BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The state Republican Party says it will not consider a move by a “rogue ad hoc group” to change the endorsement process at the party’s convention this weekend. In a letter sent to delegates Thursday, state GOP Chairman Perrie Schafer said the attempt by the “Ad Hoc NDGOP 2022 Convention Rules Committee” to change existing endorsement…
Sen. John Hoeven & Rick BeckerBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — John Hoeven has spent more than two decades handily winning the support of delegates to the state’s Republican Party convention, first as governor and later as a U.S. senator. This year, though, may be different. Hoeven faces a challenge from state Rep. Rick Becker, the leader of a growing faction of…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police Department is notifying the community that high risk sex offender, Calvin Till Jr., is now living at 734 College Street North in Fargo. Till was convicted in 2020 of 4 counts of Possession of Child Pornography in Burleigh County. He was also convicted in 2016 of Patronize Minor Commercial Sex Activity in Burleigh County….
(FOX 9) – A Minnesotan man that was taken by Russian soldiers as he tried to flee Ukraine for safety has been released. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar issued a statement Friday announcing the release of Tyler Jacob, who has left Russian custody and is now safely with his wife and daughter. Jacob’s mother, Tina Hauser told FOX 9 that her firstborn son moved to…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota lawmakers are reconsidering an effort to redesign the state’s flag and seal, which proponents say are indistinct compared with other U.S. states and feature imagery that is offensive to Native Americans. The legislation, a joint effort by Democratic Reps. Mike Freiberg, of Golden Valley, and Peter Fischer, of Maplewood, would establish a 14-member redesign commission…
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Local, state and federal officials must do more to ensure Native Americans facing persistent, longstanding and deep-rooted barriers to voting have equal access to ballots, a White House report released Thursday said. Native Americans and Alaska Natives vote at lower rates than the national average but have been a key constituency in tight races and states with…
LOS ANGELES – Three Muslim Americans have filed a lawsuit alleging that U.S. border officers questioned them about their religious beliefs in violation of their constitutional rights when they returned from international travel. The three men from Minnesota, Texas and Arizona sued Department of Homeland Security officials in federal court in Los Angeles. The suit was filed in California because…
LITCHVILLE, N.D. (KVRR) – Kindergartners at Litchville-Marion Elementary School get a special weather reading. KVRR Chief Meteorologist Rob Kupec read a couple of books to the students as part of their learning about weather in Mrs. Coleman’s class. Then the kids asked a lot of really good questions about storms, how rain forms and how the weather is done on…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 85. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top diplomat in 1996, and she served in that capacity for the last four years of the Clinton administration. At the time, she was the highest-ranking woman in the history…
FARGO, ND (KFGO) — Brad Shaffer, an announced candidate for the Fargo City Commission race, has announced that he is withdrawing from the race. According to Shaffer,” I have appreciated the support and great comments from my fellow Fargo citizens. Thanks to everyone.” Two seats are open on the June ballot. Commissioner Tony Gehrig is not running again and Commissioner…
