On May 13th, Walsh County voters will decide whether or not to fund a $42 million new jail in Grafton. The two measures up for vote will ask voters for up to 20 additional mills to help fund a new jail and for three-fourths of a 1% sales tax to help fund construction. Both questions need to pass for the project to move...

The North Dakota Highway Patrol is urging people to slow down and drive without distractions when driving in weather in a reminder sent out to the public. According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, a stretch of I-94 near Jamestown saw four crashes in three hours on Monday, with two jack-knifed semis. The Patrol remi...

Heavy rainfall drenched much of North Dakota Monday, with even the typically dry "Bismarck Bubble" receiving over an inch of precipitation. The rainfall provides welcome relief for south-central and southwest regions that experienced a dry winter and spring. Southeast North Dakota saw the heaviest downpours, ...

McKenzie Moser, 19, was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for a June 13 drunk driving crash that seriously injured three teenage girls in Horace, North Dakota. Judge Connie Cleveland noted Moser drove in the wrong lane at 45 mph with a blood alcohol level of 0.194%, more than double the legal limit, calling it ...

North Dakota lawmakers are considering increasing fuel tax for the first time since 2005. A last-minute amendment to Senate bill 2012 would raise fuel tax by five cents per gallon to 28 cents, which will generate approximately $70 million over the next two years. The House approved this increase Friday with a 61-31 vot...

North Dakota farmers are feeling a sense of unease about Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" movement, which targets seed oils like sunflower and canola oils-key agricultural products in the state. During a Fargo roundtable with Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins last w...

Randall Duffy of Fargo was sentenced for the June 2024 murder of Jody Campbell on Monday. Duffy was sentenced to 30 years in prison with 325 days credited for time served. According to court documents, Duffy admitted to killing Campbell at an apartment in the 3100 block of 33rd Street South. Duffy supposedly choked out...

Severe Summer Weather Awareness Week started on Monday and the Bismarck Emergency Management is asking residents to help test the city's storm report survey tool. If you live in Bismarck or the surrounding area, you're welcome to participate in the "Storm Report Survey Practice Drill" on Wednesday, April 30. ...

As first reported by Valley News Live, Fargo police say Enrico Lopez sexually assaulted a woman and punched a two-year-old child in the head. Fargo police were called to the Sanford emergency room for a sexual assault report on April 17. The woman in the incident told police that there were three separate assault incid...

A recently accessed file from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation has revealed new information in the Ray Holmberg case. Individuals connected to the State Board of Higher Education may have known about his conduct. Court documents show 81-year-old Holmberg traveled to Prague 14 times over a decade seeking commercial ...

North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong vetoed a bill Monday that would have changed state employees' health benefits. Opponents worried Senate Bill 2160 would lead to state employees paying health insurance premiums, as they don't currently, while supporters said it would provide more flexibility to the state and provid...

Longtime Fargo Representative Jim Kasper, 79, has been hospitalized with a brain bleed in Bismarck, according to fellow District 46 Representative Desiree Morton. The news emerged during Wednesday's House session when a chaplain prayed for Kasper's recovery and legislators approved a motion to replace him on a House Tr...

David Preston George, 40, former principal of West Fargo's Independence Elementary, signed a federal plea agreement on Tuesday admitting to exchanging child sexual abuse material and transporting a minor to South Dakota with intent to sexually abuse them. Prosecutors will recommend a 40-year sentence, though he faces b...

As first reported by the Jamestown Sun, Jamestown has canceled aerial mosquito spraying after Vector Disease Control International quoted $36,000 per application. "That's money we don't want to spend," stated Mayor Dwaine Heinrich at the Tuesday Finance Committee meeting. Councilman David Steele noted other N...

If you're seeing more organic products on store shelves, you're right. Government figures show certified organic farming has boomed nationwide over the last decade. From 2011 to 2021, certified organic cropland acres jumped nearly 80 percent, with the number of organic farms also rising sharply. "Organic" mea...

North Dakota canola planting is expected to decrease this spring after March price drops prompted farmers to switch crops. U.S. Canola Association President Tim Mickelson reports some regions may see 25% reductions despite recent price recovery from $600 to $680 per ton. The USDA forecasts 2.56 million acres nationwide...

Governor Kelly Armstrong vetoed controversial Senate Bill 2307 on Wednesday, rejecting legislation that would have forced libraries to restrict "offensively sexual" materials from children's access. The bill, which narrowly passed both legislative chambers, would have cost $2 million for content filtering and...

