Pickleball is now banned at a park in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Neighbors say the park was a very popular place to play this game, so this ban has prompted residents to start a petition that now has several hundred signatures. The city says the ban comes from a noise complaint from one nearby neighbor. The family asked t...

The North Dakota Highway Patrol told Valley News Live that a train and vehicle collided yesterday morning in West Fargo at 11:22 a.m. A 34-year-old man from Valley City was driving a pickup westbound in the eastbound lanes of 12 Ave NE when he hit the train. His vehicle was dragged around 100 feet, eventually coming to...

Jamestown Regional Medical Center has earned a spot on Becker's Healthcare's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare for 2025. This national recognition highlights JRMC's excellence in promoting employee well-being, professional development, and positive workplace culture. President and CEO Mike Delfs credits the achievem...

Jamestown's yard of the week program is back. Starting June 6 through August 29, the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee will recognize one outstanding yard weekly in Jamestown. This year's program is sponsored by Cavendish Farms, with winners receiving a $100 greenhouse gift certificate, Cavend...

North Dakota has enacted a new tax credit to incentivize businesses to provide child care subsidies for their employees. The goal of this initiative aims to support working families, as child care costs rise and women increase their stake in the workforce. 70% of survey respondents saw child care as an issue. The tax c...

A Cass County judge told a Fargo couple they could not adopt children because they are unmarried, court documents say. The couple has been together for 10 years, they live together, and have fostered three children since early 2022. Judge Cherie Clark denied their petition to adopt on October 8th, despite both the Cass...

The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. made internships in the city more feasible for business owners and interns alike. The board unanimously approved seven internships for the organization's Internship Reimbursement Program that assists employers with payroll costs, allotting six internships $3,500 each, and $1,425...

The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. Board of Directors met on Monday according to the Jamestown Sun, approving a $1 million program to develop infrastructure like water and sewer for residential lots. If the city council approves it, the program would be completely funded by Jamestown's economic development fund. ...

During this past weekend's Red Flag warning, North Dakota firefighters responded to 60 fire starts due to hot and windy conditions. 1,100 acres of land burned, in addition to the ongoing Turtle Mountain fire which saw two additional grass fires among the fire complex that has already consumed 3,600 acres. A 500 acre b...

18-year-old Jamie Ray Barnes of Bismarck allegedly stole a 2002 Chevy Monte Carlo and led authorities on a multi-county pursuit that began in Bismarck on Friday evening and concluded in Jamestown on Saturday morning around 8:00 AM. Barnes had his first court appearance today, at 2pm. The chase reached speeds over 100 m...

Deborah Jespersen, a Jamestown child care provider accused with child abuse, sat before Judge LeFevre in Stutsman County Court at 2pm today, making her first court appearance among a group of other inmates. Jespersen spoke little, but when she did, every word was shaky and tearful. She broke down when mentioning her ow...

The Great Plains Food Bank, serving North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota, has lost $1.3 million in federal funding. This includes $300,000 from the Emergency Food Assistance Program that was intended for seven summer food deliveries from May to July, plus $1 million from a USDA local food purchase agreement program ...

North Dakota's Department of Health and Human Services confirmed two new measles cases in Cass County on Sunday, bringing the state's total to 11 since May 2. Both individuals were unvaccinated, with one requiring hospitalization, and both cases are linked to international travel. Two Essentia Health clinics in Fargo w...

A car chase that started in Bismarck ended in Jamestown on Saturday. A car attempted to evade a ND Highway Patrol trooper while driving recklessly eastbound on I-94. At around 8am on Saturday, the Jamestown Police Department received a request to help intercept the car. The vehicle, a 2002 Chevy Monte Carlo, took the 2...

A childcare provider from Jamestown has been taken into custody by the Jamestown Police Department after police completed their investigation into reports of child abuse. The charges stem from a report on April 29 that a 6-month-old child suffered a spiral fracture of the arm while under the care of 55-year-old Deborah...

Some groups are unhappy with the results of North Dakota's legislative session, and assert that the values and priorities of North Dakotans were not adequately represented. In response, "The People's Session" will be hosted on May 16th by progressive advocacy groups, including Gender Justice, Prairie Action, ...

The University of Jamestown softball team will have their first national tournament appearance today. Jimmie Softball is seeded at No. 4, and will face No. 5-seeded Arizona Christian University in the first round of the 2025 NAIA Softball National Tournament at 1pm Central in Klamath, Oregon. Head coach Kevin Gall was ...

