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…
Rep. Kelly Armstrong, Sen. Kevin Cramer, Sen. John HoevenWASHINGTON (KVRR) – North Dakota’s congressional delegation says a new Biden Administration order that requires companies with more than 100 employees to mandate COVID-19 vaccines is an unconstitutional overreach. Millions of Americans will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s drought is easing with recent precipitation, but some areas of the state are still dealing with poor conditions. This week’s U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that no areas of the state are in exceptional drought, the worst category, and less than 10% of North Dakota is in extreme drought, the second worst category. By comparison,…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Protesters against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in South Dakota are suing Gov. Kristi Noem after the state denied their application to demonstrate on Capitol grounds during a special legislative session this month. The group of protesters say they planned to hold a demonstration next week to push the Legislature to take up a bill that would keep…
FAIRMOUNT, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A man was injured in a farming accident in Richland County.The Sheriff’s Office responded to an emergency call about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at a grain bin site near Fairmount. A man was working under a grain auger when a cable snapped on the auger, causing the auger to drop and strike the worker’s head. He was…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota health officials are expecting 18,000 initial doses of the pediatric coronavirus vaccine. That’s enough enough to cover 25% of the state’s roughly 71,000 children ages 5 to 11 who were identified in the 2019 census. The state Health Department said in a statement Wednesday that “vaccinating children will help protect them from getting COVID-19.” To…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says state colleges should comply with legislation that forbids a school from funneling grant money to a person or organization that promotes or performs abortions. Stenehjem’s opinion came after an inquiry from North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott, who asked if the legislation was constitutional. Stenehjem says it is not…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum said the way to address methane emissions is through innovation, not further regulation which he says will only drive energy production overseas. Burgum and other Republicans in North Dakota have denounced President Biden’s methane reduction plan which he announced at the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland this week. In the U.S., the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Gov. Tim Walz says health care providers and others will begin vaccinating 5- to 11-year-old children this week, now that the Pfizer coronavirus shot has received federal approval for that age group. Walz says the vaccine will arrive in waves this week and that Minnesota providers have ordered as many doses as possible from the federal…
FARGO (KVRR) – Officials are indicating that a West Fargo police officer who suffered a heart attack while on duty Sunday is showing signs of improvement. The West Fargo Police Dept. says Officer Tim Brown remains in stable, but critical condition at the Nebraska Medical Center. As of Wednesday morning, Brown was taken off of a ventilator and is breathing…
