North Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon Jensen delivers the state of the judiciary address to a joint session of the Legislature on Jan. 7, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon Jensen has announced he will step down as head of the court when his term ends this year….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Don Haney is calling it a day after a long, illustrious career in broadcast journalism. He’s seen just about everything in decades of work, from the disastrous 1997 floods in Fargo to the Standing Rock protests in 2016, which even left him a little banged up. KFGO news director Paul Jurgens says he has nothing but…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A prominent official for the city of Fargo is calling it a career after over two decades in his position. Steve Sprague, Fargo City Auditor, confirmed that he will be retiring after that news was brought up during a Liquor Control Board meeting on October 15. Sprague began serving as Auditor in December of 1999 and…
North Dakota Forest Service firefighters Hunter Noor, Jon Cooper and Logan Ripple provide aid in Craig, Colo., July 4, 2018. A bill under consideration by lawmakers would enhance the retirement benefits of state firefighters. (Provided by North Dakota Forest Service)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — State firefighters may soon be able to retire 10 years earlier as the North Dakota…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Sgt. Preston Engstrom had only been with the Grand Forks Police Department for a short time before his career shifted in dramatic fashion. “My first year or so I had the opportunity to kind of help out with the current handlers that we had,” he explained. “It was a lot of fun, I had a…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – West Fargo Police Department celebrates Chief Denis Otterness as he is just days away from retiring. Otterness has been West Fargo police Department’s chief of police since September of 2020. “Chief Otterness is an exceptional leader, he’s been very instrumental to a lot of programs that have come to place within the police department he…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo Police Department Chief Denis Otterness says he is retiring. Otterness was appointed as Chief of Police in September 2020. The chief retires with 33 years of law enforcement experience in a variety of agencies. He first got his start as a police officer with the Bloomington Police Department in 1998. His retirement takes…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea is stepping down from her role on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Gildea was appointed to the position in 2010 by then Gov. Tim Pawlenty. She served as an associate justice on the court from 2006 to 2010. Gildea was born and raised in Plummer, Minnesota. She is a graduate of University…
Tom Brady (Twitter)TAMPA, Fla. – Tom Brady, who won a record seven Super Bowls for New England and Tampa, has announced his retirement. Brady — the most successful quarterback in NFL history, and one of the greatest athletes in team sports — posted the announcement on social media Wednesday morning, a brief video lasting just under one minute. “Good morning…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo City Administrator Bruce Grubb is retiring. His last day on the job is June 24. Grubb began his career in 1989 as a civil engineer. In 2016, he was promoted to city administrator after the retirement of Pat Zavoral. “I want to express my sincere appreciation to the City Commission, The City of Fargo and the…
