LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Vixen
FARGO -- For a kitty with such a sweet heart, it's kind of ironic two-year-old Vixen was born two Christmases ago with a hole in hers -- literally. Vixen's mother was about to give birth…
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Gov.-elect Armstrong announces ‘rockstar lineup’ to lead transition
BISMARCK, N.D. (Michael Achterling - North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota Gov.-elect Kelly Armstrong is still a member of Congress until Dec. 14, but he announced plans for the transition Wednesday after celebrating his election win Tuesday night. “We’re going to…
Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Rupak Gandhi to step down
FARGO (KVRR) - Fargo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Rupak Gandhi has announced his resignation, effective June 30, 2025. “This decision was not made easily, and I hope the community feels, as I do, the deep sense of connection that has…
Recreational Marijuana Measure Fails in North Dakota
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- While voters once again rejected adult recreational marijuana use, the organization behind the ballot measure still believes legalization is inevitable. While measure 5 didn't pass, the gap between yes and no…
Officials Head Back to Drawing Board After Fargodome Measure Fails
FARGO (KVRR) - Two tax increase measures aimed at funding improvements in the community earned the approval of Fargo voters on Election Day. The third - an attempt to secure additional money for renovations to…
Fargo Measure 2 Passed But Won't Take Effect Until A Project Proposal Is Set
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Now that voters have approved an increase in the lodging tax for a convention center, discussions for where that will be and when will soon be underway. Fifty-one percent of voters…
United Way Hosts Over Six Hundred Women To Bring Awareness on Childhood Poverty
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- More than 600 women from the community gather at Delta Hotels by Marriott to help raise awareness and support for kids in poverty. They attended the United Way Luncheon and Silent…
North Dakota voters narrowly OK Legacy Fund spending limit
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota voters narrowly approved a measure Tuesday that will further limit the amount of the Legacy Fund available for legislators to spend. About 52% of voters supported Measure 3 in complete but unofficial results.…
Cass County Sheriff’s Office had alternative polling sites in case of threat
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner has revealed that alternative polling locations had been selected as part of his departments added security for the election. Jahner says it was purely precautionary. “We picked out four sites that we…
LIVE: Local Political Analysts React to Trump's Rise to Power
FARGO -- Local political analysts are taking stock today of Donald Trump's swift sweep back into power in his campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. It's…
Gallion elected to third term as North Dakota state auditor
BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer - North Dakota Monitor) Josh Gallion will serve another term as North Dakota’s state auditor, voters decided Tuesday. The Republican incumbent led with 68% of the vote in early results. Democratic-NPL candidate Tim Lamb, an attorney…
Younggren elected district judge
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Longtime Assistant Cass County State’s Attorney Ryan Younggren won his bid to be an East-Central North Dakota district judge. Younggren defeated Fargo attorney and District Court Referee Daniel Gast by a 64% to 35% margin. He will…
More North Dakotans voted before Election Day than on it
FARGO, N.D. (Jeff Beach - North Dakota Monitor)More than half the votes by North Dakota voters were cast before Election Day, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. A news release from the office said 62.5% of eligible North Dakotans…
Property Tax Measure Fails in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- In unofficial vote counting, North Dakota Measure 4 which would have done away with property taxes, has failed. The vote was 63% against to 36% for the measure with 242 out of 385 precincts reporting. Both…
AP Race Call: Republican Julie Fedorchak wins election to U.S. House in North Dakota's 1st Congressional District
Republican Julie Fedorchak won election to North Dakota's lone U.S. House seat on Tuesday. The longtime public utilities regulator beat Democrat Trygve Hammer. The two ran to succeed Republican Kelly Armstrong, the third-term congressman who ran for governor this year.…
Donald Trump Declared Winner in North Dakota
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared winners Tuesday in some states where polls had just closed, and in some cases before any votes had been released. How is that possible? While hotly contested races that take hours or days to count…
Republican Kevin Cramer wins 2nd term in US Senate representing North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota won a second term on Tuesday. The veteran Republican politician beat Democrat Katrina Christiansen, an assistant professor of engineering at the University of Jamestown who had tried to win a Senate seat…
North Dakota's lone congressman, Republican Kelly Armstrong, to be state's next governor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has won election as North Dakota’s next governor. The state’s lone congressman beat Democratic state Sen. Merrill Piepkorn and independent candidate Michael Coachman on Tuesday for the state’s top job. Armstrong, 48, is in his third term…
Election Results in the 2024 Races
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- It's Election Night 2024. Find North Dakota election results here. Find Minnesota election results here. Watch KVRR Local News for local updates each hour, our hour-long newscast at 9 and national coverage from FOX News all…
Person shocked by live power line in rural Cass County
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) -- A person is shocked near Argusville, North Dakota. The sheriff's officer says the person came in contact with a buried power line. It happened before 2 p.m. Multiple agencies responded. The company doing work at…
City of Fargo Polls Start Election Day With Swift Lines
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Polls in Fargo have been slowly ramping up with voters coming in throughout the day. A few dozen voters were waiting in line to vote around 2 this afternoon. They are being sent in groups to…
Victim identified in fatal crash near Sanborn, North Dakota
BARNES COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) -- Authorities identify the people involved in a fatal crash involving a semi near Sanborn, North Dakota. The crash happened after 8:00 Monday morning. Sara Leick, 46, of Valley City, was killed in the crash. She…
Before the real voting, there’s the trial run
FARGO, N.D. (Jeff Beach and Michael Achterling - North Dakota Monitor) Bob Henderson, the director of information technology in Cass County, called it one of the most important but most tedious parts of election preparation — testing the machines that tabulate the…
North Dakota sees strong early voting numbers, signaling ‘enthusiasm’
BISMARCK, N.D. (Michael Achterling - North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota could be on its way to a historic voter participation rate based on early voting turnout and potential Election Day vote totals, Secretary of State Michael Howe said Monday. More…
Venezuelan man jailed in Fargo in alleged scheme to steal cash from ATMs
WEST FARGO,N.D. (KFGO) – West Fargo Police arrested a man court records say is part of a group of Venezuelans that targeted ATMs in the Fargo area last weekend. According to police reports, early Saturday morning, an officer stopped Henry…
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