BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota House has voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana. The bill only allows the already-established “compassion centers” to sell marijuana. Residents would not be allowed to grow their own marijuana. Smoking marijuana would also not be allowed in public. The bill passed 56 to 38. It will now go to the Senate for…
(Library of Congress)PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Senate unanimously supports a resolution urging the U.S. Congress to launch an investigation into Medals of Honor given to soldiers who participated in the Wounded Knee Massacre. Congress has the authority to rescind the medals. A bipartisan group of state lawmakers, advocating both for Native American tribes and military veterans, say their…
ZAP, N.D. – A North Dakota man accused of feeding moldy hay and denying water to numerous horses that wound up dead or sick has been charged with felony animal cruelty. Mercer County deputies found 26 dead horses and fetuses over the weekend on the property of Shanan Weigum, of Zap. They also found a donkey and 39 horses in…
BISMARCK (KVRR/KCND) -The North Dakota House has voted to raise the gasoline tax by three cents a gallon. The tax would jump from 23 cents to 26 cents. The increase is projected to raise another $44 million over the next two years, with the money going toward roads and bridges. Supporters of the increase say they view the tax as…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Police say a man wanted in connection with a January shooting at the Arbors is in custody. Twenty-one-year-old Oliver Tye was arrested Monday night by the Metro Street Crimes Unit and U.S. Marshals. Tye was wanted for attempted murder, reckless endangerment, and aggravated assault. Police earlier arrested Jerome Koon in the shooting that left Koon’s 24-year-old…
FARGO (KVRR) – The 2017 murder of Savannah Greywind of Fargo will be the focus of a cable network TV series this weekend. The HLN series “Lies, Crimes & Video will broadcast the episode entitled “Nightmare in Fargo” Sunday at 9:00 p.m. HLN says the program will feature interviews with the woman who discovered Greywind’s body and all 3 prosecutors…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo police are looking for Brandon Roosevelt Grant in connection with a downtown shooting that happened early Sunday. Three people were shot near the Bismarck Bar in the 500 block of Broadway. Police said Monday that all three victims remain in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say Grant is considered armed and dangerous and should…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo man will spend four months in jail for participating in riots in downtown Fargo following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Twenty-one-year-old Abdimanan Bana Habib was also ordered to pay $2,500 in restitution. “The defendant crossed a line when he resorted to violence and destruction” U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley said. “His choice left him wrapped in…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) Three months ago, Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig sought to end Fargo’s emergency declaration immediately, but it failed on a 3-2 vote. At Monday night’s commission meeting, Gehrig will ask for an amendment to the city’s State of Emergency ordinance. It would retain the mayor’s authority and power to declare a state of emergency but would authorize the…
MINNEAPOLIS – Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against the founder of Minnesota-based MyPillow. The lawsuit alleges Mike Lindell falsely accused Dominion of rigging the presidential election. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in the District of Columbia Monday. It alleges Lindell ignored repeated warnings from Dominion. The voting technology company has filed similar lawsuits…