A 22-year-old North Carolina man, Martin Romo, remains jailed after leading police on a high-speed chase through Lincoln Park in Grand Forks on Wednesday evening. The pursuit began when officers attempted to stop Romo for speeding on DeMers Avenue just before 6:30 p.m. Bystander Chance Colgrove, who captured video of t...

As the Jamestown Sun reports, Mayor Dwaine Heinrich delivered his State of the City address on Thursday, criticizing the North Dakota Legislature for creating "chaos at the local level." Heinrich praised the property tax reform that grants $1,600 tax buydowns on primary residences, but called the 3% annual c...

A ribbon cutting ceremony for Heavenly Hideaway took place in Jamestown yesterday. Not to be confused with Hondo's Hideaway, Heavenly Hideaway is a guest favorite Airbnb located in NE in Jamestown. With the 1 bedroom/1 bathroom rental property recently remodeled, owner Paulette Opdahl was celebrated by the Jamestown Ar...

Now that North Dakota's Legislative Session has concluded, here's a summary of what went down: North Dakota lawmakers adjourned their 2025 session on May 3 after passing a record $20.3 billion two-year budget. Their property tax reform plan expands the primary residence tax credit from $500 to $1,600, potentially elimi...

North Dakota deer hunting licenses are now available for the 2025 season, offering 7,800 less gun licenses than last year, bringing the total down to 42,300 licenses offered. The state's deer hunting season opens November 7th and runs through the 23rd. Applications are available by clicking here - the deadline is June ...

In a surprise decision on Thursday, U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic Church, taking the name Leo XIV and becoming the first American pontiff. The 69-year-old Chicago native, who spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a cardinal only in 2023, appeared on the...

About 180 unvaccinated students from three Williston-area schools are isolating at home after measles exposure on their campuses. Health officials confirmed nine measles cases in Williams County, with four infected individuals having attended Williston schools while contagious. The quarantine affects unvaccinated stude...

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested seven men aged 21-60 during a traffic stop in Fargo on Tuesday. According to CBP spokesman Steven Bansbach, the operation specifically targeted individuals "considered to pose a public safety risk." The suspects were transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enfor...

Fewer people in North Dakota are vaccinating their children for measles, causing some counties with particularly low vaccination rates to potentially struggle with the contagious and possibly fatal disease. Kindergartener's vaccination rates have fallen from 94%, to around 90% in the last five years. Since the first ch...

A West Fargo man driving a motorcycle "at a reportedly high rate of speed" was killed in a crash with a Freightliner Motorhome just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The motorhome was driving east at the intersection of 42nd Street and Main Avenue, making a left turn into a parking lot on Main, according to the Nor...

Residential Curbside Cleanup Week begins this Monday in Jamestown, going through Saturday. The Jamestown Sun reports that Jamestown's Sanitation and Solid Waste Department is preparing for this busy week by mobilizing city workers; sanitation foreman Shawn O'Neill says that every city department pitches in for Cleanup ...

Today is the deadline for people over 18 to have a REAL ID for air travel, as required by TSA. Air travelers without REAL ID are still able to board flights as of today, but additional forms of identification and extra security checks may be needed, as officials warn that these travelers should carve out extra time to ...

Former North Dakota Republican state senator Tom Campbell has been appointed as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development state director. Campbell, who helped build his family's potato farming business near Grafton and has experience in real estate and banking, served in the state Senate from 2013 to 2018 an...

At least 16 wildfires have burned across North Dakota in recent days, with several large blazes still active Tuesday on the Turtle Mountain Reservation near the Canadian border. Three connected fires have consumed approximately 6.5 square miles in the area, primarily north of Belcourt. 10 families had to evacuate since...

There are now nine confirmed cases of measles in North Dakota, all confirmed in the western half of the state in Williams County. North Dakota Health and Human Services says all new cases were contracted within unvaccinated people who had no contact with the initial cases in North Dakota. Officials say people may have ...

As first reported by the Jamestown Sun, several parks have been given funds to replace the old pedestrian bridges. The Jamestown City Council unanimously approved awarding a $2.5 million bid to Industrial Builders Inc. on Monday to replace three historic pedestrian bridges in Klaus, McElroy, and Nickeus parks. The city...

As first reported by KVRR, an 83-year-old woman from Aneta, North Dakota was killed Monday afternoon in a head-on collision on Interstate 29 approximately two miles north of Thompson. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the woman was driving an SUV southbound in the northbound lanes when she collided with a p...

