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

Television

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Global

#96915

United States

#20709

Arts and Entertainment/TV Movies and Streaming

#651

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‘Just end him’: Group of 5th grade girls accused of plotting to kill a boy at school

2 days ago | kfyrtv.com | Micaela Marshall |Casey Torres |Emily Van de Riet

SURPRISE, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) – Four elementary school girls in Arizona are accused of plotting to kill a classmate by stabbing him in a school bathroom. The case involves four girls, ages 10 and 11, who are fifth graders at Legacy Traditional School’s West Surprise campus. A newly released report from Surprise Police said the friends devised the plan during lunch and recess on Oct. 1, 2024.
Severe weather warning tags

2 days ago | kfyrtv.com | Meghan Chada

BISMARCK, N. D. (KFYR) - There are several different types of severe weather warnings. Watches are usually issued first for the preparation stage, where conditions are favorable for severe weather. A warning is issued when you should take action. Severe storms have been spotted or are indicated on radar. There are a couple of different levels of severe thunderstorm warnings. Normal “base” warnings can be issued, or different tags can be added for stronger storms.
2025 Severe weather warnings

3 days ago | kfyrtv.com | Meghan Chada

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The National Weather Service has two offices in North Dakota, one in Bismarck and one in Grand Forks. These meteorologists issue severe weather warnings. The number of severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings usually ramp up during the summer across North Dakota, with July typically having the most. This is because we need enough heat and humidity for thunderstorms.
June 20 tornado and derecho recap

4 days ago | kfyrtv.com | Meghan Chada

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Friday’s severe weather outbreak caused a lot of damage across the region. Many experienced strong winds, and numerous tornadoes also touched down. There were two different storms that moved through the area. One was a pair of discrete supercells that formed just outside of Jamestown and moved to the east. The other was the derecho, or straight-line winds, that formed outside of Dickinson and moved to the east as well.
Rooms full of history: Medora’s Ferris Inn now includes four rooms to rent

1 week ago | kfyrtv.com | Jody Kerzman

MEDORA, N.D. (KFYR) - There’s a new place to spend the night in Medora. In a town filled with history, the Ferris Inn might just be the most historic spot. The general store opened in 1885. The owners lived upstairs and often hosted some very famous house guests. Now those living quarters have been remodeled and are ready for new visitors. Rolf Sletten is a history buff. His areas of expertise: Teddy Roosevelt and Medora. “For a little while in the 1880s, this little town was really thriving.
Bismarck Global Neighbors to host new International Festival Saturday

1 week ago | kfyrtv.com | Elizabeth Shores

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Bismarck Global Neighbors is holding its first International Festival this weekend. The non-profit’s Jasmine Tosseth-Smith said it’s a chance to celebrate the diversity of cultures in the Bis-Man area, and everyone is welcome to participate. She said nearly 15 nations will be represented at the fair, and attendees will have a chance to try different foods and buy crafts. “Stop by.
State Board of Animal Health requiring lactating dairy cows to be tested for avian flu before entering state fair

1 week ago | kfyrtv.com | Elizabeth Shores

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The State Board of Animal Health is requiring people who plan to enter their lactating dairy cows into this year’s North Dakota State Fair to get them tested for the Avian Flu. Those tests must be completed within the 10 days leading up to the cow’s entrance into the fair.
Fort Yates man charged with kicking in mobile home’s door, terrorizing minors inside

1 week ago | kfyrtv.com | Elizabeth Shores

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Prosecutors charged a Fort Yates man with trespassing, terrorizing and attempted simple assault after witnesses say he kicked in the door of a residence with minors inside. Three minors told Bismarck police they were walking home from the park when 19-year-old Zachery Keepseagle threatened them. The children told police they tried to get into a mobile home and lock it behind them, but they weren’t able to latch the deadbolt before Keepseagle kicked the door in.
Bismarck man charged with reckless endangerment for pointing gun at a man outside Crossroads Tavern

1 week ago | kfyrtv.com | Elizabeth Shores

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Prosecutors charged a Bismarck man with reckless endangerment for pointing a gun at another man at the Crossroads Tavern in Bismarck. Officers say surveillance video shows 23-year-old Omar Alvarado Campos getting between a fist fight between two other men outside the bar. They say Campos pulled out a handgun and pointed it at one of the men. When officers arrested Campos two weeks later, they found cocaine in his front pocket. Campos’ bond was set at $5,000.
Heil school alumni work to raise money, preserve history in old school

1 week ago | kfyrtv.com | Jody Kerzman

HEIL, N.D. (KFYR) - One-room schools were once scattered across the North Dakota prairie. Every township had its own school, often housing students in first through eighth grades all in the same room. Today, many of those schools have closed, and many have been torn down. But in the small Grant County town of Heil, the school still stands, and those who attended Heil School are working to keep this piece of history alive. “I live on memories,” said Marlo Meier.