PAYTON GALL, KSJB LOCAL NEWS - The mother of a Fargo shooting victim spoke out on Wednesday about the videos of an August shooting released by prosecutors. Austin Strom, 25, was shot and killed outside of the Prairie Heights Church in West Fargo on August 17th. The shooter, 53-year-old Don Barron Jr., was not charged ...

A crash on I-94 Wednesday evening killed one person near Casselton. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says that two people in their 70s were driving an SUV westbound 12 miles west of Casselton around 6:40 p.m. A semi truck travelling eastbound had lost control of the vehicle and jackknifed into the westbound lanes. Th...

A new report shows that voting on tribal lands may be harder than any time in at least the past few decades. The Brennan Center for Justice studied 21 states, including North and South Dakota, and found systemic barriers to voting on federally recognized tribal lands. Turnout was 7% less in federal elections for thos...

A North Dakota Highway Patrol vehicle was hit from behind while attempting to control traffic for a tow operator. The Highway Patrol said in a press release that the vehicle was in the left lane with its emergency lights activated while running traffic control for a tow operator who was removing a vehicle from the medi...

North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe said that the general election performance of the U.S. Postal Service "very much improved" over the primary election. More North Dakota voters cast ballots by early or mail-in voting than on Election Day. But not all ballots are received by Election Day. The board ...

In a 4-0 vote, the Jamestown Finance and Legal Committee recommended approval to amend utility rates in the city in 2025. Utility changes include changing the fees for water meters and adding a seven-day minimum rental for hydrant meter rentals. The biggest of the price jumps will be for those who own a 2-inch water me...

Oil production has risen again in North Dakota. Data from the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources shows production was 9% above the revenue forecast, an increase that was expected due to new facilities entering operation. Mark Bohrer, the Assistant Director of the Department of Mineral Resources, says that ...

The North Dakota state legislature is filling positions for next year's session. The legislature is looking to fill 80 positions before Thanksgiving. Openings include sergeants-at-arms, pages, and clerks. Pay ranges from $136 to $239 per day without benefits. All positions are non-partisan. Training for new legi...

Another state has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza that has spread all throughout the United States. Hawaii recently had a detection from state and federal tests that confirmed the virus in ducks and geese that died on a backyard farm. This was the first for the state of Hawaii, and may be ...

A winter storm rolled across North Dakota and the upper Midwest overnight, bringing heavy winds and drifting snow with it. Snow accumulations are heaviest in the Langdon, Bismarck, and northwestern North Dakota areas. The I-94 corridor between Fargo and Bismarck is seeing some impact, but only 1 to 2 inches is expec...

67-year-old Sultan Osman is facing charges for fleeing in a motor vehicle, outstanding warrants, driving without liability insurance and driving under suspension after leading West Fargo Police on a pursuit Monday night. Just after 5:00 p.m. yesterday, West Fargo Police tried to stop Osman's vehicle for a traffic viola...

Jamestown will have no garbage or recycling collection on Thanksgiving Day, which is Thursday Nov. 28. Instead, residents that are in routes on Wednesday and Thursday will have their materials collected on Wednesday, Nov. 27. In addition, the Baling Facility and Recycling Center will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 28 th...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued advisories for North Dakota as there is expected to be rain and snow. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for north-central and parts of northeast North Dakota from noon Tuesday until 6:00 p.m. Wednesday. The storm is forecasted to bring snowfall, with Jamestown receiving o...

A Richland County Sheriff's deputy is being charged with distracted driving after he reached down to grab his dropped cellphone while driving to a work event. 30-year-old Steven Nelk was driving his F-150 south along County Road 81 just after 6 p.m. on Nov. 14 when he dropped his phone on the floor. Nelk reached to gra...

Pistachio production in California has seen a dramatic rise, with farmers expanding plantings of the drought-tolerant nut, making it the state's sixth-largest agricultural commodity by value. The U.S. has surpassed Iran to become the world's leading exporter, with the crop generating nearly $3 billion last year. Califo...

North Dakota officials approved part of an eight-billion-dollar carbon dioxide pipeline, helping Summit Carbon Solutions in its quest to build out the world's largest CO2 storage and transportation network. The decision comes after the same Public Service Commission rejected Summit Carbon's initial application over a y...

