BISMARCK, ND -- North Dakota leaders are getting a second opinion on revenue forecasts. The Legislative Revenue Advisory Committee has decided to hire Colorado-based analysts and consultants IHS Inc. The eight-member panel includes majority and minority leaders. State budget analysts…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Senator Amy Klobuchar is encouraging the NFL to combat ticket fraud in advance of the Super Bowl. In a letter to Commissioner Roger Goodell, Klobuchar encourages the NFL to take steps to address common fraud schemes.…
INTERNATIONAL -- The International Olympic Committee has banned the country of Russia from competing in the 2018 Winter games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The IOC says Russia's government officials are also banned from coming and the country's flag will not…
The Republicans in the Senate finally managed to do what the party's been talking about for so long: pass a whomping-big piece of legislation that will change the financial lives of…
CASS COUNTY, ND -- Cass County Sheriff Paul Laney has decided to retire from law enforcement and will not seek a 4th term. Laney says while it is bittersweet to retire, he feels…
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. -- The murder trial of Justin Critt has been delayed after his attorney was appointed to become a judge by Governor Dayton. Critt's trial was supposed to begin this morning in Clay County District Court. He…
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Governor Mark Dayton says he is cancer free and he has proclaimed this as "Cancer Screen Week" in Minnesota. He encourages all Minnesotans to talk to their health care providers about cancer risk factors and…
LOS ANGELES -- The photo of Senator Franken allegedly groping news anchor Leeann Tweeden in 2006 was spotted on a billboard in Los Angeles. The billboard was put up in the Palms neighborhood Thursday morning but was removed only…
GRAND FORKS, ND -- A 20-year veteran of the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department, who returned to serve his community after losing part of his leg, is now running for Grand Forks Sheriff. Corporal Chris Hutton announced his candidacy.…
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Gov. Mark Dayton has named the state's first judge with Hmong descent to the bench. Judge Sophia Vuelo will preside over Ramsey County District Court. Vuelo will take over a position due to a judge retiring…
