(North Dakota Monitor) State lawmakers on Wednesday voted to approve an additional $3 million for the Attorney General’s Office’s litigation fund — but some Democrats are worried the office is spending too much money on lawsuits. Chief Deputy Attorney General…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Starting today, Fargo plans to start clearing out illegal homeless camps. The camps under the Veterans Bridge have already been cleared out. While there are still some traces of clothes and garbage laid out, the tents…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) --A clinical researcher from Sanford Health and the Parkinson's Foundation have teamed up to host the Moving Day Community Walk this Saturday. It's a national event every year to support people with Parkinson's. The foundation raises money…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Plans are in the works to rebuild a large portion of 17th Avenue South between University Drive and 25th Street in Fargo. The project would include new water mains, sewers, concrete, lighting, and shared-use paths. “It’s…
FARGO (KVRR) - The Fargo Fire Department wants to get the word out about how to tell if you have a defective lithium ion battery. On Tuesday, a lithium ion battery started a fire in…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) -- After 36 years with the department, Grand Forks Police Chief Mark Nelson will retire on Friday. Nelson joined the Grand Forks Police Department in September 1988 and became the chief in 2014. Mayor Brandon Bochenski…
WASHBURN, N.D. (KVRR) - A change of plea hearing has been scheduled Friday for Ian Cramer. The 43-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer is facing homicide charges in connection with a Dec. 6 crash that killed a Mercer County…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) -- WE Fest is coming "Alive in '25". WE Fest's 2025 lineup is out and the headliners are Hardy, Jon Pardi and Cody Johnson. Other acts include Ashley McBryde, Gretchen Wilson, Kip Moore, Megan Moroney and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -Fargo Police say the suspect of a disturbance in the Hawthorne neighborhood last night has been arrested. Officers found and arrested 20-year-old Armon McCaleb this morning for possession of drug paraphernalia and two outstanding warrants. They searched…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) -- A Vergas, Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to the burglary of Billy's Corner Bar and Grill in Vergas. 25-year-old Donald Merrill Jr. admitted to breaking into the bar in late March and stealing a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- A fundraiser is started for Monte Rodacker of Jamestown after a crash during a Nine-Eleven tribute run Sunday afternoon near Fort Ransom. Rodacker was forced to put on his brakes to avoid hitting a group of…
MINNEAPOLIS -- It's the premiere of a new play at one of the nation's top children's theatre companies. And now, the Children's Theatre Company is drawing on local talent for their upcoming production.…
(North Dakota Monitor) A cash management study presented to lawmakers Tuesday recommends shifting state money away from the Bank of North Dakota to increase returns for state government. The state keeps most of its operating funding at the Bank of North…
(North Dakota Monitor) The U.S. Department of Justice designated Grand Forks as one of 78 initial partnership communities that will focus on gun violence crime involving intimate partners, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of North Dakota announced Tuesday. The program will…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo Police responded to a report of a disturbance in the Hawthorne neighborhood around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. When officers arrived in the 1000 block of 9th Avenue 9th South, the suspect fled on foot. Police searched the…
RANSOM CO., N.D. (KVRR) -- Fort Ransom State Park south of Valley City is about to get a major campsite upgrade. Sen. John Hoeven announced that nearly $1 million in funding is being awarded to the state park for water…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- Former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer has launched a new campaign against Constitutional Measure 2 The ballot question proposed by the state legislature would establish new restrictions on North Dakota's ballot…
BATTLE LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) -- The fire at Stub's Dining and Gunpowder Bar was reported around 9:25 pm Monday. It took about six hours to get the fire under control. “We had Battle Lake was…
FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo Fire says a charging e-bike battery caused a fire inside an apartment Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported just after 2 at an apartment at 1781 35th Street South, just east of I-29. The building’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Fargo City Commissioners voted 4-1 last night to make cuts to the proposed 2025 budget, including ending the DEI program. They cut a total of 6.2 positions including three which are currently occupied and three-point-two that…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- The owners of Pinch and Pour are closing their doors after a decade but not ending the fine olive oils, spices and artisan cheese business. They are moving to an online-only storefront. Pinch and Pour moved…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Local health officials warn there's been a spike in pertussis cases, also known as Whooping Cough. Fargo Cass Public Health says at least 15 cases have been reported since the start of the school year. Since…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It’s only September, but preparations for the snow are already underway at Fargo Public Works. They are currently working on repairing equipment, analyzing routes and making sure that when the snow…
BATTLE LAKE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – An iconic bar and restaurant in Battle Lake east of Fergus Falls has been lost to fire. Police Chief Eric Dison says the blaze at Stub’s Dining & Gunpowder Bar was reported at about 9:30…
(North Dakota Monitor) Unintentional drug overdose deaths in North Dakota have increased since 2019 but fell last year, according to preliminary data from the state Department of Health and Human Services. Between 2019 and 2023, overdose deaths rose roughly 48%. That…
