Author: Jim Monk

South Dakota House launches impeachment investigation

Jason RavnsborgPIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s House is investigating whether the state’s attorney general should be impeached for his conduct surrounding a car crash last year that killed a pedestrian. A sizable majority of the Republican-dominated House voted Tuesday to have a committee recommend whether Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg should be impeached. It could take weeks for the committee of…

Moorhead man sentenced for participating in Jan. 6 attack at U.S Capitol

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – A federal judge has sentenced a Moorhead man to two years’ probation after pleading guilty to charges connected to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, 31-year-old Jordan Stotts pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building.  Three other charges were dismissed….

Grand Forks mayor asks lawmakers to expedite pipeline project

Mayor Brandon BochenskiBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski is asking North Dakota lawmakers to shorten the timeline for constructing a pipeline that would bring Bakken natural gas to the Red River Valley. The legislature is considering a proposal to spend $150 million from the latest federal COVID-19 money for the pipeline, to be built along the U.S….

Man sought out judge’s condo for video about Potter trial

Judge Regina ChuMINNEAPOLIS – A man who filmed himself outside the door of a Minneapolis condominium unit he believed belonged to the judge presiding over the trial of a former Twin Cities police officer charged with manslaughter says his actions were about transparency, not intimidation. Cortez Rice livestreamed himself standing outside the door of the unit he said belonged to…

Minnesota hospital sued by employees over vaccine mandate

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Some medical professionals are suing a city-owned hospital in southeastern Minnesota after they were terminated for refusing to receive the coronavirus vaccine. The 20 plaintiffs, which include a doctor, registered nurses and other medical staff, filed their lawsuit in U.S. District Court Monday alleging they were fired without just cause. They claim Northfield Hospital and Clinics in…

Fargo woman sentenced to 7 years for killing boyfriend

FARGO, N.D. – A Fargo woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for fatally stabbing her boyfriend. Thirty-four-year-old Terin Stately had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter in an agreement with prosecutors after she was initially charged with murder. Stately told the judge in Cass County District Court that she did not intend to kill 27-year-old Keanen Poitra at…

Update: Fargo Casey’s robbery suspect arrested

(courtesy, KFGO)UPDATE – Fargo Police says 26-year-old Tyler Hendrickson of Fargo has been arrested in connection with a robbery at a Casey’s General Store robbery. Officers worked through the day to get video evidence and find Hendrickson. Police did not say where he was arrested.   FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo police are investigating a robbery at Casey’s General Store…

Committee advances bill that would ban teaching critical race theory

BISMARCK (KVRR/KCND) – The House Delayed Bills Committee has approved the introduction of a bill that would prohibit the teaching of critical race theory in North Dakota schools. The sponsor is Fargo Republican Representative Jim Kasper. The vote on the committee to allow its introduction in the current special session was 3 to 2.  A hearing on Kasper’s bill will…

Burgum again urges lawmakers to approve $500 income tax credit

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Gov. Doug Burgum has once again called on North Dakota legislators to provide a one-time $500 income tax credit by using the state’s General Fund ending fund balance. In his speech to lawmakers Monday, Burgum said after the 2021 Legislative Session, the state had $1.2 billion, its second largest ending fund balance. Before he called the…