Picture of the suspect released by the dispatch center.(UPDATE) A man who set off a manhunt in Barnes County is in custody. Authorities say 48-year-old George Jerome was arrested in neighboring Steele County. He fled the scene as deputies were investigating a reported burglary last night in the small town of Pillsbury, North Dakota. Steele County Sheriff Wayne Beckman says…
FARGO (KVRR) – One of the largest federally funded projects in North Dakota will apparently not be targeted by the Department of Government Efficiency. The White House recently canceled about $20 million in federal grants that were previously approved for North Dakota infrastructure improvements. Those cuts did not include the $3 billion FM Area Flood Diversion–and there’s no indication that…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Former North Dakota state Senator Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks will not appeal his 10-year federal prison sentence for traveling overseas to have sex with underage boys. Holmberg’s attorney, Mark Friese, says Holmberg did not ask him to file an appeal. Holmberg is in the Sherburne County Jail in Elk River, Minnesota pending his transfer to a…
Voters cast ballots at the Hillside Aquatic Complex in Bismarck on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill raising the public vote threshold to 60% to approve constitutional ballot measures in North Dakota passed the Senate Wednesday on a 33-13 vote. House Resolution 3003, sponsored by Rep. Robin Weisz, R-Hurdsfield, would…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A bill to establish public charter schools in North Dakota has passed the House on a 64-29 vote. These schools would be under the same regulations as public schools, but operate outside the school district and be administered by their own internal governing boards. The sponsor says some rural schools at risk of closing could reorganize…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — President Trump welcomes FCS National Champions NDSU Bison Football to The White House. This video posted to X by Margo Martin, Special Assistant to the President. The president was presented a No. 47 Bison jersey by head football coach Tim Polasek. “Trump” was written on the back. Wide receiver Braylon Henderson presented the president with a…
FORT RANSOM, N.D. (KVRR) — The company that manages Keystone Pipeline estimates that 3,500 barrels of crude oil leaked Tuesday morning near Fort Ransom. The spill was confined to a field in a rural area, about an hour southwest of Fargo. The pipeline has halted the flow of millions of gallons of crude oil from Canada to refineries in the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The City of Fargo’s Forestry crews manage about 61,000 trees throughout the Fargo area. The crews work throughout the year pruning, planting, removing, and treating trees. And soon, over 700 additional trees will be planted. “This is the first step, as far as identifying the site, making sure it’s still plantable, a good site for a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/CNN) — The next increase in the price of stamps is coming in July. U.S. Postal Service is proposing a nickel increase for a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 73 cents to 78 cents. They also want to increase the cost to send a postcard. If new rates are approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the price changes…
Wild horses stand in a group along a hiking trail in Theodore Roosevelt National Park.WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. John Hoeven has sponsored a bill to keep horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The bill will require the park to maintain a “genetically diverse” herd of at least 150 horses. It also prohibits the removal of wild horses except to improve…
