GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Itasca County, Minnesota voters re-elected a dead commissioner into office, triggering a special election. Officials say 57-year-old Michael “Burl” Ives died in September. Despite this, the incumbent Itasca County commissioner beat his opponent on Tuesday by 2,000 votes. A special election will be scheduled to replace Ives on the county board. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News,…
MANKATO, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Blue Earth County District Court jury has convicted Adam Fravel of murder in the death of Madeline “Maddie” Kingsbury. The jury began deliberating on Wednesday afternoon and returned the verdict late Thursday morning. The 26-year-old Winona woman, who was also the mother of Fravel’s two children, vanished in late March of last year and her…
Kelly Armstrong speaks to supporters Nov. 5, 2024, in Bismarck after voters elected him North Dakota governor. He’s accompanied by his wife, Kjersti Armstrong. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota Gov.-elect Kelly Armstrong is still a member of Congress until Dec. 14, but he announced plans for the transition Wednesday after…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO Daily Journal) – A Fergus Falls man was arrested and faces multiple charges after a Nov. 4 fire call escalated on the 300 block of Cecil Avenue near Lake Alice. Allen Charles Sheppard, age 48, has been charged with felony obstructing the legal process, fourth-degree assault, fourth-degree assault involving a peace officer, criminal damage to property,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — While voters once again rejected adult recreational marijuana use, the organization behind the ballot measure still believes legalization is inevitable. While measure 5 didn’t pass, the gap between yes and no votes has narrowed since the last time a similar measure was on the ballot. Nearly 53% of the vote was against legal weed with 190,161…
A voter fills out a ballot at the Hillside Aquatic Complex in Bismarck on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota voters narrowly approved a measure Tuesday that will further limit the amount of the Legacy Fund available for legislators to spend. About 52% of voters supported Measure 3 in complete but…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner has revealed that alternative polling locations had been selected as part of his departments added security for the election. Jahner says it was purely precautionary. “We picked out four sites that we we’re going to use as back-up polling sites, should we receive some sort of a swatting call, or a hoax…
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 14: Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. The press event, which was hosted by the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, was held for members to discuss the proposed early childhood investments included in the Build Back…
The Minnesota House chamber. Photo courtesy of Minnesota House Public Information Services.ST. PAUL, Minn. (Michelle Griffith – Minnesota Reformer) Republicans flipped three key swing districts in the Minnesota House, making the party breakdown an even 67-67 between Republicans and Democrats, according to preliminary election results. If the results stand, this would mean an end to the two-year Democratic-Farmer-Labor trifecta control…
Republican State Auditor Josh Gallion, left, is challenged by Democratic-NPL Party candidate Tim Lamb in the 2024 general election. (Photos contributed)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) Josh Gallion will serve another term as North Dakota’s state auditor, voters decided Tuesday. The Republican incumbent led with 68% of the vote in early results. Democratic-NPL candidate Tim Lamb, an attorney…
