Monica Hannan
Managing Editor/Anchor
Bismarck
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She graduated from Bismarck High School in 1978, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Minnesota State University Moorhead, a Master of Arts degree in Management from the University of Mary in Bismarck and a Master of Theology degree from the Augustine Institute in Denver. She began her career at KUMV in Williston as a reporter and anchor before being hired to anchor at KMVT-TV in Twin Falls, Idaho. She returned to North Dakota in 1988 to work at KFYR-TV as a reporter and anchor. She was promoted to KFYR-TV News Director in 2004, while working as a host/co-anchor for First News at Five, The Evening Report, and began co-hosting North Dakota Today in 2013. As News Director she has received three regional Emmy awards for Outstanding Newscast and has three times been named Best Television Anchor by the North Dakota Broadcasters. She is the author or co-author of several books, including the Gift of Death, The Dream Maker, Dakota Daytrips and More Dakota Daytrips, and has had her work published in numerous magazines and newspapers. Monica is married to KFYR-TV assignment editor Cliff Naylor and they have three children and a daughter-in-law. Her hobbies are quilting and tennis.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 9:27 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
Six soldiers from Detachment 7, Company C, 2nd Battalion with the 245th Aviation Regiment may deploy to the U.S. Central Command area of operations sometime in late summer for one year.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 4:56 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
There is a type of fraud that can not only wreck your car but impact your insurance premiums.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 2:20 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
The report also points out that lice are spread via head-to-head contact, but rarely jump from one head to another.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 10:49 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan and Sara Berlinger
The votes were 230 no, 69 yes.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2022 at 10:45 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
Good Sleep Really Matters, Nightmares and Parkinson’s May Have A Connection, and Medical Records Noting Wearable Devices
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 4:31 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
Your thyroid gland plays an important part in regulating many bodily functions.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2022 at 11:49 AM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
Physicians Struggle With Addiction, Diabetes and Depression, and a Possible Cancer Prevention Treatment
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 4:36 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
The number of teenagers giving birth is declining in the United States.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 5:02 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
Healthy teeth go a long way in safeguarding your overall health, which is why a recent analysis of teeth among those with diabetes has doctors concerned.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 6:33 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
Patients who are prescribed opiates following surgery often have tablets left over, and they tend to sit around in a drawer or medicine cabinet.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 3:13 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
There appears to be a relationship between how much time toddlers spend in front of the TV and how much junk food and drink they consume.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 6:55 PM CDT
|By Your News Leader staff and Monica Hannan
Tom Hesford began his career teaching English in 1967 at Bismarck High School, and spent the next 24 years passing along his love for literature, writing, journalism and photography.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 2:27 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
You eat fruits and vegetables because they’re good for you, but the Environmental Working Group has come out with this year’s so-called “Dirty Dozen” fruits and vegetables...those that contain the highest levels of pesticides.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2022 at 12:45 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
Headlines include the risk of dementia and mental illness rising post-COVID and a change in a drug to treat type II diabetes.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 4:48 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
despite a common belief to the contrary, past surveys have indicated a strong belief in God among U.S. physicians.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 4:34 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
Researchers believe the situation will continue to get worse in the future, with pollen counts nearly tripling by the year 2100.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2022 at 8:49 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
Recent medical headlines from around the web
Updated: Mar. 3, 2022 at 4:47 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
Vaccine mobilization efforts rushed hundreds of millions of doses of COVID-19 shots to U.S. states, but now that demand has dropped off, some of those doses are being tossed.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2022 at 9:49 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
Researchers found that insomnia can come and go, but those with childhood insomnia had a greater likelihood of life-long sleep problems.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2022 at 8:00 AM CST
|By Monica Hannan
Experts want people who use smartphones to be aware of the footprint they’re leaving because it could be endangering their security and privacy.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 2:46 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that those left at home have a high rate of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 5:55 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
The FTC says the top categories for fraud reports from North Dakota came from imposter scams, followed by online shopping, phony sweepstakes, and credit report scams.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2022 at 9:18 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
It’s an important find because it means doctors can potentially identify the markers that indicate future Alzheimer’s earlier.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2022 at 7:55 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
Labor costs are a major expense and employers naturally want to pay less if they can.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 5:28 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
Economists say right now, job seekers hold all the cards.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2022 at 2:01 AM CST
|By Monica Hannan
As social media platforms deal with pressure to ban some providers over what they say are misinformation campaigns regarding COVID-19 vaccines, others may be profiting from the fallout.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 7:14 AM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
For the young, falling is usually not a big deal. But as we age, a simple fall can not only endanger your health, it can rob you of your independence and could even cut short your life.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2021 at 5:42 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
North Dakota ranchers looking to replace water lost during the drought can now apply for assistance through the North Dakota Department of Agriculture Emergency Water Supply Program.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2021 at 2:53 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
The 21st Annual Missouri Slope Areawide United Way Day of Caring kicked off Wednesday morning with about 500 volunteers fanning out across Bismarck and Mandan.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2021 at 8:04 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
North Dakota’s State Water Commission has approved two new water supply programs and allocated an additional $2 million to a drought assistance program to help farmers and ranchers weather what the governor says is the worst drought in 30 years.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2021 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
The Morton County Commission joined Mandan Wednesday in issuing a ban on fireworks in the county through July 5th, which is also the last date fireworks are allowed by state law.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2021 at 9:34 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
These power outages throughout the area include one in Bismarck that impacted 176 customers.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2021 at 8:55 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
The state auditor has identified 11 areas of concern following an audit of the Solen Public School District.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2021 at 10:48 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
The fragments found recently add pieces to the puzzle, and the hope is that more of those pieces are still waiting to be uncovered, with possible answers to ancient questions.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 4:04 PM CDT
|By Cliff Naylor and Monica Hannan
The Native American Hall of Honor recognizes Native Americans who have made a significant impact in representing their tribe or culture.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2021 at 6:54 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
Faith life is important to many North Dakotans.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2021 at 3:40 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, police in Tampa Bay, Fla., are keeping their eye out for human traffickers working the crowd.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 5:10 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced sweeping changes in coronavirus vaccine rollout guidelines in an effort to boost lagging vaccine numbers.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2021 at 12:40 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
For comparison purposes, North Dakota’s overall unemployment rate was 4.1 percent, and was at 3.3 percent in non-oil counties.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 3:35 PM CST
|By Monica Hannan
Everybody appreciates a good deal, and that can make us easy victims for online shopping scammers.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2020 at 3:13 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
The coronavirus pandemic is driving some Americans to drink.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2020 at 2:31 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
Showing up at the North Dakota/Canada border with undeclared firearms will get you more attention than you want.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2020 at 11:36 AM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
Enrollment at the University of Mary in Bismarck remains steady.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2020 at 1:56 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
There's a COVID-19 chart circling the internet that lets people know what their risk level is, depending on what they're doing.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2020 at 8:55 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
The federal poverty threshold hovers at around $26,000 a year for a family of four.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2020 at 6:57 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
Aug. 26 is Women’s Equality Day, the day that the 19th Amendment was signed into law.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2020 at 5:01 PM CDT
|By Monica Hannan
An exhibit at the Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck is celebrating our state’s role in ensuring women’s right to vote.
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