Allen Jaborie Ticordiyae Little appeared for his final dispositional conference on Thursday afternoon, where it was determined that he maintains his prior not guilty pleas, scheduling him for a jury trial on Jan. 6 and 7. Little is charged with aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon and reckless endangerment showin...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will lead the Interior Department and a newly created National Energy Council. Burgum will oversee a panel that is involved in energy production, generation, distribution, regulation and transportation. Burgum will have a seat on the Natio...

The CDC is reporting 39 people are infected with the outbreak strain of E. Coli in 18 states. 15 people have been hospitalized and one person has died. Minnesota is the only state included in the upper Midwest and current reports state that five people are sick. The E. Coli outbreak is linked to multiple brands of reca...

The legendary voice of KSJB Radio, Mike McKay, unexpectedly passed away in his home last week. Mike was loved and adored by everybody at KSJB Radio, and will be incredibly missed. Seth Dunlap, the Program Director for KSJB Radio says he considered Mike a dear friend and colleague, and that the light and love for radi...

The 6th Annual Livestock Summit in North Dakota, organized by the North Dakota Livestock Alliance (NDLA), gathers agriculture producers, landowners, and industry stakeholders for a day of learning, networking with farmers and ranchers alike. This event provides a platform for professionals in the state's livestock sect...

Day two of the NAFB included the highly anticipated 'Trade Talk' sessions, which bring together industry leaders across all sectors to discuss the future of farming and agriculture. Combatting a changing climate remained top of mind at the convention, with most of the 'Trade Talkers' pointing to the need for ag produce...

North Dakota BCI agents received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, who informed them someone at a home in north Bismarck had been sharing nude video messages of girls under 18. On Friday, investigators arrested Tjaden Richter. They believe Richter had been sending the messages using the...

Fire Marhsal Doug Nelson blamed both the Dinwoodie Fire near New Town and the Midnight Run Fire near Keene started by heat form oil well flares meeting dry vegetation. The Midnight Run fire burned about 7000 acres alone. The fires were part of the series of fires that occurred the weekend of October 5. Strong winds and...

A study by WalletHub suggests that North Dakota is the fifth best state to find a job in 2024. The study compared the 50 states across 34 key indicators of job-market strength and economic health and used these factors to determine the best places to work. North Dakota finished behind New Hampshire, Vermont, Minnesota,...

The Jamestown Regional Airport is expected to fall shy of 10,000 paid passenger boardings this year. The shortcoming is mostly due to the main runway closure, which has taken place for more than a month. Through October, the regional airport has seen almost 7500 paid passengers. In 2023, the airport had 869 paid passen...

National Association of Farm Broadcaster's convention in Kansas City opened Wednesday, featuring keynote speakers followed by Q&A sessions on pressing topics in the farm and agricultural industries. First up was a panel on the Ag Labor Crisis, and how the incoming Trump Administration's policies, including planned ...

PAYTON GALL, KSJB LOCAL NEWS - Doug Burgum and the North Dakota Housing Initiative Advisory committee have revealed an approach after listening sessions earlier this year. Governor Burgum says there are 30,000 jobs that have yet to be filled in the state, and that this $96 million housing project could have a major imp...

PAYTON GALL, KSJB LOCAL NEWS - Inforum reports that a panel on Tuesday in Fargo covered the current needs from business and community leaders to prevent a sharp increase in the FM area's homeless population. "We are one of precious few communities left in the nation that could easily turn back the time on homeless...

The North Dakota Farmers Union is urging Congress to pass a new farm bill, emphasizing that farmers and ranchers can no longer wait for the necessary support. President Mark Watne stressed that a strong farm safety net, protection against natural disasters, and farmer-friendly conservation programs are crucial for the ...

A 27-year-old man from Walker was hurt when he was hit by a mini-van south of Walker, Minnesota on Monday night. The Minnesota State Patrol said the man was under the influence of alcohol and walking in a traffic lane of Highway 371 at Shingobee Road when the minivan hit him from the side. The man was taken to the hosp...

A man in Fargo was charged for embezzling $2.7 million from his employer. 29-year-old Daniel Lindgren is facing a Class A felony. Court documents say Fargo Police were called to Shorestone Development for fraud on October 26. According to reports, the owner of the Development told the officer that Lindgren had been emb...

RON JORDAN, KSJB LOCAL NEWS - Just under 80,000 pounds of Kirkland-brand butter made for Costco has been recalled over an undeclared allergen. That allergen is milk. The recall was initiated by Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest last month, after it was determined that some of the butter's packaging may be missing ...

