Author: Jim Monk

North Dakota joins multistate lawsuit against Google

DALLAS – North Dakota is one of 10 states involved in a lawsuit being led by Texas against Google.  Details of the lawsuit were outlined Wednesday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The complaint says Google is being sued for “anti-competitive conduct” in the online advertising industry. Paxton says Google is using its “monopolistic power” to control the pricing on…

Brainerd man pleads guilty in precinct fire during Floyd riots

Minneapolis 3rd Precinct burns. May, 2020 MINNEAPOLIS – A Brainerd, Minn. man has pleaded guilty for his role in helping to set fire to a Minneapolis police station during rioting in the days following the death of George Floyd. A federal complaint accuses 23-year-old Dylan Shakespeare Robinson of lighting a Molotov cocktail that another person threw toward the Third Precinct…

Walz extends bar, restaurant restrictions, some schools to open next month

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced plans on Wednesday to get children back into elementary schools as well as ease some restrictions on fitness centers and other businesses that were shuttered last month. The governor updated the state’s Safe Learning Plan used by schools across the state on Wednesday to allow all elementary schools to operate in-person…

Xcel Energy granted interim rate increase in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota Public Service Commission has granted Xcel Energy an interim electric rate increase, which the utility is entitled to under state law. In November, Xcel filed for a general rate increase. An average customer’s bill would rise by $8.37 per month in winter, and $8.53 per month in summer, based on 750 kilowatt hours…

North Dakota reports 24 COVID-19 deaths, active cases drop sharply

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health on Wednesday reported 24 additional deaths from COVID-19. There are currently 2,956 active cases in the state, a decrease of 274 since Tuesday.  160 people are hospitalized. Cass County reported the largest number of new cases with 72.   BY THE NUMBERS  4,917 – Total Tests from Yesterday* 1,242,239 – Total…

Drowning victim’s body recovered from North Dakota lake

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A man’s body has been recovered from Lake Irvine near Devils Lake. Ramsey County Sheriff Steve Nelson says the man broke through the ice last night. Deputies were looking for the man when they discovered his body and snowmobile in the water of the lake, north of Churchs Ferry. Nelson considers the death an accidental…

Burgum will wait to get coronavirus vaccine

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he will wait his turn in line to get a coronavirus vaccination. The 64-year-old Republican governor told a Fargo-area chamber of commerce panel on a videoconference that he will be “way down the line” when it comes to his eligibility. North Dakota’s initial doses of the vaccine began arriving on Monday….

Myon Burrell freed after 18 years in prison

(courtesy, KMSP)MINNEAPOLIS – A man who was sentenced to life behind bars as a teenager has been released from a Minnesota prison. Myon Burrell’s release came hours after a pardons board commuted his sentence in a high-profile murder case. Burrell took his first steps as a free man to the sound of ringing bells and cheers from supporters. His conviction…