BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – The North Dakota House has voted to override Governor Burgum’s veto of a bill to prevent local governments from adopting “approval voting” or “ranked choice voting” for local elections. Fargo voters adopted “approval voting” for local elections. It was done by a citizen initiative, under the city’s home rule charter. Voters are allowed to cast ballots…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo Community Service Officer and Homeward Animal Shelter staff worked together to remove dozens of cats from a south Fargo hotel room Thursday morning. According to the police, a call came in related to an animal control concern in the 1300 block of 21st Ave. S. Hotel management told the officers an elderly couple living in…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited cities and other political subdivisions in North Dakota from using “ranked-choice” and “approval voting” to determine the outcome of elections. “House Bill 1273 undermines local control of local political subdivisions exercising their granted powers under home rule charter, specifically prohibiting using an approval voting method…
FARGO (KVRR) – A late season winter storm will make its way into the Red River Valley Tuesday, bringing heavy snow, high winds and extremely difficult travel conditions. A blizzard warning issued by the National Weather Service now includes large portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, and western Minnesota. Forecasters say winds of up to 60 mph are expected, along…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A family has been displaced after a fire broke out in the basement of a south Moorhead home shortly before noon Friday. Moorhead Fire Battalion Chief Benton Hicks said crews responded to a report of smoke and fire coming out of the basement window in a home at 4523 Blue Stem Way. He said firefighters had…
Orphaned puppiesFARGO (KVRR) – Three North Dakota animal rescues are working to save the lives of 13 recently-orphaned puppies. Journey Home Animal Rescue (JHAR) was asked to help with the orphaned puppies. Their mother had suddenly died. Fargo-based 4 Luv of Dog Rescue and Homeward Animal Shelter are also helping to find foster homes for the puppies. Each rescue is…
Gov. Doug BurgumBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill that would have banned public schools from referring to students by pronouns that don’t reflect the sex assigned to them at birth. The Republican governor says the bill infringes on local control by removing the discretion of school boards to determine how to accommodate the needs of…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – The North Dakota Senate has passed a measure to mandate that school health classes should show videos or digital representations of fetal development in the womb. Valley City Republican Sen. Mike Wobbema says those kind of materials are available free of charge, so this shouldn’t add any costs to local districts. “Adding a digital representation…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Fargo Memorial Honor Guard bids farewell to an unclaimed veteran. Samuel Force, Jr. served aboard a Navy missile cruiser until 1983. The 71-year-old veteran died on March 17. He had no known survivors. “There is no known family therefore he’s classed as a unattended funeral and that’s why we have all the local veterans organizations…
WYNDMERE, N.D. (KVRR) 7:30Pm UPDATE: A preliminary investigation indicates a broken rail caused a Canadian Pacific train derailment around two miles south of Wyndmere, North Dakota. The spills have been contained to the derailment site. Canadian Pacific officials say they are committed to the full clean up of the site and are working with the North Dakota Department of Environmental…