RON JORDAN, KSJB LOCAL NEWS - The Jamestown Police Department responded to a report of gunshots fired in northeast Jamestown. Police Chief Scott Edinger says officers responded to Leapaldt Park in the 1500 block of 9th Avenue Northeast in Jamestown shortly before 6 p.m. A Native American man wearing dark-colored baggy ...

RON JORDAN, KSJB LOCAL NEWS - One person is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a shooting in Fargo early Sunday evening. Police responded to a disturbance in the 800 block of Tenth Street South and found an individual who had been shot. A police spokesperson says one person was "detained for q...

RON JORDAN, KSJB LOCAL NEWS - There was a voting mishap during Tuesday's election in Cass County. Over the weekend, the County's finance director announced that 311 test ballots were accidentally included in election night results. The county has since updated the race totals. The 311 test ballots did not change the re...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the shooting of what might have been a gray wolf northeast of Halliday. The animal found dead by gunshot in western North Dakota is believed to be a female and about two years old. Gray wolves are a federally protected species under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S...

A man from Streeter died after a hay bale fell on top of him on Thursday, Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser said. First responders reportedly responded to the hay-bale accident about three or four miles northwest of Streeter at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Larry Berg was helping load hay bales when two bales were remove...

The inmate who died in custody at Cass County Jail has been identified as 37-year-old Alexis Beryl Phillips of Ogema, Minnesota. According to the Cass County Sheriff's Office, Phillips experienced a medical emergency and was found unresponsive during a wellbeing check just before 11:30 p.m. on Monday. Deputies immediat...

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum spoke with the press at the Republican National Convention days after being spurned for a vice presidential nomination. Burgum indicated former President Trump promised him a cabinet position, saying Trump called him Mr. Secretary in a recent phone call. Burgum deflected, saying he w...

RON JORDAN, KSJB LOCAL NEWS- Residents of Stutsman and Kidder counties might notice a helicopter carrying unusual equipment flying overhead. The North Dakota Department of Water Resources will conduct an electromagnetic survey over 1,450 square miles in the area. The survey will feature a helicopter flying about 100 f...

RON JORDAN, KSJB LOCAL NEWS- An update on a story we told you earlier -- A crash just outside of Jamestown on Monday evening killed two children and injured six other people. An SUV carrying all eight people 10 miles west of town was being passed by a semi-truck when the driver lost control and rolled off the road int...

Valley City, ND - Valley City State University has introduced an accelerated program for students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in Sport Leadership and Management. The program combines three years of undergraduate coursework at VCSU with two years of graduate studies at North Dakota State University. &quo...

North Dakota lawmakers are reviewing the Legislature's workplace harassment policy after a rise in complaints to the North Dakota Ethics Commission. The 2018 policy, covering lawmakers, staff, and third parties like lobbyists and media, outlines reporting and investigating procedures for harassment and discrimination. ...

According to the USDA's latest crop conditions report, the US is looking great despite some general overall concerns. According to the report, 68% of corn crops are rated good to excellent, with 41% of the crop in silking stage. Soybeans came in at 68% good to excellent, with 18% in the podding stage. 71% of Winter Whe...

West Fargo Police have arrested a woman accused of stabbing a man to death on Monday. Authorities apprehended 31-year-old Robyn Nichole Lee after being called to reports of a medical emergency at a building on the 1400 block of 12th St. West. Police claim Lee stabbed and killed 38-year-old Alexander Anderson, who w...

A crash just outside of Jamestown on Monday evening killed two children and injured six other people. An SUV carrying all eight people 10 miles west of town was being passed by a semi-truck when the driver lost control and rolled off the road into a water slough. That according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, who...

RON JORDAN, KSJB LOCAL NEWS- Time to fill your freezer. More than 19-hundred deer hunting gun licenses will be available next week for North Dakota's 2024 hunting season. They will be available starting on July 24th for anyone who hasn't received a lottery or landowner license. Fewer licenses will be available this ye...

All seven nursing faculty members at Dickinson State University resigned last week, just weeks before the fall term. On Monday, DSU President Steve Easton also announced his resignation in response to the mass faculty departure. "If I cannot do whatever I can for students, including looking for faculty members so ...

Multiple sources have confirmed that North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Florida Senator Marco Rubio will not be joining former President Donald Trump as his running mate for the 2024 election. This news came just hours before Trump was expected to reveal his vice-presidential pick at the Republican National Conventi...