KUMV-TV (Williston, ND)

KUMV-TV, operating on channel 8, is the NBC affiliate for Williston, North Dakota. It functions as a semi-satellite of KMOT, which is based in Minot, North Dakota. This station broadcasts a high-definition digital signal on VHF channel 8 (also known as virtual channel 8.1 through PSIP) from its transmitter located west of Williston, close to the North Dakota-Montana border. While KUMV presents itself as an independent station, it primarily simulcasts programming from KMOT. However, KUMV does include local news segments within KMOT's weeknight broadcasts, features unique commercials, and has its own station branding. The station's studios and advertising sales office are situated at the crossroads of Main Street (U.S. 2 Business) and 6th Street East in Williston. For viewers in Montana, KUMV's broadcast area observes Mountain Time, which means that primetime programming starts at 6 p.m. instead of the typical 7 p.m. The station is available on Midcontinent cable channel 5 in Williston and channel 8 in most other locations, with a high-definition version accessible on Midcontinent digital channel 605.

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English

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#107783

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#21675

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#656

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Report: Barricaded man threatened to burn down Fort Union Trading Post

16 hours ago | kfyrtv.com | Joe Skurzewski

WILLIAMS COUNTY, N.D. (KMOT) – A man arrested at the Fort Union Trading Post Tuesday threatened to ‘burn’ the site down and made threatening comments to law enforcement, according to court records. Previous Coverage: UPDATE: Barricaded subject at Fort Union Trading Post arrestedIan Stewart faces a C-felony charge of burglary.
Burlington enacts soft water restrictions amid dry conditions

1 day ago | kfyrtv.com | Joe Skurzewski

BURLINGTON, N.D. (KMOT) - The city of Burlington is enacting soft water restrictions. According to a social media post from the city, the water tower levels can’t keep up with current usage. Even-numbered homes may water on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Odd-numbered homes may water on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. The city said it hopes for this to be a temporary restriction. Copyright 2025 KFYR. All rights reserved.
Barricaded subject at Fort Union Trading Post

1 day ago | kfyrtv.com | Joe Skurzewski

WILLIAMS COUNTY, N.D. (KMOT) – Law enforcement is currently engaging with a barricaded subject in a building at the Fort Union Trading Post in Buford Township. Det. Daniel Ward with the Williams County Sheriff’s Office said a 911 call went out shortly before 8 a.m. of a person at the trading post who was not supposed to be there. Deputies arrived shortly before 8:15 a.m. at the park. Ward said staff and visitors were safely removed from the park.
200 teens break into woman’s home while she was away to throw a house party

1 day ago | kfyrtv.com | Molly McBride |Amanda Alvarado

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A homeowner said roughly 200 teenagers broke into her home and threw a party while she was out of town. On Saturday around 10:30 p.m., Jamie Lewis said she got a call from Las Vegas Metro Police asking if she was having a party. “Of course I said no, and to be fair, I really thought it was a fake call,” she said. Lewis said it was not until her husband got a call from neighbors that she realized what was happening in their home.
Cleanup continues at site of train derailment near Churchs Ferry

2 days ago | kfyrtv.com | Joe Skurzewski

CHURCHS FERRY, N.D. (KMOT) – Eleven grain cars of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train derailed last Wednesday north of Churchs Ferry. A spokesperson for the railroad said the derailment occurred around 7:40 a.m. The spokesperson said as of Monday, five of the 11 cars are upright, and crews remain on site working to clear the incident. No one was hurt, and there is no threat to the public, according to BNSF. The company said it hopes to return to operations on the main track this week.
Foreclosure case involving former EPIC CEO headed for trial

2 days ago | kfyrtv.com | Joe Skurzewski

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – A foreclosure case involving the former CEO of EPIC Companies will go to trial next year. In October 2024, Bravera Bank filed the foreclosure suit against Henry Land Holdings, a subsidiary of EPIC Holdings. In the suit, the bank is seeking roughly $3 million in mortgage payments. Former EPIC CEO Todd Berning is among several defendants named in the foreclosure suit. A court trial was scheduled for Feb. 2, 2026, in Ward County.
7-year-old boy dies days after being pulled from hotel pool

2 days ago | kfyrtv.com | Matt Heilman |Brock Wilson

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) -A 7-year-old boy in Kansas has died days after being pulled from a hotel pool, according to his family. Zaniriusz Chambers, Jr. was playing in the pool at the Red Roof PLUS+ in east Wichita on May 1 when he went under the water, his mother Lauren Hill-Wilson said. The boy was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and placed on life support. Sadly, Hill-Wilson said he died nearly a week after he was rescued.
State Supreme Court upholds conviction, sentence in fatal Bismarck motel shooting

4 days ago | kfyrtv.com | Joe Skurzewski

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The North Dakota Supreme Court denied an appeal from a Mandan teen serving life with the chance of parole in a fatal 2022 shooting at a Bismarck motel. A jury found Jesse Taylor, Jr., guilty of murder in the Sept. 2022 shooting death of Maurice Thunder Shield, following his trial a year after the incident. Taylor was 16 at the time of the shooting but prosecutors tried him as an adult.
Minot man killed in motorcycle crash near Sawyer

4 days ago | kfyrtv.com | Joe Skurzewski

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - A Minot man was killed when his motorcycle crashed north of Sawyer Friday night, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. A report from the patrol states the 43-year-old man was riding the motorcycle on 153rd Street NW, between 79th and 93rd Avenue SE, when he lost control and crashed in the roadway. The patrol said the driver suffered fatal injuries from the crash.
Healthcare providers push for patients to get more Vitamin D

4 days ago | kfyrtv.com | Elizabeth Shores

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Sunlight is the primary source for Vitamin D, and once summer hits, you might want to soak in some of it while you can. Getting enough of this vitamin can be especially difficult if you live in the Northern part of the US since UVB rays don’t hit the Earth at North Dakota’s latitude for nearly half of the year. When it does, your body can only generate Vitamin D midday.