State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler, Ivona Todorovic and Governor Doug BurgumBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — An English Language teacher at Red River High School in Grand Forks is named the 2023 North Dakota Teacher of the Year. A ceremony was held Monday morning to celebrate Ivona Todorovic in Bismarck at the Capitol’s Memorial Hall. She was honored along with three other finalists…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Sen. John Hoeven commending the service of the North Dakota National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation Regiment at a send-off ceremony Sunday in Bismarck. The regiment is deploying to provide aviation support along the nation’s borders. This will be the battalion’s third deployment, following missions in Bosnia from 2005 to 2006 and Kosovo from 2011 to…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — A man who left his broken down tow truck in the driving lane of I-94 causing a fatal crash last winter is now charged. Cass County States Attorney filing charges against 43-year-old Mario Butler of Minot. He is accused of negligent homicide, reckless endangerment, driving under suspension and having no liability insurance. A Bismarck man was…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum wants all public schools and elected governing bodies in North Dakota to have the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. It has become an issue after Fargo’s school board voted last week to reverse course and discontinue reciting the pledge before its meetings. Board member Seth Holden said he doesn’t believe it…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Teachers and educators across the state are at Camp Grafton in an interactive tour to see what it’s like to be in North Dakota’s Army National Guard for a day. The Fargo crew made it to Camp Grafton via Black Hawk helicopter flying from Hector International Airport. With up to 12 people in three groups, educators…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The trigger law for North Dakota’s only abortion clinic was supposed to go into effect at midnight, but it has been temporarily blocked by South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick. The court granted the Red River Women’s Clinic request for a temporary restraining order prohibiting the ban from taking effect. The ban would have force patients…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Wade Bison is sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for intentionally running down another man in Mandan. Bison pleaded guilty to murder in the March 21 death of Erwin Geigle. The 77-year-old man was repeatedly struck in the parking lot of All Seasons Arena complex. He was there picking up his granddaughter from practice….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota’s Refugee Coordinator says 115 Ukrainian refugees have arrived or have been authorized to resettle in the state. Nearly half of them are now in the Bismarck-Mandan area. Several other communities across the state have also welcomed at least one family, including Fargo, Grand Forks, Glenfield, Medora, Jamestown, and Williston. The Ukrainians arriving all have…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Authorities say a Tennessee man has been arrested in North Dakota on a charge that he killed a man at a Memphis motel earlier this year. According to the district attorney’s office in Shelby County, Tennessee, 24-year-old Michael Ray Tillman was indicted on a first-degree murder charge after he was arrested in Bismarck. Tillman is accused…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s congressional delegation makes a stop in Grand Forks for a ribbon cutting at Grand Forks Air Force Base. It is where the Space Development Agency’s first Ground Operations and Integration Center will be located. The center will operate and control multiple-layer satellite operations for missile warning, tracking, and defense. It was also one…
