GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — The former longtime sheriff of Walsh County has died at 73. A Tollefson Funeral Home obituary shows Lauren Wild died on Thursday, February 20, just a week after his February 14 birthday. Wild started with the county sheriff’s office in 1989. He was the target of a recall election in April 2011 after he fired Deputy…
Prairie Rose Seminole works to digitize records of the Bismarck Indian School on Jan. 3, 2025, at the National Archives in Kansas City, Mo. (Photo provided by Dennis J. Neumann)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Researchers are digitizing historical records from a Native American boarding school in Bismarck, aiming to bring information closer to the communities affected by its existence….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The bill, presented by the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, would allow children from newborns to 18 months of age to reside with their mothers in a separate housing unit the DOC considers their ‘apartments.’ “Women are often the main caregivers for their children as most incarcerated women are parents to children under the…
Troy Seibel testifies at a meeting of House Judiciary Committee, Feb. 8, 2021 (North Dakota Monitor via Bismarck Tribune)MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Funeral services are set for former North Dakota Deputy Attorney General Troy Seibel, who died September 3. An obituary says family and friends will gather Saturday, Sept. 21 at 11 a.m. at Dawise-Perry Crematory in Mandan. The obituary…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A slow moving thunderstorm that dropped between three to four inches of rain on Bismarck-Mandan has caused quite a mess. This video is from East Broadway Avenue in Bismarck taken around 6:45 Tuesday evening and shared by Stacy Sturm, co-owner of URL Radio and Oscar’s. You can see water is right up to the entryway for…
MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota National Guard hosted a ceremony to honor all American servicemen and women who died while serving. It was held at North Dakota Veterans Cemetery south of Mandan. Among the speakers were Gov. Doug Burgum, North Dakota National Guard Adjutant General Al Dohrmann. And the keynote speaker was a North Dakota native from Oakes. Admiral…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — A Mandan man is arrested in Jamestown after leading officers on a high speed chase on I-94 and through town. Highway Patrol attempted to stop 27-year-old Chance Standridge for speeding on I-94 just before noon. He took off for Jamestown and the pursuit was terminated. They say Standridge continued to speed through town, crashing into a…
BISMARCK, ND – (KFGO/KVRR) – The Missouri River levels near Bismarck-Mandan have dropped significantly since Thursday afternoon when the North Dakota National Guard launched an aerial operation in response to a major ice jam near Fox Island and the Heart River confluence south of Bismarck. The ice jam caused the Missouri River levels to rise rapidly Wednesday and Thursday, flooding…
(BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – The public may never get a satisfying explanation as to why federal agencies refused North Dakota additional support during the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, former Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Friday. “Bureaucracy is a great place to hide,” he said after wrapping up testimony in U.S. District Court in Bismarck. North Dakota is asking a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s congressional delegation is calling for the uninterrupted operation of the Dakota Access Pipeline. It is undergoing a third environmental impact examination under the National Environmental Policy Act. Sen. John Hoeven, Sen. Kevin Cramer and Rep. Kelly Armstrong say that is in spite of the fact that the pipeline has been operating safely for over…
