FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A Fargo seed company will pay a $225,000 fine and change its safety and training practices after a worker was severely injured last August. Red River Commodities signed an agreement with the U.S. Dept. of Labor following an investigation. The worker suffered multiple lacerations and a partial amputation of a leg when he got caught in a…
MINNEAPOLIS – Paisley Park officials are marking the fifth anniversary of Prince’s death by offering fans free admission to pay their respects, where his ashes will be on display in the atrium. A custom-made ceramic urn shaped like Paisley Park with Prince’s symbol on top was originally placed in the middle of the atrium when the estate was turned into…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Some North Dakota senators have amended a transgender sports bill to make the legislation apply only to high school teams and not to college or club sports. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday voted 6-1 in favor of an amended version of a House bill passed last month. The amended bill would prohibit a publicly funded school…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Decals promoting a white supremacist group were found on the Minnesota State University Moorhead campus Monday night. In an email to MSUM students and staff, MSUM President Anne Blackhurst said the stickers were similar to those that have been posted on other campuses in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Blackhurst said the decals were found “at several MSUM…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota House has defeated a measure that would have made North Dakota’s buckle-up law primary, meaning drivers could be pulled over for not wearing a belt. The law is currently a secondary offense, which means drivers would have to be stopped for another reason. Republican Rep. Jared Hagert of Emerado was among those who…
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota legislators want a raise for the second straight session. The proposed pay boost for lawmakers is 1.5% in the first year of the two-year budget cycle and 2% in the second. The increase is equal to the level of raises for state employees and elected statewide public officials. Lawmakers are paid $518 a month, plus…
MINNEAPOLIS – A jury has been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd’s death, with opening statements set for March 29. The final juror was chosen Tuesday, more than two weeks after the process began. Attorneys and the judge worked through more than 100 people, dismissing most because they acknowledged strong views about an…
Detainees in CPB border facility (photo by Rep. Henry Cuellar)FARGO (KVRR) – A spokesman for Gov. Doug Burgum says there are presently no plans to move migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border to northern states, including North Dakota. According to emails reviewed by the Washington Post, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is overwhelmed and wants the Biden administration to transport…
FARGO (KVRR) – A woman was arrested for DUI following a rollover crash Monday night in south Fargo. Police say the crash was reported around 9:30 p.m. in the 5200 block of Amber Valley Parkway. Thirty-two-year-old Christa Heglie of Fargo is charged with DUI. Police say Heglie lost control of the vehicle, crashed into a parked car and rolled over….
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has scrapped a Department of Interior opinion under Donald Trump that attempted to strip mineral rights under the original Missouri River riverbed from a North Dakota tribal nation. The memorandum posted by the U.S. Department of Interior withdraws a May 2020 opinion concluding that the state is legal owner of submerged lands beneath the river…
