Bella Kraft
Reporter
Bismarck
Howdy all, I’m Bella Kraft!
I grew up right here in Bismarck and my parents are excited for me to be back home, especially when it comes time to do the dishes!
I graduated from Bismarck High School in 2018. BHS is where I found my love for journalism, writing for our school news magazine Bismarck Hi Herald. I then attended St. Cloud State University and earned my B.A. in Mass Communications with an emphasis in journalism and a minor in Environmental and Technological Studies. While at SCSU I competed in womens cross country and track and field.
After graduating in May 2022, I got my first journalism job here at KFYR-TV. My passion for journalism comes from wanting to learn something new every day and being able to share that with people in the community.
When I’m not working, I enjoy anything outside such as kayaking, hiking, and biking. I’m excited to be back in Bismarck, meeting new people within the community and sharing their stories.
The Jormungandr walhallaensis is a newly discovered species of mosasaur that lived about 80 million years ago when North Dakota was covered by a sea.
The Bismarck State College theatre department is putting on a play that was entirely written by an AI program. The scripts the program gave out are all unedited.
Burleigh County prosecutors charged a Bismarck man and registered sex offender with luring minors.
Bismarck Police arrested a man with more than a dozen guns who is not allowed to own any.
Bismarck Police say this year the number of car gun thefts has more than doubled, from 12 in 2022 to 29 so far this year.
A Burleigh County judge has sentenced a Bismarck woman to a year in prison and ordered her to register as a sex offender after she pleaded guilty.
Bismarck Police say Gauge Johnson stole a vehicle, and when officers attempted a traffic stop, he sped off.
Many shoppers see Black Friday and Small Business Saturday as the perfect days to start buying those holiday gifts, but it can also be an opportunity for thieves.
Nelson is one of 15 carloads of volunteers crossing the county hoping for a sign of Lloyd.
Bismarck Police have arrested two teenagers they say stole ski masks from Scheels, fled officers and ditched two firearms that were reported stolen.
At the check-out, the American Farm Bureau Federation states prices for a Thanksgiving meal for 10 are 4.5 percent lower than last year. But some shoppers say something different.
Yesterday Lloyd Liken’s family passed out flyers near Linton and Wishek and today the search has turned north.
The good news for the 49 million projected drivers: the national average price at the pump is $3.28, which is 30 cents less than last year’s average.
A Burleigh County judge has sentenced a Bismarck man to two years probation after prosecutors say he fled officers and crashed his car, which then rolled and started on fire on River Road in May.
A Beulah man has pleaded guilty to luring minors over the computer.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Lloyd received a quilt of valor to honor his service in the Vietnam War. That ceremony was the last time his daughter Lisa saw him.
Bismarck Police arrested a 19-year-old Minnesota man they say was luring children online.
A donor also gifted Major with a driver’s license and license plate so he’s street-legal.
North Dakota’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation brought a mobile lab down for students in the forensics class to get hands-on learning.
Two men charged in a series of shootings in Burleigh County have pleaded not guilty.
The City of Bismarck is looking for people to sign up for its Citizen’s Academy. The 12-week program is held from January to March and will meet every Thursday.
One of the most iconic symbols of the holiday shopping season can be heard again on Friday. The Salvation Army is kicking off their Red Kettle Campaign.
Cash Wise grocery stores in the state are selling Narcan over the counter. The FDA approved the overdose-reversing nasal spray to be sold without a prescription in March.
Justices heard arguments on the legality of two permits given to BNSF Railway to tear down the bridge and build a new one.
One group wants to turn the Keelboat Park space into festival grounds with a band shell, a place for food trucks, a beach, a boardwalk and more.
Holmberg resigned last spring after he came under fire for texting with a man in jail on child pornography charges.
The department covers more than 430 square miles, which can be a lot when there are only 12 full-time staff.
He says the plaintiffs have not met all of the elements needed to grant the order.
A Bismarck woman and a Detroit man are in custody after police say they were dealing fentanyl.
Fermin is set to go to trial next year for both cases.
The high school is scheduled to be demolished in 2025 and construction is expected to start the following year.
With some determination and handwritten letters, the space now honors the hundreds of North Dakotan women who’ve served our country.
Main Street might be a little quiet now, but will soon be busy due to the 155 jobs the facility is expected to bring in.
The city planner is recommending the high school be turned into single-family homes, townhouses, apartments and mixed-use residential and commercial buildings.
The order would allow medical professionals to resume care to transgender and non-binary youth until an injunction hearing, where lawyers will argue whether to stop the law, while the case plays out in trial.
Officers say Martin admitted he was coming to Bismarck to deal drugs.
A Bismarck man has pleaded not guilty to terrorizing after police say he threatened someone with a firearm at a McDonald’s last month.
Bismarck Police arrested a man for attempted murder and terrorizing after they say he shot a gun at another man on Monday.
Two men already charged in a series of shootings in Burleigh County and now facing similar charges in Bismarck.
Two years ago, the North Dakota Highway Patrol started a Criminal Interdiction Unit, hoping to stop the flow of drugs in the state.
Holmberg retired in 2002 after teaching in the Grand Forks Public Schools District for 35 years.
Bismarck Hockey Boosters says their affiliate USA Hockey does not mandate neck guards in the sport right now, but things could change.
Members of the organization say there are more athletes since the pandemic. It’s gotten to the point where there are two locations for the tournament, one in Mandan and another in Fargo.
People opposed to DAPL reiterated their worries about the pipeline being so close to the reservation and the impact on the water and environment.
The future of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota is still uncertain even though it has been operating in the state for six years.
North Dakota School Board Association documents indicate Raymond Holmberg traveled to Europe several times, including a 2011 trip to Prague through a program that received state funds.
There are five possible options the Corps is considering for the pipeline: digging it up, just abandoning it, leaving it as is, increasing regulation, or re-routing it to North of Bismarck.
