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Vehicle crashes into building on Center Avenue in Moorhead

August 15, 2025

KVRR Staff,

MOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – No one was hurt when an SUV crashed through the front of a building at 901 Center Avenue in Moorhead Friday morning. The SUV went onto the sidewalk and into the brick wall under the front window. Bricks and glass were lying inside the building. An employee of one of the businesses says everyone is okay physically,…

Community engagement, English classes seen as helping North Dakota retain foreign-born workers

August 15, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Buba Kanagi, right, global talent coordinator for the North Dakota Global Talent Office, speaks during the Global Talent Summit at Bismarck State College on Aug. 14, 2025, next to panelists Holly Triska-Dally, left, state refugee coordinator, Derrick Gross, center-left, executive director of Communities Acting Together for Change and Hope, and Jasmine Tosseth-Smith, center, co-director of Bismarck Global Neighbors. (Michael Achterling/North…

Lawmakers attempt to clear up unanswered questions over attorney general building lease

August 15, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Rep. Emily O’Brien, vice chair of the Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee, questions staff from the Attorney General’s Office about how it handled finances related to a controversial renovation and lease of a south Bismarck building. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Financial discrepancies related to an Attorney General’s Office building project have been resolved, staff…

Business leaders discuss artificial intelligence at Midwest Technology Summit

August 14, 2025

Eric Bolin,

FARGO — Speakers from government and local businesses are talking about the next steps needed in the AI revolution at the Midwest Technology Summit. The summit was hosted by the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce. Presidents and CEO’s from Digital Plains, Northstar Technology Group and Onsharp shared insights on artificial intelligence and reskilling the workforce. Representative Julie Fedorchak…

North Dakota lawmakers weigh new legislation after governor veto confusion

August 14, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Emily Thompson, right, legal division director for Legislative Council, speaks during a committee meeting next to John Bjornson, director of Legislative Council, on Aug. 13, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Lawmakers are considering a bill to clarify the legislative veto process after Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s office appeared to accidentally line-item veto housing funding in May….

39 apply to serve on North Dakota Ethics Commission

August 13, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Members and staff of the North Dakota Ethics Commission meet during an Oct. 23, 2024, meeting at the North Dakota Capitol. Pictured clockwise from left are member Murray Sagsveen, then-Chair Dave Anderson, attorney Logan Carpenter and then-operations administrator Alisha Maier. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A total of 39 North Dakotans applied to fill the open…

Federal judge moves to protect humanities funding axed by Trump administration

August 11, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Attendees listen to a presentation by podcaster and author Kate Bowler organized by Humanities North Dakota in Fargo in 2024. (Photo provided by Humanities North Dakota)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Humanities North Dakota says its financial future looks more stable after a federal judge indicated the executive branch was wrong to cancel two years of nationwide humanities grants. The…

Former State Rep. and Moorhead City Council Member Dead at 87

August 10, 2025

TJ Nelson,

Diane Wray Williams (2010)MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The first woman to represent Moorhead in the Minnesota House of Representatives has died. Diane Wray Williams died July 31 at 87 after an eight month battle with cancer. She was a businesswoman, educator and politician. Williams ran as a Democrat and served in the state house in 1989 and 1990. Williams also…

Secretary Scott Turner Makes Stop in North Dakota

Turner toured an affordable housing complex in West Fargo and then attended a roundtable discussion in the Fargo City Commission Chambers.

August 7, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner received a warm reception overall during a visit to Monterey and Brighton Place in West Fargo. The affordable housing development for senior citizens is a Beyond Shelter project, and Turner was able to admire the non-profit’s handiwork when touring one of the units. Flanked by U.S. Senator John…

Greenpeace says North Dakota judge shouldn’t meddle with international free speech case

August 7, 2025

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Kristin Casper, center, general counsel for Greenpeace International, and other representatives for Greenpeace speak to the media March 19, 2025, outside the Morton County Courthouse. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Greenpeace says a North Dakota judge should not halt a free speech lawsuit it filed against the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline in the Netherlands….