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North Dakota finds option to relieve prison overcrowding

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s prison system will use the Burleigh/Morton County Detention Center to house inmates instead of using the Grand Forks County jail to address its overcrowding problem. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has…

Update: I-29 now open from Grand Forks to Canada

7:50 PM UPDATE: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have OPENED I-29 from Grand Forks to Canada. 5:45 PM UPDATE: North Dakota Department of Transportation and the North Dakota Highway Patrol have CLOSED I-29 from…

UPDATE: police arrest suspect for trying to rob Discontent

UPDATE (12/19/25)   The suspect is 30-year-old Logan D. Winkler from Brocket, ND. Winkler has been arrested and charged with Attempted Robbery in connection with the incident, and no further charges are expected at this time.   GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR)…

Trial date set for man charged in brother's murder

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A federal jury trial has been scheduled for the northern North Dakota man charged in the murder of his brother. D'Angelo Hunt, 26, is accused of killing Isaac Hunt. Isaac Hunt was missing from the Spirit…

Jolly Old St. Nick Comes to the Jasper

FARGO -- He's sort of a world authority on Christmas cookies. And this weekend, you can decorate cookies with Santa in downtown Fargo, and learn some Christmas lore from the jolly old elf himself. It's…

12 apply for North Dakota Supreme Court vacancy

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) -- Twelve people have applied to be North Dakota’s next Supreme Court justice, including four district court judges. A spot on the court is up for grabs after Justice Daniel Crothers announced last month he…

Fargo Mosque expansion to include youth activity area

FARGO — You may have noticed a new architectural feature near Fiechtner Drive in south Fargo. An expansion project is under way at the Islamic Society of Fargo-Moorhead. The expansion, which adds a spire to the mosque, will also feature…

North Dakota’s delicate electricity price balance faces challenges

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — As an energy exporter blessed with abundant supply, North Dakota consistently ranks among the cheapest states in the country when it comes to residential, commercial and industrial electricity rates. Exploding costs of transmission,…

Salvation Army gives out Christmas toys to needy families

FARGO — The Fargo-Moorhead Salvation Army is holding it's annual Christmas toy drive, helping to give families in need a happy holidays. Families had to preregister with the Salvation Army by December 5 to take part in the toy shop.…

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