North Dakota Rep. Jeremy Olson (R-Arnegard) resigned his legislative seat on Monday following a harassment complaint filed against him. House Majority Leader Mike Lefor confirmed the complaint was submitted on May 2, the final day of the legislative session, to Senate Minority Leader Kathy Hogan. Though the complaint w...

North Dakota lawmakers have successfully passed several bills aimed at addressing the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP), despite facing what Rep. Jayme Davis (D-Rolette) described as a "battle." House Bill 1199 establishes an MMIP taskforce to bridge jurisdictional gaps between tribal an...

It's official: North Dakota's interstate speed limit will increase. Governor Kelly Armstrong signed House Bill 1298 Monday, increasing North Dakota's interstate speed limit from 75 mph to 80 mph while also raising speeding fines. This is the state's first interstate speed limit increase in over two decades, aligning No...

North Dakota's Department of Health and Human Services reported three additional measles cases in Williams County on Monday, bringing the state's total to four. All cases involve unvaccinated individuals, with the three new cases being known contacts of the initially reported child who contracted the illness from an ou...

North Dakota will offer blackout license plates starting August 1, following Governor Kelly Armstrong's signing of legislation on April 30. The plates will feature white letters and numbers on a solid black background, providing vehicle owners with what state DOT Director Brad Schaffer describes as "a sleek, bold ...

The North Dakota legislative session has concluded with Governor Kelly Armstrong signing a historic tax relief bill. North Dakota lawmakers approved a significant property tax relief package on Friday just before the legislative session concluded. House Bill 1176, sponsored by Rep. Mike Nathe (R-Bismarck) and backed by...

North Dakota confirmed its first measles case since 2011 on Friday, involving an unvaccinated child in Williams County who likely contracted the disease from an out-of-state visitor. The child is isolated at home as health authorities conduct contact tracing. Nationwide, the CDC reports 935 measles cases with 121 hospi...

A bus carrying 21 Hankinson High School students experienced a front tire blowout on Interstate 94 at mile marker 233 east of Medina on Saturday. The eastbound bus crossed the median, traveled across westbound lanes, and ended up in a ditch after breaking through a fence on the interstate's north side. Five people were...

A frightening incident occurred Tuesday at the Fargo Downtown Engagement Center when Isaac Swift Bird allegedly threatened staff with what appeared to be a handgun after complaining about housing issues. According to the homeless outreach coordinator, Swift Bird revealed the weapon while making verbal threats, yelling ...

As first reported by the Jamestown Sun, about 90 people marched through downtown Jamestown yesterday to protest federal program cuts and support working families. Starting at St. John's Lutheran Church and proceeding to Hugo's Family Marketplace, demonstrators expressed concerns about how Trump administration policies ...

A South Dakota farming and ranching family has had their criminal charges dropped by the Trump administration. Charles and Heather Maude were in D.C. for the announcement on Wednesday. The family was alerted by the U.S. Forest Service that fencing on their property blocked access to the Buffalo gap national grasslands....

Governor Kelly Armstrong has signed a bill into law that helps patients afford expensive prescription medications. The new law requires insurance companies to count manufacturer copay assistance toward a patient's deductible and out-of-pocket maximum, essentially stopping them from doubling up on profit. House bill 121...

The North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, or NDCPD, is laying off 32% of its staff-23 employees-due to federal funding cuts, leaving employees heartbroken. Executive Director Lori Games reports that several federal agencies have put an "indefinite pause" on reviewing grant applications, leaving t...

Governor Kelly Armstrong has signed House Bill 1144, strengthening North Dakota's 2023 law that prevents transgender students from using bathrooms aligning with their gender identity. The new legislation prohibits K-12 public schools from having all-gender bathrooms and creates enforcement mechanisms, allowing parents ...

As first reported by the Jamestown Sun, beginning mid-May, the Riverside Cottages project will transform Jamestown's Gardenette Homes, originally built in 1972, into modernized housing. Led by CommunityWorks North Dakota and Stride Development PBC, with Lewis & Clark Development Group's Brent Ekstrom as executive d...

Mark Watne has announced he will not seek a thirteenth term as North Dakota Farmers Union president after leading the organization since 2013. During his tenure, Watne also headed Farmers Union Insurance and Farmers Union Service Association. In a written statement, he spoke about the importance of developing new leade...