Courtesy: Norsk HostfestMINOT, N.D. (AP) – Officials have announced the first two headline acts for next year’s Norsk Hostfest in Minot. Singer, comedian, ventriloquist and impressionist Terry Fator won the “America’s Got Talent” competition in 2007 and is now a popular Las Vegas act. Irish singer Daniel O’Donnell has amassed 32 top-selling albums over his career and has remained on…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – State Rep. Shannon Roers Jones of Fargo will introduce legislation to decriminalize user quantities of marijuana in the 2019 session. She has been getting input from both law enforcement and lawyers as the bill is being put together. Unlike Measure 3 which sought to legalize marijuana that was defeated at the polls earlier this month. The…
UPDATE – Valley City Police release new information on a shooting suspect. Authorities say he is a black man with shoulder-length dreadlocks. He’s five feet 11 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing dark sweatpants and a crewneck sweatshirt. He was last seen driving a tan or light gold late model Pontiac Grand Prix. Police say…
MCKENZIE COUNTY, ND — An Arnegard, North Dakota man is charged in the death of his 7-month-old child in August. James Miller Jr. was arrested last week for negligent homicide and child neglect. His bond has been set at $50,000 cash. The baby’s grandparents, James Miller Sr. and Vicki Miller, also face felony child neglect counts. All three family members…
TIOGA, N.D. (AP) _ A Texas-based oil and gas company will pay $50,000 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit involving a black employee in North Dakota. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement Wednesday with Murex Petroleum Corp. According to the lawsuit , Derrick Jenkins worked for Murex from April to September 2014 at its Tioga facility. The…
NEAR VALLEY CITY, N.D. – A Valley City man is is hurt after his pickup struck a train Tuesday night. It happened at 6:40 on 114th Avenue Southeast near Cooks Plaza, which is two miles west of Valley City. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the pickup wasn’t able to stop on the snow-covered gravel road and struck the train….
MUNICH, ND. – The Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Munich North Dakota lies just off Zane Taberts farm. From it you can see where the original Tabert farm stood when they settled this area. Several generations of Tabert s are buried here but Zane’s great uncle Martin is not one of them. In the early 1920’s Martin Tabert rode these rails…
FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota Human Rights Coalition brought people together from across the state to talk about North Dakota’s handling of basic liberties. The tenth annual Human Rights Summit focused on discussions about missing and murdered indigenous women, as well as LGBT acceptance in the state. One of the summit’s organizers says the event has encouraged several people to…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The University of North Dakota football team is still holding out hope for a playoff berth if they win their regular-season finale on Saturday. The Fighting Hawks are on the road against Northern Arizona, but they will need help from the rest of the FCS if they hope to crack the field of 24. KVRR Sports…
FARGO, N.D. – Kennedy Elementary staff members received medical attention after the school was put into lockdown twice Friday morning to address what the school district calls “situations in the school.” A letter sent to parents from Principal Karrie Rage says “We consider student and staff safety a priority, therefore decided to have a lockdown to address these student issues…
