DICKINSON, N.D. (KVRR) — A 39 year old Dickinson man has died after crashing an ATV in Dickinson, North Dakota. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 2:20 p.m., Aug. 31. The ATV was being driven on a private road in south Dickinson when the driver lost control, rolling the ATV and sustaining fatal injuries. The…
DICKINSON, N.D. (KVRR) — Former North Dakota State University President Jim Ozbun has died in Dickinson at 88. He was named president of NDSU in 1988 and retired in 1995. He had a long career in higher education at Cornell University, University of Minnesota, Kansas State University and Washington State University before he came to NDSU. Ozbun purchased a small…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Construction of the terminal expansion project is well underway. And on Wednesday morning, Senator John Hoeven and others toured the progress that has been made. “This is going to have all the latest greatest things and restaurants. But really you know everything that you see in the very best airports. So this is a real credit…
DICKINSON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Dickinson State University announced the list of five finalists from across the country to be its next president. The candidates include Dr. Carmen Simone of Dakota College at Bottineau, North Dakota, Dr. Jeff D. Borden of Gonzaga University, Dr. James Taylor of Utah State University, Dr. Jodi Washington of Broward County Florida Public schools, and Scott…
WEST FARGO, N.D. – The biggest annual pro wrestling event in the Fargo area brought hard-hitting action Saturday night. Below Zero Wrestling hosted their largest-ever iteration of their flagship show, WinterSlam at the Bulter Machinery Arena on the Red River Valley Fairgrounds in 2024, drawing a crowd of over a thousand people for the first time. So, they figured –…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Local business leaders are in Bismarck to meet with the governor and lawmakers during a two-day trip. Things did run a little long today, but everyone left that conference room with smiles on their faces, saying that they were just so busy having positive conversations about business in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The Chamber Day at the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota House members have voted 61-32 to end the state’s funding of Prairie Public Broadcasting. That went against the “do not pass” recommendation from the House Political Subdivisions committee. Prairie Public received nearly $1.5 million from the state in fiscal year 2023, which is less than 10% of its revenue. Republican Rep. Vicky Steiner of…
Entrance sign at the gate of the Missouri River Correctional Center in Bismarck on June 6, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will begin using a waitlist to decide who to admit to prison first after running out of beds for male inmates. North Dakota’s prison…
State Board of Higher Education member Kevin Black, left, says he has several edits he wants to make to a tenure review policy after the board approved a report on tenure from a committee led by board member Casey Ryan, right. (Photos provided by North Dakota University System)BISMARCK, N.D. (Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor) The State Board of Higher…
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) — One person was injured in a crash on I-29 in Richland County around 10:30 Sunday night. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a pickup and a semi-truck were southbound on the interstate about a mile south of Christine when the collision happened. The pickup, driven by 18-year-old Tyson Schneider, of Dickinson, North Dakota, was traveling…
