WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is having her hearing to become the next Homeland Security Secretary pushed back from Wednesday to Friday. According to a committee aide, the FBI has yet to complete its portion of her paperwork. If approved, Noem will take over the agency responsible for border and airport security, disaster response, protections for…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The new hospital is done and now it’s time to transfer patients from the old Altru hospital in Grand Forks. The transition will begin on Sunday. The new emergency room will open first at 6 a.m. and the old one will close. Signs will be in place to guide people to the entrance. Altru will…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — Actually you’ll have to meet at Shooting Star Casino to see Diamond Rio live in concert. The country music hitmakers will be in Mahnomen on Friday, March 28. You can expect to hear all the big hits like “One More Day”, “Beautiful Mess” and “Meet in the Middle”. Tickets go on sale January 27 for between…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — “What a tradition of exellence. This shines such a bright light on our state. I like to talk a lot about American energy dominance. Well this right here is North Dakota football dominance”, said Rep. Julie Fedorchak, Republican from North Dakota. Rep. Julie Fedorchak introduces her very first piece of legislation and it’s a resolution honoring…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — As a power struggle continues in the Minnesota House, Republicans dispute the interpretation of the state constitution when it comes to who is in charge and how many members are needed for a quorum. Secretary of State Steve Simon concluded that the Constitution and State Statute define the majority needed for a quorum as 68 members….
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — Members of Jamestown-based 817th Engineer Company bring home some major hardware. North Dakota National Guard members recently ended a one-year deployment to support security missions at the U.S.-Mexico border and were paid a visit by then Gov. Doug Burgum last February. They were awarded 62 Army commendation medals, 53 achievement medals, 9 military outstanding volunteer service…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — An update on the effort to rename the Roseau Post Office in honor of former longtime postmaster Floyd B. Olson. Rep. Michelle Fischbach introduced legislation last year to honor Olson and it passed in December. She now says the name change is official as President Joe Biden has signed the bill. Olson served as Roseau postmaster…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A fire Saturday in Polk County has destroyed a house and garage. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the structure fire was in Euclid Township, north of Crookston, and is believed to have originated with a wood stove in the garage. When deputies arrived, it was fully engulfed and the fire was spreading into the house….
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A worker at Ayr Terminal Grain Elevator was rushed to a Fargo hospital by Sanford AirMed after falling from a rail car. It happened around 2 p.m. The patient’s condition is unavailable. Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Page Ambulance, Page Fire Department and Sanford AirMed, all responded. The sheriff’s office is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the…
MAHNOMEN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — An investigation into a shaken baby case results in the arrest of the infants father, 35-year-old Derek Croud Sr. of Naytahwaush, Minnesota. A three month old male was not breathing and taken to the health center in Mahnomen on December 23. Medical staff told deputies that the infant had suffered from “Shaken Baby Syndrome”. After…
