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Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

Attorney General Bondi Warns Minnesota, Maine and California To Follow Transgender Orders

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX)– Attorney General Pam Bondi is warning California, Maine and Minnesota to comply with the federal antidiscrimination laws that require them to keep boys out of women’s sports or face legal action, Fox News has learned. Bondi sent letters to attorneys general in California, Maine and Minnesota Tuesday, first obtained by Fox News. “This Department of Justice will hold accountable states…

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Court Documents Show Moorhead Man Had Been Drinking Before Fatal Crash

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CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Courts documents show a Moorhead man charged in a fatal crash on Saturday night was drinking at Buffalo Wild Wings in Moorhead shortly before the collision on Highway 75 in Oakport Township. 28-year-old Christopher Pink is charged with criminal vehicular homicide in the death of 43-year-old Jennifer Watson of Ennis, Texas. She had been living…

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Plea Agreement Reached For Pelican Rapids Man Who Used Taser on Deputy During Arrest

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Cole Franzen (Feb. 2025 mugshot)OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man that took an officer’s taser during a domestic incident has been sentenced to three months in jail and five years of probation as part of a plea agreement. Otter Tail County prosecutors say 28-year-old Cole Franzen of Pelican Rapids was arrested in December. At one point, Franzen was…

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Trump administration sets stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed by President Donald Trump ‘s administration that sets in motion what could become a sweeping realignment of American government. The memo expands the Republican president’s effort to downsize the federal workforce, which he has described as bloated and impediment to his agenda. Thousands…

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Lawmakers expand free school meals in North Dakota after rejecting larger proposal

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FARGO, ND – JAN. 22, 2025: Students eating lunch at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School in Fargo on January 22, 2025. Free school meal advocates in North Dakota are calling on the state legislature to prioritize permanent funding to pay for meals.Students eat lunch at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School in Fargo on Jan. 22, 2025. (Dan Koeck/For the North…

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North Dakota House sends 3 property tax reform bills to Senate

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Rep. Scott Louser, R-Minot, speaks on the House floor on Feb. 25, 2025, about his property tax proposal. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon approved three sweeping packages aimed at reducing property taxes. All three incorporate some form of cap on year-over-year tax increases and would be funded…

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House rejects bills that aimed to change how North Dakota candidates get on the ballot

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Rep. Mike Nathe, R-Bismarck, speaks on the House floor on Feb. 25, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Two bills that would have reshaped how candidates get on the North Dakota ballot failed in the House late Tuesday. House Bill 1446, sponsored by Rep. Mike Nathe, R-Bismarck, would have eliminated the option of getting on the…

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House defeats bill to streamline North Dakota Ethics Commission

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Rebecca Binstock, executive director of the North Dakota Ethics Commission, speaks during a committee hearing on Jan. 31, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota House overwhelmingly defeated a bill that aimed to give the Ethics Commission more freedom over how it investigates potential ethics violations. The Ethics Commission pushed for House Bill 1360 as a…

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John Beargease Sled Dog Marathon Moved Due To Snow Conditions

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DULUTH, Minn.(KVRR/KFGO) – John Beargease Sled Dog Marathon’s start location moved due to warm temperatures melting the snow. The 40th anniversary of the race, which was originally slated to begin at Billy’s in Duluth, will now start just north of Two Harbors on March 2nd. Deteriorating snow conditions prompted the change. Mike Keyport, president of the John Beargrease Sled Dog…

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Petition approved for measure that would change N.D. window tint law

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BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Secretary of State’s Office has approved a petition for a measure that would change North Dakota’s vehicle window tinting law. Under current law, windshield tint must allow at least 70% of light through, driver’s and passenger front window tint must allow at least 50% of light through, and windows behind the driver can be any…

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