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City Commission Approves Balanced Preliminary Budget for 2025
The Bismarck City Commission unanimously approved a balanced 2025 preliminary budget during Tuesday’s regular commission meeting. This is the third consecutive year the City of Bismarck’s property tax rates have not increased. Approving the preliminary budget sets a hard cap that the City Commission can not exceed, though...
Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney unveils budget plan for 2025; calls for 11.5% spending increase
(Fargo, ND) — Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney this afternoon unveiled his preliminary 2025 budget plan for the city. “The city must think strategically as we care for balancing our revenues and expenses. I want everybody to understand that our city budget team has methodically gone through our financial statements line by line looking for savings,” said Mahoney.
Berthold man captures fair fun and family memories with NDSF traditions
MINOT, N.D. (KFYR) - The first official North Dakota State Fair was held in 1966, but people have been attending the fair in Minot a lot longer than that. In 1922, the first Ward County fair was held in Minot. In 1943, Richard Debertin attended that fair for the first time.
Two injured after a rollover accident in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Two people are facing life-threatening injuries after a rollover crash in Jamestown on Thursday morning. The Jamestown Police Department responded to the 1500 block of 4th St. NW for reports of a 1 vehicle rollover accident. An initial investigation found the vehicle was traveling...
National Weather Service changing winter language
(KNOX) – Heat advisories will be in effect this weekend…but the National Weather Service is changing wind chill headlines beginning in October. Wind Chill Watches and Warnings will eventually be called Extreme Cold Watches and Warnings, and Wind Chill Advisories will be called Cold Weather Advisories. The National...
Discussing ways to improve accessibility for people with disabilities
The Bismarck Human Relations Committee (HRC) hosted a community conversation forum Wednesday, July 24, at the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library to discuss the barriers faced in the community by people with developmental and physical disabilities.
A Grand Forks Council Member Voices Her Concerns of the Planned Children’s Museum
(KNOX) -Approval on a final plan for the Altru Indoor Sports and Aquatics Complex and Children’s Museum in Grand Forks is about two months away. Grand Forks City Administrator Todd Feland said the proposal will include the Children’s Museum even though there is some opposition by members of city council. “We’ll try to get you something well in advance so you have time to review it. We will ask probably late September, that we move forward with a final design on a facility,’’ Feland recently told the Grand Forks Committee of the Whole.
Bismarck Stabbing suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder
BISMARCK, ND — A Bismarck man who’s facing an attempted murder charge has pleaded not guilty. The charge stems from a stabbing that happened last month, when police say 28-year-old Dace Littledog attacked a man with a knife inside an apartment, leaving him with multiple wounds. The victim told officers that Littledog had been drinking before the stabbing.
Expansion, renovation project at Hector International Airport could hinge on city budget
(FARGO, ND) – The expansion and renovation project at Fargo’s Hector International Airport may be headed towards a snag. Rick Berg, a member of the city’s Municipal Airport Authority, said the future lies in the hands of Fargo city leadership. “We spent months and months pulling people...
HVAC appliances see an uptick in need during the summer heat
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Air conditioning is often a luxury in the sweltering heat, but sometimes things go wrong when you need it the most. The temperature is going up outside, and so is the number of callers to H.A. Thompson and Sons. They answer around 75% more calls a day.
July 25: The Great Red River Valley Exposition
The rivalry between Grand Forks and Fargo was especially fierce in 1906. An agreement had been reached that the State Fair would alternate between Grand Forks and Fargo, with Fargo scheduled to host the fair for the first time. But there was some annoyance that Grand Forks was holding a Red River Valley Exposition just prior to Fargo’s fair.
Fighting Hawks collect multiple ITA academic honors
TEMPE, Ariz. – Both University of North Dakota tennis programs were showered with multiple academic honors by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) as part of the organization's 2024 Division I ITA Men's & Women's Scholar-Athletes and Academic Teams. A total of 10 student-athletes across both teams earned ITA Scholar-Athlete...
Missing Middle Housing Design Competition Launches in Fargo
Like many cities, Fargo faces a growing population of aging adults burdened by their current homes, with few options for more suitable housing. Many of Fargo’s older adults live in homes that are too large, too demanding to maintain, or simply unsafe for aging. A series of sessions in Fargo in 2023 identified a need for age-friendly housing in the area, particularly for those who have financial limitations or are disadvantaged by past inequities.
Sports Spotlight: Jace Kovash and Jeremiah Jilek
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Growing up playing sports in a place like Dickinson, chances are you’ll spend a lot of time seeing the same faces and playing with the same kids. That’s just the case for Jace Kovash and Jeremiah Jilek, who have starred for the Titans, Midgets and Roughriders.
West Fargo Public Library use breaks record in June
WEST FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Officials say June was an exciting month at the West Fargo Public Library, with record highs for circulation, visits, program attendance and library card sign-ups. Library users checked out 24,836 books in June, setting a new record for monthly circulation. Nearly 75% of...
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