Author: KVRR Staff

Secret Service director says Trump assassination attempt was biggest agency failure in decades

WASHINGTON (AP) — The assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was the Secret Service’s “most significant operational failure” in decades, Director Kimberly Cheatle told lawmakers Monday as calls mounted for her to resign. In the first congressional hearing over the shooting at a Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month, Cheatle said she took “fully responsibility” for the…

Burgum emphasizes energy dominance during convention speech

Gov. Doug Burgum speaks during the Republican National Convention Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)MILWAUKEE (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum evoked former President Teddy Roosevelt while emphasizing energy dominance during his speech Wednesday night to the Republican National Convention. “Teddy Roosevelt encouraged America to speak softly and carry a big stick,” Burgum told…

President Biden Test Positive for COVID

The White House says the president’s symptoms are mild and he’s taken a dose of Paxlovid

President Joe Biden and Maritza Rodriguez, Biden for President Latina adviser, greets patrons at Linda Michoacan Mexican Restaurant, during a stop in Las Vegas, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)LAS VEGAS (AP/CNN) — President Joe Biden tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday while trying to shore up support among disenchanted voters key to his reelection chances, prompting him to cancel…

Cass County Vector Control: “Our Biggest Trap Count of the Year”

Spraying for mosquitoes is planned around the region

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — Mosquitos are out in full force and towns around the region are trying to take care of the problem. Tonight and tomorrow night, Moorhead will do ground spraying for mosquitos. Grand Forks and East Grand Forks is also spraying this evening until around 1 a.m. West Nile Virus has been detected in Grand Forks. The…

UPDATE: Cass County Jail inmate found dead is identified

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An inmate found dead at Cass County Jail last night has been identified as 37-year-old Alexis Phillips of Ogema, Minnesota. The sheriff’s office says Phillips died after a medical emergency. A deputy found her unresponsive shortly before 11:30 last night during a routine check. The death remains under investigation. Phillips was arrested last Friday for driving…

Update: Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case

Trump documents (Dept. of Justice)WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida dismissed the prosecution on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed. The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon brings a stunning and abrupt conclusion to a…