North Dakota DOCR Director Colby Braun joins Shining Light staff and the first Academy cohort at Missouri River Correctional Center — to reflect on the journey and the impact the program has in their lives. Photo provided by Shining Light.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — Two sets of legislative measures approved in early 2025 aimed at keeping people out…
Kurt Swenson, a member of the Northwest Landowners Association, poses by his truck June 28, 2024, outside the courthouse in Bottineau. (Photo courtesy of Kurt Swenson)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota judge has revoked Summit Carbon Solutions’ permits for underground carbon dioxide storage, ruling parts of the state law they were issued under is unconstitutional, in another…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski announces retirement after more than 40 years in law enforcement. Zibolski came to Fargo to become chief of police in October of 2020 when he succeeded Chief Dave Todd. Sources say police department officers were notified of the decision by Zibolski late Tuesday afternoon. “I want to thank the Fargo community for…
LAMOURE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) — A Moorhead man is facing felony charges in LaMoure County, North Dakota, for allegedly trying to use a dead man’s identification to buy cough syrup. Court records show LaMoure Police were contacted by a nurse practitioner February 27 who reported a man using what she believed to be fake names to get prescribed promethazine. The man…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Northstar Coffee is closing all three locations in the metro on March 31. In a social media post, owner Jeanna Cook wrote that she made the emotional and difficult decision to sell the property on 25th Street and 2nd Avenue South in Fargo. She said it was a tough decision after 30 years of owning and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Crews were busy cleaning up after knocking down a fire at a storage unit. It happened in the 1000 block of 23rd Street South in Fargo around 4:45 this afternoon. The caller reported a camper in one of the units caught fire and it quickly spread to other units. At least two propane tanks were…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Several North Dakota Republicans say they are not attending this year’s state convention. Republican statewide office-holders like Rep. Julie Fedorchak, Secretary of State Michael Howe, and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring say instead they will be waiting for the June primary. At the 2024 convention, Fedorchak withdrew from consideration after two rounds of voting and lost the…
NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) — Thousands of North Dakota residents have been experiencing long wait times or are simply unable to receive mental health care when they need it. “We do have people that are waiting weeks or months without receiving care. So their conditions get worse, and it becomes more costly when they are able to receive care,” said Caitlin…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Two of the best known current country music stars are teaming up for a tour stop in West Fargo. Brett Young and Ashley McBryde will take the stage at The Lights on Thursday, July 30. Young is known for his West Coast meets Southern sound. McBryde cut her teeth playing biker bars and has gone…
GALESBURG, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Federal Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives agents and other law enforcement agencies have served a warrant at a federally licensed gun dealer in Galesburg southwest of Hillsboro. The court-ordered search of Wika Arms is related to firearms and drug violations. Traill County Sheriff Steve Hunt says his office assisted with the search. The Cass County Drug…
