FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- On average, students spend around four to eight hours per day on their cell phones. West Fargo Representative Jim Jonas is sponsoring a bill that would require school districts to establish…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A Belcourt, North Dakota man is sentenced to life in prison. Justin Baker, 44, is handed down the sentence along with $400 in special assessment fees. Baker is accused of two counts of sexual abuse by…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/NEWSDAKOTA) -- A Valley City man makes his first court appearance after being arrested and charged with luring minors by computer and indecent exposure. 30-year-old Adam Liesener was arrested on Monday. Court documents say Valley City Police…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Several bills related to carbon capture pipelines are set for hearings this week in the North Dakota Legislature covering topics including eminent domain, common carrier status and liability in the case of a pipeline…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota school boards pushed back on a Senate bill that would require public comment periods during regular meetings of local subdivisions. Sen. Bob Paulson, R-Minot, said he is sponsoring Senate Bill 2180 in response to…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Representative Jim Kasper of Fargo is among lawmakers sponsoring a bill that would require peace officers to report suspected undocumented immigrants to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The bill says if the peace officer fails…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Advocates from United Way and FM Coalition to End Homelessness have reached the thirty-day mark and identified the key factors of their plans to end homelessness. Objectives for the first benchmark…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR 8L30 pm update) -- After years of talk, a casino and resort could finally be coming to Grand Forks. A Letter of Intent has been approved by Grand Forks Committee of the Whole. It's just the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A trial in a lawsuit seeking to strike down North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors began Monday, more than a year after families of transgender children and a doctor filed the suit that argued the law violates…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Legislature is considering a bill that would increase taxes on tobacco products. Senate Minority Leader Kathy Hogan of Fargo is the sponsor of the bill. SB 2281 would raise the…
FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man charged with murder after telling police officers he killed his girlfriend and put her body in the closet has pleaded guilty. Randall Duffy called police last June and asked them to send someone to…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo Police say a suspected arsonist has been arrested. 42-year-old Adrian Banks, from Wendell, Minnesota, was arrested Friday afternoon. Banks was arrested by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office for arson and burglary. Captain Bill Ahlfeldt says Banks…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The latest proposal to require voter registration in North Dakota met strong opposition last week. North Dakota is the only state in the country without voter registration. Instead, voters must provide valid identification at…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) - Former university leaders are raising concern about the lack of women in top leadership positions at North Dakota’s 11 public higher education institutions. Currently only one has a woman president or CEO. This comes…
CASSELTON, N.D. - Saturday, the Veterans Club in Casselton saw a different kind of competition. The establishment on Front Street hosted their first ever puzzle-solving contest. Teams paid an entry fee, then were each presented with an identical puzzle at…
FARGO, N.D. - First, LEGO League - then, the FIRST Tech Challenge! The NDSU College of Engineering hosted the annual FIRST Tech Challenge regional qualifying tournament at the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse on Saturday, January 25. Teams of kids from grades…
FARGO (KVRR) - A federal judge in Minneapolis who oversaw the collection of government documents on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is pointing out what to look for when the records are finally unveiled. U.S. District Court Judge…
FARGO — The Red River Valley Boat and Marine Products Show is underway, and vendors are showcasing their best tech to take on the lakes. The event is being held in the Fargodome all weekend long with over 40 different…
FARGO (KVRR) - An executive order that commutes the life prison sentence of Leonard Peltier has been officially filed with the U.S. Clerk of Court in Fargo. Peltier's surprise commutation was announced by former President Joe Biden, just minutes before…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota legislative committee advanced a bill Thursday that makes a change to lawmaker term limits approved by voters in 2022. The constitutional measure limits lawmakers to serving no more than eight years in the state House…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)-- Fargo City Commissioners are still reeling from the discovery that an audience member brought a knife with them to Tuesday night's meeting. City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn describes the emotions he felt…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) -- The first flood outlook for the Red River and Devils Lake Basins is out and it looks pretty good. National Weather Service in Grand Forks says the risk for moderate or higher spring flooding is…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/AP) -- President Trump's three nominees to lead energy and environmental agencies and carry out his strategy for "energy dominance" have cleared Senate committees. That includes former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. The…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota law requires that physicians must give a woman a chance to contact a clinic if she would like an abortion but they cannot determine whether or not to proceed with one. While abortion is…
