Rep. Ilhan OmarMINNEAPOLIS – Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar was the only member of Minnesota’s congressional delegation to break party ranks on a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed the House late Friday. Despite the defections of Omar and other progressives, the package passed the House after Democrats resolved a standoff in their ranks to seal the deal….
FARGO (KVRR) – A state lawmaker from Fargo is the author of a bill in the North Dakota House that would ban public schools from teaching “critical race theory.” The legislation was introduced by Republican State Rep. Jim Kasper for the upcoming special session. The bill says “A school district or public school may not include instruction relating to critical…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – An Otter Tail County jail inmate who was found unresponsive in her cell in Fergus Falls has been identified. Twenty-eight-year-old Lavuya Jade Baker of Wadena was found during a routine check early Wednesday morning. Jail staff, law enforcement and EMS attempted life saving measures. Baker was the only person in the cell. Results of an autopsy…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Prosecutors have accused a Bismarck man of leading an illegal drug operation that trafficked thousands of oxycodone pills into Bismarck. Layne Johs is charged with four felonies, including leading a criminal organization. Authorities say Johs is the kingpin of “an ongoing drug trafficking and money laundering organization” that has a network of users, traffickers, distributors, and a…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – Beginning Monday Nov. 8, face coverings will be required inside Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton schools. School officials say the mask mandate is temporary and will expire on Sunday, Nov. 21. The announcement was made in an email to parents and on social media. “In collaboration with DGF School Board, District Leadership and DGF Health Services, this temporary transition to…
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A South Dakota feedlot operator who pleaded guilty to operating a Ponzi cattle scheme has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison. Prosecutors say Robert Blom, of Corsica, resold the same cattle to multiple investors and made a profit of about $24 million from 2014 to 2019. He resold cattle he didn’t have, falsified invoices…
BACKUS, Minn. – The State Patrol says three people have died in a highway crash in central Minnesota. A GMC Yukon was northbound on Highway 371 in Cass County about 11 p.m. Thursday when a Chevy minivan failed to stop at an intersection between Hackensack and Backus and collided with the SUV. The driver and passenger in the SUV were…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorneys general in 11 states, including North Dakota, filed suit Friday against President Joe Biden’s administration, challenging a new vaccine requirement for workers at companies with more than 100 employees. The lawsuit filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals argues that the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the…
FARGO (KVRR) – A federal grand jury has indicted three Beulah, N.D. men for engaging in financial crimes while employed at North Dakota banks in Beulah and Glen Ullin. Acting U.S. Attorney Nick Chase says 34 year-old Brady Daniel Torgerson is charged with bank fraud, misapplication of bank funds, making false entries in bank records, and aggravated identity theft. Sixty-year-old…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Bills to prevent vaccine mandates and the teaching of critical race theory will get hearings when the North Dakota Legislature returns to the Capitol next week for a special session. The original intent of the special session, which convenes at 9 a.m. Monday, was to approve a new map of legislative districts and the spending of $1.1…
