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West Fargo man to plead guilty to posting online threat targeting President Trump

April 6, 2026

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo man will enter a guilty plea for making an online post threatening President Donald Trump. In the plea agreement in U.S. District Court dated April 3, 47-year-old Andrew Sandvik will face a reduced sentence and the remaining counts of the indictment will be dismissed. Sandvik admits to posting a message on his Facebook…

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Cost of data center power project rises, but won’t affect customers, Minnkota says

April 3, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Minnkota Power executive Brendan Kennelly speaks with an attendee of a Public Service Commission hearing in Fargo, North Dakota on a powerline project north of the city. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — The cost of the powerline and substation needed by a data center north of Fargo has risen from $75 million to $110 million,…

North Dakota Supreme Court weighs potential statewide vote on term limits change

April 3, 2026

KVRR Staff,

A crowd fills the seats of the North Dakota Supreme Court in Bismarck during a hearing on a the constitutionality of a resolution that would create a ballot measure to change legislative term limits on April 2, 2026. (Pool photo by Tanner Ecker/Bismarck Tribune)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday over whether proposed…

Former district judge announces campaign for Clay County attorney

April 2, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Amber Gustafson has announced her run for Clay County Attorney.MOORHEAD — A former district court judge is running to become the next Clay County Attorney. Amber Gustafson stepped down from the bench in 2022 after the death of her husband, West Fargo Police Lieutenant Adam Gustafson. She is an Iraq War veteran who grew up in Moorhead. Gustafson has been…

Trump says US forces will ‘finish the job’ soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war

April 1, 2026

KVRR Staff,

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his…

Pulse crop processing plant holds grand opening in Valley City

April 1, 2026

TJ Nelson,

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — People are celebrating the grand opening of the Columbia Grain Pulse Processing Plant in Valley City. The 11,000 square foot facility can process up to 40,000 tons of pulse crops per year, including dry edible beans, peas and lentils. “This pulse processing plant is an exciting opportunity for North Dakota farmers, giving them a convenient,…

Secretaries Of State Respond To Latest Executive Order

Secretaries of State React to Latest Executive Order

Minnesota's Secretary of State vowed to fight the order, while North Dakota's said their office was still reviewing the edict and would see how it would impact mail-in voting in the state.

April 1, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – President Trump, in signing his “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections” executive order, struck a confident tone, feeling he has the legal authority to create lists of U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state, and instructing the U.S. Postal Service to send mail ballots only to verified voters. Democratic state officials,…

Fargo City Commission candidate turning heads with ‘Forrest Gump’ political ad

April 1, 2026

KVRR Staff,

FARGO — A candidate for Fargo City Commission is getting attention with a new political ad. The ad features Aaron Hill as the fictional character Forrest Gump, from the movie of the same name. He changes run, Forest, run to “Run, Aaron, run!” Hill announced his run in March and currently holds a position on Fargo Park Board. He says…

ICE in Minnesota: Data shows majority arrested had no record

March 31, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Teyana Gibson Brown, standing in her doorway, wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting her husband, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — More than 3,700 immigrants were arrested by ICE in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. That’s according to agency data obtained by the…

Group holds meetings across state to educate voters on ballot measures regarding term limits, constitutional initiatives

March 31, 2026

KVRR Staff,

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — Three ballot measures will be presented to North Dakota voters this year, but one group is organizing a campaign to tell residents to vote no. The first two would require citizen-initiated ballot measures to have a super majority to pass as well as restricting constitutional initiatives to a single subject. The third measure would alter the…