Governor Kelly Armstrong vetoed House Bill 1540 on Wednesday, rejecting income-based Education Savings Accounts worth $1,107 to $3,900 for private school families. Despite supporting school choice expansion, Armstrong called the bill inadequate because it serves "only a small segment" of students, noting that...

The North Dakota House of Representatives advanced an amendment to the Department of Commerce budget Wednesday that would add $50 million in state funding and $20 million of loan money from the Bank of North Dakota for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. The money was added courtesy of a 53-40 vote. According ...

As reported by KFYR, a Garrison man was charged with attempted murder and subsequently arrested for his actions in February. According to police, Jason Chamberlain entered the North Shores Motel in Garrison on Feb. 28 while he carried a gun. Chamberlain then shot a television before pointing his gun at the night manage...

North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong has signed Senate Bill 2177, which redirects a portion of state sales and use taxes from animal agriculture development to fund local infrastructure projects. The legislation, which passed both the House and Senate, will take effect August 1 of this year. Brenda Elmer, Executive Di...

North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong is requesting $2.35 million for security enhancements to the governor's residence, which was built just eight years ago. The proposal includes $1.6 million for a new fence and landscaping plus $750,000 for a driveway extension. Office of Management and Budget Director Joe Morrisset...

The Jamestown Sun reports that The Jamestown Rural Fire Department has responded to eight grass fires in the past three weeks amid concerning dry conditions, reports Fire Chief Brian Paulson. Five fires were accidentally started by individuals. Stutsman County's fire danger rating is currently "high," with dr...

Two people were injured Wednesday morning after a natural gas explosion at a food processing facility in north Fargo. The Fargo Fire Department said its firefighters reported to the 300 block of 40th Street North at 9:27 a.m. Wednesday, where a gas explosion had occurred at Red River Commodities. Plant employees evacua...

A federal judge found that the state of North Dakota is entitled to almost $28 million for responding to protests of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in 2016 and 2017. The state filed the lawsuit in 2019, seeking $38 million for policing the protests. The judge wrote: "The bottom line: United States had a mandatory ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins met with farm groups during a roundtable discussion at NDSU yesterday (Tuesday). Matt Perdue of the North Dakota Farmers Union expressed concerns about USDA staff cuts affecting farmers' access to federal loans, noting a dramatic increase in farm loan webinar attendance from 17...

As reported by KFYR, Bismarck Police Department has released body camera footage of a March incident where an officer shot and killed 53-year-old Melanie Udell after she struck another officer with her vehicle during a traffic stop. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation and State's Attorney Julie Lawyer both determined ...

The North Dakota Senate narrowly voted down a proposed $1 million for a "life education committee" that would have promoted abortion alternatives. The amendment, brought by Sen. Janne Myrdal of Edinburg, failed in a close 23-24 vote. Critics argued the proposal violated legislative procedure since it never re...

Minnesota's fifth annual Ag-Urban Partnership Forum brought together 60 experts Tuesday to discuss nitrogen management in agriculture. University of Minnesota educator Brad Carlson explained that most nitrogen loss occurs when soil organic matter releases nitrogen after harvest, not from fertilizer misapplication. Nort...

Alexandria Police have arrested Gregg Dickey after responding to reports of someone shooting at a moving vehicle on Saturday, April 19th. Officers were called to the 900 block of 3rd Avenue East where they found a vehicle with windshield damage consistent with gunfire. After speaking with the vehicle's occupants and co...

North Dakota senators have amended House Bill 1459 to position the state as a leader in rare earth mineral development. These valuable minerals, essential for electronics and electric vehicles, could be extracted from coal seams in the Williston Basin. Senator Dale Patten of Watford City says the bill establishes North...

As reported by InForum, sanitation officials in the Fargo-Moorhead area are prepping residents for Cleanup Week. In West Fargo, Cleanup Week will run from May 5 through May 8. Fargo and Moorhead's Cleanup Weeks will run from May 5 through 9 and May 12 through 16. During this time, residents will be able to place items ...

West Fargo Police are searching for 13-year-old Morgan M. She left her home on Monday and was last seen in a vehicle going eastbound near the Interstate 94 and Interstate 29 interchange. Morgan is described to be 5-foot-3, and weighs about 130 pounds. She has black hair and dark brown eyes. Anyone with information on M...

