Author: KVRR Staff
Local News, North Dakota News

UND President Kennedy Suggests Board’s Opposition to remote chief-of-staff Was Racially Motivated

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GRAND FORKS (KFGO) – Outgoing University of North Dakota President Mark Kennedy’s remarks to a Colorado newspaper suggest that a recent disagreement with the Board of Higher Education over allowing his chief of staff to work from a remote location may have been racially motivated. Under the arrangement, Kennedy suggested that Angelique Foster could work from Texas and receive $114,000 per year salary…
Community, Crime, Local News, North Dakota News

Suspect Tried To Fool Security Camera In Mandan Murder Case

Chad Isaak is charged with four counts of murder in Monday's attack at RJR Maintenance and Management.
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UPDATE: A judge sets bail at one million dollars for the Washburn man charged with the murders of four people at a Mandan business. Assistant Morton County State’s Attorney Gabrielle Goter says Chad Isaak carefully planned the killings and tried to hide them. Investigators say surveillance video from RJR Maintenance and Management shows Isaak wearing bright clothing and leaving in dark…
Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

MN Dems Put Gun Restrictions in Must-Pass Bill

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Minnesota House Democrats slid two controversial gun control measures into a must-pass spending bill Thursday, daring Senate Republicans to hold a vote. Democrats said they had little choice but to include both measures – universal background checks and extreme risk protective orders – because the Senate would’ve blocked standalone bills. By putting them in a…
Local News, Minnesota News

MnDOT announces 221 road, bridge projects for 2019

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(FOX 9) – It’s construction season in Minnesota. Department of Transportation officials announced Thursday 221 state road and bridge projects that will be worked on across the state in 2019. Some of the projects are already underway. Motorists are advised to watch for orange cones throughout the spring, summer and fall and to check 511mn.org for up-to-date information about traffic and road conditions. Here is…
College, Local News, Minnesota News

Gophers’ Amir Coffey declares for 2019 NBA Draft

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DES MOINES, IOWA – MARCH 23: Amir Coffey #5 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers celebrates a basket against the Michigan State Spartans during the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minnesota Gophers standout Amir Coffey is spreading his wings to the NBA. The junior announced on his Instagram that he is declaring for…
Community, Crime, Local News, North Dakota News

Father Expected In Court To Face Homicide Charges

Their father, 31-year-old Christopher Devine, was placed under arrest for DUI
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FARGO, ND – 31-year-old Christopher Devine is expected in court this afternoon to be formally charged with one count of criminal vehicular homicide and two counts of criminal vehicular injury in a drunk driving crash involving his two sons on Saturday March 23rd. The Cass County State’s Attorney’s Office says a blood test shows Devine’s blood alcohol content was 0.267…
Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

Burgum signs oil tax-sharing bill with Three Affiliated Tribes

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that aims to end a longstanding disagreement over shared revenues on the oil-rich Fort Berthold Indian reservation. Burgum on Thursday signed legislation that ratifies the compact he signed last month with Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Mark Fox. The bill reworks a tax-sharing agreement that favors the Three…
Crime, Local News, North Dakota News

UPDATE: Man Charged in Wahpeton Stabbing Death & Victim May Have Been Dating Same Woman

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UPDATE THURSDAY – A man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a man inside a Wahpeton apartment. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says Adam Awender admits to stabbing Billy Joe Phillips, around midnight Monday, but claims it was self-defense. Phillips was living in the apartment with a woman that’s believed to have been dating both men….
Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

MN Schools Won’t be Penalized for Snow Days Under Lawmakers’ Deal

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) -Minnesota schools won’t face financial penalties for calling several snow days this winter under a deal struck by the House and Senate. The agreement allows school districts to wipe away all of their days canceled for “health and safety” reasons. Districts would have to pay hourly workers or offer additional work to make up for lost wages….

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