BETHESDA, Md. – The White House says President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris when he undergoes a “routine colonoscopy.” Press secretary Jen Psaki says Biden will be under anesthesia Friday during the procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Harris “will work from her office in the West Wing during this time.”…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Agriculture experts say Minnesota farmers who grow about 45 million turkeys annually will benefit from higher prices this year. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says the price of turkeys has steadily increased as demand has risen following a year in which there were fewer family gatherings and restaurant traffic was down due to the coronavirus pandemic….
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police are seeking assistance in identifying and locating a man wanted in an armed robbery Nov. 15 at Casey’s, 204 42 St. S. The suspect threatened the clerk with an alleged weapon and left, on foot, with cash. The clerk was not injured during this incident. The man is described as approximately 5’11”, lighter skinned, and…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – For the first time since 1998, Cass County State’s Attorney Birch Burdick will not be on the ballot next year. Burdick says he has decided not to run for a 6th four-year term. Burdick says he loves the job, but he would be 71 at the end of another term. He says he’s looking forward to doing…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Former employees of the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton are speaking out about what they allege they saw and experienced while employed there – claims that surfaced after Chahinkapa lost its national accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The former employees spoke about their experiences with KFGO Radio. Many of them said that they’re reluctant…
BISMARCK (KVRR) – A state Senator from Bismarck says she is not running for reelection. Democratic Sen. Erin Oban made the announcement Thursday on social media. “Being a Democrat in a Republican city and state hasn’t led me to this” Oban wrote. “But in recent years, everything, it seems, including politics, has gotten increasingly polarizing and way too personal.” Oban…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s top election official says an effort to recall a state legislator can’t occur now that a new redistricting map has been approved. Secretary of State Al Jaeger on Thursday announced that he rescinded the petition to recall GOP Rep. Dwight Kiefert because an election will be held in his district in less than a year….
FARGO (KVRR) – Two counts of murder and one count of murder of an unborn child have been filed in connection with the shooting deaths of three people at a Fargo business Wednesday. Bond was set at $2 million during a court appearance for 35-year-old Anthony Reese, Jr. Reese is accused of shooting and killing Richard Pittman, April Carbone and…
T. Denny SanfordFARGO (KVRR) – Search warrant affidavits indicate that phone, email and computer records were seized as part of a child pornography investigation involving billionaire philanthropist T. Denny Sanford. The investigation into Sanford was reported last year by ProPublica and the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Court documents in the case were initially sealed and referred to Sanford as “an…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has suspended enforcement of a nationwide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for companies that employ more than 100 people. The mandate was suspended in the wake of a federal appeals court order that says OSHA “take no steps to implement or enforce” the mandate “until further court order.” “While OSHA remains confident in…
