is…

First Mayoral Debate Of 2026 In Fargo Introduces Candidates To Public

First Mayoral Debate in 2026 Gives Audience Look at Candidates

The city of Fargo is certain to have a new mayor for the first time in over a decade as Dr. Tim Mahoney has reached his term limit.

April 21, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Swaths of prospective voters packed the Fargo Theatre on the evening of April 21st to see the mayoral contenders in action. Four come with connections to Fargo city government – three current commissioners and the Chair of the Human Rights Commission – and one has served in the North Dakota State Legislature since 2012. All sought…

Interior Secretary Burgum defends Trump Administration’s approach to energy

April 21, 2026

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/NORTH DAKOTA MONITOR) — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is defending the Trump administration’s approach to energy production. He appeared before a U.S. House Appropriations panel on the administration’s $16 billion budget request for the Interior Department for the next fiscal year. Democrats accused the department of being submissive to oil and gas interests at the expense of renewable…

Elk River City Council votes to bring back the former Minnesota state flag

April 21, 2026

KVRR Staff,

ELK RIVER, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — Elk River is the latest Minnesota city to adopt a resolution that would bring back the previous version of the Minnesota state flag outside city-owned buildings. During its Monday city council meeting, they said more than 75% of people surveyed in the city just northwest of Minneapolis supported the decision. The council’s vote was unanimous….

Carlson to remain in Mn House District 4A race after losing DFL endorsement to Yoney

April 20, 2026

TJ Nelson,

Shelly Carlson / Erika YoneyMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson says she is staying in the race for Minnesota House District 4A and plans to take part in the Democratic primary on August 11. Carlson lost the DFL endorsement over the weekend to political newcomer Erika Yoney. She is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and says there are no…