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...

North Dakota legislators narrowly rejected a proposal to raise interstate speed limits to 80 mph, with the House voting 46-45 against the amended bill-two votes short of the 48 needed for passage. The legislation would have implemented $5 fines per mph over the limit and increased license point penalties for various dr...

As first reported by the Jamestown sun, Beginning Wednesday, Jamestown's recycling collections are experiencing delays due to equipment issues, according to the city sanitation and solid waste department. Delays will continue throughout the week or until equipment problems are resolved. Residents should leave recycling...

President Trump signed an executive order on April 8th exempting 68 coal-fired plants, including five in northwest North Dakota, from EPA mercury and toxic air emissions regulations until July 8, 2029. The order extends the previous 2027 deadline as coal plants say the technology that would fulfill requirements remains...

The Jamestown Sun reports that Washington Elementary is closing. Here's what an educator is doing to celebrate the school's legacy: To honor Jamestown's Washington Elementary school as it faces permanent closure next month, three special events are planned to celebrate the school's service. Third-grade teacher Emma Mic...

A 77-year-old Traill County man named Luther Lerfald has been charged with two counts of animal abuse for allegedly shooting his neighbors dogs, killing one and injuring the other. Andy Olson discovered Bauer, his double doodle, had been shot after he got a call in early March that the dog was injured on a nearby road....

North Dakota's relatively snow-free winter has helped reduce stress during calving season despite raising drought concerns, according to Monica Fitterer, NDSU Extension agent for Kidder County. "This year's calving season has been pretty nice. We didn't have a lot of storms," said Fitterer. The state's calvin...

An internal investigation has been launched by the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education to find out if university officials knew about Ray Holmberg's misconduct and failed to report him. Holmberg is serving a 10-year federal sentence after admitting to traveling to Prague to sexually abuse children. Federal pro...

North Dakota's pay for teachers is among the ten lowest paying states in the country. North Dakota has fallen to 40th place for teacher salaries nationwide, down from 37th last year, according to new National Education Association data. The average North Dakota teacher now earns $58,581, a 3.24% increase from last year...

Jeremy Olson has resigned as chair of the North Dakota House Republican Caucus, he confirmed Tuesday night. The representative from Arnegard's District 26 is stepping down due to a new job he will begin after the legislative session ends. In an email statement, Olson explained he will be unable to fulfill caucus chair ...

A bill that would increase North Dakota's interstate speed limit from 75 to 80 mph while raising speeding fines is returning to lawmakers for another vote after passing through a conference committee. House Bill 1298 previously passed both chambers with different versions, primarily disagreeing on fine amounts. A compr...

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...