Prairie Beat

On this week’s Prairie Beat, we take you inside Monday's Fargo City Commission meeting, where the decision was made to delay a vote on the Convention Center proposals.

Charley Johnson has one of the most recognizable faces and voices in the Red River Valley. As a longtime TV anchorman and later the leader of the Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau, he has been at the center of major news in the region for decades.

In the wake of PR pressures following a violent night last summer and a case of mistaken identity using AI, the Fargo Police Department has named its new top cop. We hear from Chief Travis Stefonowicz, then former U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp shares her thoughts on the Iran War and gas prices.

Global concerns about hantavirus, a deadly disease normally spread through contact with mouse waste, are rising as passengers on a cruise ship remain stuck in the Atlantic.

North Dakota lawmaker Liz Conmy was killed in a plane crash outside the Twin Cities last weekend. Her partner, the pilot of the small plane, also perished.

Everybody knows someone who has experienced the pain of a pregnancy loss.To show support, organizers of the Project 10.15 Relay, run to honor pregnancy and infant losses. They kick off their inaugural event in October, with participants passing the baton across the length of the state of North Dakota, from Medora to Fargo.

A smartphone ban may have contributed to an initial absence of information in the early minutes of a shooting outside a middle school in Horace. In the 45-year-old cold case of a murdered infant, an arrest is made and free school meals for all students gets a step closer to reality.

I think it's fair to say we all went through something yesterday. President Donald Trump's sabre rattling threat to Iran left many around the world feeling uneasy. For this week's Prairie Beat, we get local Congressional reaction to yesterday's dramatic news cycle.

For those on the frontlines serving vulnerable people in our communities, every dollar of support counts. And when once-relied on funds disappear, the struggle becomes even more real.

In this episode of Prairie Beat, we break down a busy week in North Dakota news, led by the high-stakes search for a new president at North Dakota State University. With three finalists making their case on campus, we walk through the selection process, key priorities, and what’s next as a decision looms.