BISMARCK, N.D. — She’s one of the best-known heroines of the North Dakota prairie. And now, a teenager who died saving her younger sisters from a sudden blizzard in 1920 is the subject of a new feature film produced right here in North Dakota. Its writer and director shot the entirety of it near Bismarck. He says while much of…
standoff 9/5/2025FARGO (KVRR) – Law enforcement officers have surrounded home in north Fargo and ordered a person inside the home to come outside. The home is in the 700-block of 2nd St. North. Several Fargo police officers and Red River Valley SWAT members are on the scene. A portion of the area has been closed to traffic. Police were using…
WYNDMERE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A farm worker in rural Wyndmere suffered non-life-threatening injuries Thursday when his leg got caught in a bin sweeper. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says its department, Wyndmere Fire Department, and Wyndmere Ambulance responded to a farm where the worker had been cleaning the bin. Wyndmere Ambulance took the worker to a Fargo hospital. His condition…
Twyla Baker, president of Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, shares how her school is navigating funding uncertainty under President Donald Trump’s administration during a panel at the Tribal Leaders Summit on Sept. 3, 2025. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Presidents of North Dakota’s tribal colleges say they’re preparing for lean years under President Donald Trump’s…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration is launching Medicaid spending probes in Minnesota and at least five other Democratic-led states that provide comprehensive health coverage to poor and disabled immigrants living in the U.S. without permanent legal status. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is scouring payments covering health care for immigrants without legal status to ensure there…
FARGO (KVRR) – VisionBank, which operates three branches in Fargo, is changing its name to Bravera. VisionBank was acquired by Bravera Holdings Corp in March. The name change is effective Oct. 6. The company says Bravera “will maintain the high level of service that VisionBank’s customers have come to expect.” Bravera has 32 locations in North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Back in April, 15 Horace homeowners banded together with the O’Keeffe, O’Brien, and Lyson law firm to fight what they said were unreasonable special assessments. That number had dwindled to 12 by the time the lawsuit made it to a judge, and the plaintiffs say that the deluge of assessments has continued to force people out…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Great Plains’ Hunger Action Month gets some major support through two big donations. North Dakota Farmers Union and Farmers Union Enterprises donated 35,000 pounds of ham from Redwood Farms in Iowa. Later in the day, Hornbacher’s presented a check of over $46,000 from its annual Checkout Hunger campaign. Combined with Hornbacher’s December Feed Hope campaign, the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — This year marks the forty-third annual Chocolate for Change event, hosted by the YWCA of Cass Clay. With chocolates, sweets, and chili galore, many came in with a sweet tooth. “It’s really a special day for YWCA, it’s a delicious event supporting women and kids in our community. And we have all sorts of desserts, more…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — Former Sen. Larry Robinson of Valley City has died at the age of 75. Robinson died Wednesday at a hospital in Minneapolis. The Democrat represented District 24 in the senate from 1989 to 2020. Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued the following statement: “Larry Robinson was a true statesman of the Senate and a great colleague who…
