Author: KVRR Staff

KVRR’s Alison Voorhees is expecting a baby

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — KVRR’s Alison Voorhees is having a baby and it’s a boy! She announced the big news on the 6 p.m. newscast. The evening anchor says she’s half-way through her pregnancy and the baby is due in March. Alison already has 6-year-old Hayden and 4-year-old Hattie at home. She says both are very excited for the new…

ICE makes first comments following raids at Minnesota restaurants

HIBBING, Minn. (KVRR/FOX21) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) has released a statement following the two raids in Hibbing on Wednesday. A spokesperson from ICE said that eight undocumented people were detained as part of the operation with the Lake Superior Violent Offender Taskforce. The raids at El Charro Bar and Grill and La Tequila Taco Shop took place during…

State Auditor finds accounting issues at North Dakota college

State Auditor Josh Gallion speaking to a legislative committee. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota State Auditor’s office has found problems with the bookkeeping at one of the state’s two-year colleges. Dakota College at Bottineau failed to reconcile monthly bank transactions with the school’s financial ledger, according to the State Auditor’s Office that looked…

Judge slashes jury damages in Greenpeace case to $345 million

DAPL protest (Morton Co. Sheriff)DICKINSON, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota judge has nearly halved the $660 million sum Greenpeace was ordered to pay the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline in March. A nine-person jury had found the environmental group at fault for harming Energy Transfer during anti-pipeline protests in North Dakota in 2016 and 2017, as…

If SNAP benefits end November 1, how many people will be impacted in our region?

FARGO, N.D. (KVRRFOX 9) — SNAP or food stamp payments will end this weekend due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The program provides food assistance to over 42 million low-income people each month. That equals nearly 1 in 8 people across the country. In Minnesota, there are 451,966 people on SNAP with 57,129 in North Dakota and 75,282 in…

Watch: Minnesota restaurant raided by ICE and Border Patrol

HIBBING, Minn. – (KVRR/FOX21) – A Mexican restaurant in Hibbing was raided by federal agents on Wednesday. According to officials, Hibbing police officers assisted the Lake Superior Drug Task Force with executing a warrant in town. A FOX21 crew who happened to be on scene also witnessed multiple Enforcement and Removal Operations(ERO) agents, along with Border Patrol, participating in the…

Want an AI data center in your city? Sure, but first sign this non-disclosure agreement.

St. Louis County Commissioner Ashley Grimm poses for a portrait outside the St. Louis County District Courthouse Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 in Duluth, Minnesota. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)DULUTH, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Leaders in small Minnesota communities are helping big tech companies dot the state with gigantic computers used to power AI, often under the cloak of code names…

Federal workers receive nearly $1 million in emergency loans through state, community bank programs

Don Morgan, president of the Bank of North Dakota, speaks during a meeting of the Industrial Commission on Oct. 27, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Furloughed federal workers received nearly $1 million in emergency relief loans for missed paychecks from North Dakota banks since the start of the federal government shutdown. The Furloughed Federal…

Ag commissioner lukewarm on Bank of North Dakota’s foray into stablecoin

Gov. Kelly Armstrong, center, speaks during a meeting of the Industrial Commission next to Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, left, and Attorney General Drew Wrigley on Oct. 27, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — One of the state officials responsible for overseeing the Bank of North Dakota is urging caution as the financial institution begins…