FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — When money is tight, you have to find ways to account for every single dollar. That is why Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn is requesting the city attorney look into the legality of recovering city funds from entities that misused the money. One of the entities called out in his request is Faith4Hope. Faith and Charles…
North Dakota State Capitol / BismarckBISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota is opening up money to enhance tourism, community infrastructure, and historic preservation across the state. The grants, which were voted on in the last legislative session, are to provide money to communities to support various projects that will contribute to visitor and resident experiences. They range from providing money for…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — A few days after receiving a guilty verdict for burglary, Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell has decided to resign. In that time, she plans to finish up her final duties and obtain health insurance for her son. “I don’t know that she’s done her constituents any service by being there. I mean, she’s had very…
Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell looks to her attorney Dane DeKrey during her trial on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Becker County District Court in Detroit Lakes, Minn.FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Defense attorney Dane DeKrey says Democratic Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell will resign from the legislature. DeKrey says Mitchell will resign by 5 p.m., Monday Aug. 4. “She wants two weeks…
Simon Jacobson and Vicki Johnson of Billings, Montana, smile at one another after Jacobson completed a year-long web development and coding program offer by The Last Mile, a nonprofit that provides opportunities for justice-impacted individuals, at the North Dakota State Penitentiary on July 18, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Even though he may never get…
Educators from around North Dakota traveled to the Capitol for the 2025 Indian Education Summit on Thursday and Friday. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, (North Dakota Monitor) — How do you get students to remember what they learn? According to Gladys Hawk, a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, you tell them a story. Hawk is one of dozens of…
An apartment complex advertises vacancies in a residential area of Bismarck. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Montior)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — When North Dakota state Sen. Ryan Braunberger first introduced a slate of tenant protection bills this year, he knew the odds of passage weren’t in his favor. Braunberger, a Democratic lawmaker in a Republican-controlled legislature who represents a renter-heavy district…
Cory Barthel, a staff member at Pure Dakota, a medical marijuana manufacturing and processor, trims a cannabis plant at the facility in Bismarck. (Contributed/Pure Dakota)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Changes to North Dakota’s medical marijuana program aimed at expanding program access and product options for patients are set to go into effect Aug. 1. The North Dakota Legislature passed a…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. – The finance director of Cass County – and head of their election team – has announced that she’s resigning from the role. Brandy Madrigga has served in this position since 2021 and overseen two primary and general elections. However, she is a Canadian citizen, and President Trump recently signed an executive order that prohibits any non-US-citizen…
Cattle gather along a fence in Burleigh County on July 11, 2024. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A new lawsuit filed by a group of independent North Dakota ranchers alleges that Gov. Kelly Armstrong and private associations have too much power over who serves on the North Dakota Beef Commission’s board. The primary role of the…
