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Democrats introduce bill to legalize marijuana & expunge pot convictions

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – House and Senate DFLers announce a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana for those 21 and older and expunge pot related convictions. Author of the House bill, State Representative Zack Stephenson of Coon Rapids, explains the measure would make a legal marketplace to grow, buy and sell cannabis with regulations. He says it also includes traffic…

Area doctors weigh in on Damar Hamlin’s condition

  CINCINATTI, OHIO (KVRR) –In the first quarter of a highly anticipated Monday Night matchup in Cincinnati, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin makes a routine tackle, then collapses after the play. It caused confusion across the stadium and shocked the world when the public found out it wasn’t just any other injury, but a cardiac arrest. After nine minutes of…

Burgum touches on tax relief & changing farm economics at State of the State Address

https://cdn.field59.com/KVRR/1672793105-36242a11baea49edbc7d8c8c345feae1a686e538_fl9-720p.mp4 BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Continuing to lead in energy, agriculture and providing tax relief is on the mind of Governor Doug Burgum during his State of the State Address. He believes North Dakota’s workforce shortage is the state’s number one barrier to economic growth. The governor wants the legislature to approve an income tax relief plan eliminating individual income…

Man Killed In House Fire

A man is dead after a New Year's Day fire at a home in Douglas County, Minnesota

Miltona, Minn. (KVRR) – A man is dead after a New Year’s Day fire at a home in Douglas County, Minnesota. The Sheriff’s Office says they got the 911 call around 9:30 Sunday night. 52-year-old Charles DeMartelaere was in an outbuilding on his property in Miltona when he saw the main house on fire. His father, 85-year-old Gene DeMartelaere was…