A new study offers a potential financial boost for struggling farmers. Researcher Jake Stid, analyzing 25 years of California farm data, found that integrating small solar panel arrays onto parts of their land makes farmers more financially secure per acre. His research, published in Nature Sustainability, shows this a...

North Dakota lawmakers have passed a bill shielding electric companies from unlimited liability when their power lines cause wildfires. Senate Bill 2339 allows utilities to submit wildfire prevention plans that can be used in court to show they took reasonable precautions. The House approved the measure 62-28 on Friday...

Fargo South senior Lucas Lamb celebrated his final chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma Monday, but with mixed emotions after burglars recently stole his tenor saxophone. The rare JL Woodwinds Artist Series instrument, one of only two like it in the state, was taken just months before Lamb heads to college in ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has identified easing restrictions for noncitizen farmworkers as a critical priority amid nationwide labor shortages. The Trump administration aims to finalize more lenient H-2A visa program guidelines before harvest season. President Trump recently indicated he may relax immigratio...

The Jamestown Sun reports that The Jamestown Choralaires men's chorus is celebrating its 70th anniversary with special concerts this Friday and Saturday at St. James Basilica. Founded in 1955 by four men who recruited about 40 local singers, the group will perform songs from their first-ever concert as part of the cele...

North Dakota's gasoline prices have reached an average of $3 per gallon statewide. This marks a slight decrease of about 2 cents compared to last week and a more substantial drop of 35 cents from this time last year. According to data from GasBuddy.com, which surveys 493 gas stations across North Dakota, prices current...

The North Dakota Senate has narrowly approved House Bill 1298 in a 25-21 vote, which would increase the state's interstate speed limit from 75 to 80 mph for the first time in over two decades. The Senate version also overhauls the state's speeding fine structure, replacing the current tiered system with a straightforwa...

As reported by the Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks law enforcement surrounded the city's Islamic Center Monday afternoon after receiving reports of an alleged violent crime involving a weapon. Police Chief Jason Freedman stated that officers responded before 3 p.m. Monday, approaching the scene with caution. About a do...

It's official, North Dakota has signed charter schools into law. Governor Kelly Armstrong has signed Senate Bill 2241, creating North Dakota's first framework for public charter schools. The legislation passed with strong legislative support and takes effect August 1st. "Expanding school choice is a win-win for No...

North Dakota's Department of Environmental Quality has opened public comments until June 2nd on Riverview Dairy's proposed 25,000-cow operation in Traill County. If approved, "Herberg Dairy" would become the state's largest dairy farm, requiring 700,000 gallons of water daily and producing 170,000 gallons of ...

A laser targeted a National guard Helicopter in Fargo Thursday night. As first reported by KVRR, A North Dakota Army National Guard helicopter crew reported being targeted by a green laser Thursday night near Hector International Airport in Fargo. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the incident occurred arou...

Another protest took place against the Trump Administration. About 300 protesters gathered near the North Dakota Capitol building on Saturday as part of the nationwide "No Kings" movement, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War's first battles. The demonstration was organized under the...

Pope Francis passed away Easter Monday at the age of 88. The Vatican reports Francis died after a stroke put him into a coma, causing heart failure. North Dakota's Catholic leadership has issued statements mourning the death of Pope Francis. Bishop David Kagan of the Bismarck Diocese expressed "sympathy at the pas...

The Northwest Landowners Association has taken their fight to the North Dakota Supreme Court after losing their case against the state's Industrial Commission. At issue is who has authority to approve underground carbon storage projects and related land access. The landowners and North Dakota Farm Bureau argue it's unc...

At a UND event on April 17th, Governor Kelly Armstrong claimed North Dakota's energy reserves give it power to push back against "liberal ideology" in tech companies establishing data centers in the state. "When they need you to make their next billion dollars in profits, their ideology will change real ...

Some campgrounds will be closed this summer due to federal staffing and funding cuts brought forth by DOGE. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily close or reduce services at multiple recreation areas in North Dakota beginning May 1, due to "seasonal staffing and resource limitations." Affected Nor...

Trump has been striking down on law firms. A small Moorhead criminal defense firm, Ringstrom DeKrey, has joined over 800 law firms signing an amicus brief challenging President Trump's recent executive orders targeting "rogue law firms." Partner Dane DeKrey says the decision wasn't political but based on cons...