FARGO (KFGO) – A man from Ivory Coast, a west-African nation, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his alleged role in a online sextortion scheme that caused a North Dakota teen to commit suicide. 23-year-old Aly Cherif was indicted for cyberstalking resulting in death, wire fraud, extortion,and distribution of child pornography.

The National Association of Interpretation recently recognized the effort with The Difficult Topics award for its 2024 Interpretive Media Awards. This recognition highlights the State Historical Society's reinterpretation of the Whitestone Hill state Historic Site near Kulm.

Dion Schilling speaks during a committee hearing on homelessness on Jan. 21, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Advocates for low-income housing and people seeking to reduce homelessness lined up to testify Tuesday in favor of a bill that allocates $211 million to address North Dakota’s housing crisis.

A new bill proposed by a North Dakota lawmaker aims to strengthen renter’s rights in the state. West Fargo Representative Jared Hendrix wrote the bill, which would change North Dakota’s Century Code for renters, which would bolster protections when moving in or moving out.

Keep track of every crash that KX News covers from around the state of North Dakota: January 17, 2025: Cattle hauler crashes near Valley City, calves killed, one missing. Six calves were killed and one is missing following a cattle hauler crash near Valley City early Friday morning.

BISMARCK — North Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday, Jan. 15, heard testimony for and against a bill to ban cellphone use by public school students during instructional time. House Bill 1160, sponsored by Rep. Jim Jonas, R-West Fargo, would prohibit students ...

North Dakota lawmakers are debating whether to move forward with a bill to have businesses close on Sunday. The decision was 10 to 4 to not move forward with the bill. Representatives from The Chamber of Fargo Moorhead West Fargo and other areas believed it needed to be amended.

People are going to look back at 2024 as a really good upland year in North Dakota. Pheasant numbers, grouse numbers and partridge numbers provided good hunting opportunities.

Six people have been named finalists for two seats on North Dakota's Board of Higher Education. A nominating committee headed by State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler endorsed Levi Bachmeier, Russel Crary and Rich Wardner as finalists for the board seat now held by Casey Ryan,

David Flohr, executive director of the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, said building affordable housing helps attract and retain workers, a major challenge in the state. Adding housing supply also helps address homelessness and helps keep rent affordable, he said.

In Division AA action, No. 1 Bismarck Century beat St. Mary’s 82-26. No. 2 Minot beat No. 3 Mandan 94-71. No. 4 Fargo Davies handled West Fargo 84-71. On the Division A side, No. 1 Kindred handled Central Cass 66-51. No. 2 Devils Lake beat Grafton 70-47. No. 4 Thompson got a 60-51 win over Ada-Borup-West out of Minnesota.

Clay, Polk and Norman counties in Minnesota, along with Cass and Traill counties in North Dakota, are jointly applying for a grant to replace the bridges near Georgetown, Hendrum and Nielsville.