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Family appeals to community to help find missing daughter near Fort Totten, ND

FORT TOTTEN, N.D. (KVRR) — The search continues for a missing Native American woman who was lost spotted near Fort Totten, North Dakota early Saturday. A Feather Alert was issued for 20-year-old Danica “Tynee” White of Fort Totten. She called 9-1-1 around 6 a.m. saying she needed help and that set off a response from local authorities. Extensive searches covering…

Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture had planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program starting Nov. 1 because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the shutdown. The program…

North Dakota tribes finding food, fuel solutions with federal aid uncertain

The Great Plains Food Bank, which works with food pantries across North Dakota, is getting money from the state of North Dakota to buy food in light of uncertainty over federal nutrition programs. Some of that food is expected to benefit tribal nations. (Photo courtesy of Great Plains Food Bank)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe,…

AI allows more time for students, North Dakota educators say

Wade Kadrmas, a career and technical education teacher at Horizon Middle School in Bismarck, sits with a student during a class project on Oct. 8, 2025. Students were using computer-aided design (CADD) technology to build a virtual cabin. Although the school’s CADD program does not currently use artificial intelligence, Kadrmas says it likely will be implemented in the future. (Photo…

Valley City State president named finalist in Northern State University search

Dr. Alan LaFave (VCSU)ABERDEEN, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT)–The president of Valley City State University is one of four finalists in the running to become the next president of Northern State University in Aberdeen. Dr. Alan LaFave has served as President at Valley City State University since 2018. He previously served as Northern State University’s provost and vice president for academic affairs. LaFave…

DWI results in question found to be accurate in Minnesota

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension now says DWI breath tests administered with equipment that had data errors were accurate. Nearly 450 cases across the state were put into question after the BCA discovered errors in September while installing gas cylinders in DataMaster instruments. BCA lab forensic scientists have now mathematically verified that all identified DWI evidentiary…