Jalyssa McLaughlin smiles during the Sitting Bull College graduation ceremony on May 14, 2026. McLaughlin, who graduated with a degree in business administration, delivered the student address. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)FORT YATES, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – New graduates of Sitting Bull College said proposed funding cuts to tribal colleges could mean losing schools where tribal citizens are…
LAKOTA, N.D. (KVRR) — A Lakota, North Dakota man was killed in a car crash when he failed to yield to oncoming traffic. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened at the intersection of U.S. Highways 2 and 1 in Lakota on Friday afternoon. They say the 93-year-old Leonard Aamot stopped at the stop sign, but then crossed the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A total of $4 million has been awarded to 8 projects in the latest round of grants to boost tourism in North Dakota. The 2026 cycle of Destination Development Grants saw 103 applications from 61 communities. Those in our region include $300,000 to help create the new Icelandic Roosthus heritage center in Mountain in Pembina County….
Lakota City Auditor Amie Vasichek, from left, Marcy Douglas, president of the Red River Community Housing Development Organization, Dawn Mandt, executive director of the Red River Regional Council, and Lisa Rotvold, executive director of the Community Housing Development Organization, pose for a photo during a tour of a home under construction in Lakota in summer of 2024. (Photo courtesy of…
LAKOTA, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Bond is set for a Lakota, North Dakota accused of child abuse, sexual assault of a child and domestic assault. Brycen Sateren had bond set at $50,000 cash only and was ordered to have no contact with the two victims and an additional witness who reported the abuse. The child told deputies that Sateren touched her…
A photo of Chere Feather, provided by the Nelson County Sheriff’s office.UPDATE: Nelson County has announced that Chere has been found and is okay. They thank the community for their assistance in this matter. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office has put out a press release on Facebook indicating that they are on the lookout for a missing…
LAKOTA, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A nursing home resident in Lakota, North Dakota who died after his pants caught fire has been identified as 85-year-old Keith Paulson. Paulson was outside Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home on Friday to smoke and started a fire on the ground. He attempted to put it out by driving over the flames with his mobility scooter…
LAKOTA, N.D. (KFGO) — A nursing home resident in Lakota, North Dakota is dead after his pants caught fire. Nelson County Sheriff Kurt Schwind says the unusual incident happened Friday. Schwind says the man went outside to smoke and started a fire on the ground. He then attempted to put it out by driving over the flames with his mobility…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Hundreds from our community celebrated Native culture at MB Johnson Park for the annual Native American Picnic. After a ceremony filled with singing and dancing, the community brought out the food featuring hot dogs and burgers. The DJ kept the party going for all while the kids jumped in bouncy houses. Those from all backgrounds were…
CRARY, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol releases the identity of a woman killed Sunday night in a rollover in Ramsey County. She is 29-year-old Bridget Fahey of Lakota, North Dakota. Fahey rolled her SUV on Highway 2, two miles southeast of Crary, and was thrown. She was pronounced dead at the scene. A young girl in the vehicle…
