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Office of Cannabis Management issues consumer advisory for Tidal Wave brand vapes

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – The Office of Cannabis Management is alerting consumers to avoid consuming Tidal Wave brand disposable 3.5-gram vapes distributed by Ocean Wholesale LLC due to product mislabeling and THC content above the legal limit. The product labels state they contain “less than 0.3% THC9.” Testing of the product indicated that they are not compliant. All Tidal Wave…

America’s 250th birthday flag flies in Bismarck, continuing journey to all 50 states

Veterans Robert Olzweski, Paul Sundquist, Scott Langemo and bugler Dale Hurt, members of the Bismarck AMVETS Post 9 Honor Guard, participate in the Flag Sojourn 250 ceremony at the Burleigh County Courthouse on March 19, 2026. The flag will be raised in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., as part of America’s 250th birthday celebration. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota…

MN Senate discusses resolution recommending that a federal bill affecting Boundary Waters doesn’t pass

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate discussed SF 3880, a resolution urging the federal government to not pass the Border Lands Conservation Act. The act would allow the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to inventory roads within federally-owned land near the U.S. border, and to create more roads as needed to “gain operational control of the southern border and…

Former longtime Democrat state representative from Grand Forks died at 76

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A former longtime Grand Forks lawmaker has died. An obituary says 76-year-old Lois Delmore died Wednesday at Valley Senior Living Transitions Unit in Grand Forks. Delmore graduated from UND and devoted over 40 years to education, retiring in 2012. The Democrat represented District 43 in the North Dakota House from 1995-2018. Memorial services will be…

Jamestown airport doesn’t foresee direct impacts from shutdown, but some flights might be delayed

Jamestown Regional Airport. Courtesy: Jamestown Regional Airport Facebook.JAMESTOWN, N.D. — TSA may have to close some smaller airports due to agents and screeners across the country calling in sick during the partial government shutdown. The director of the airport in Jamestown says that they don’t foresee that airport closing due to the shutdown. She also says the reopening of a…

Angela Lipps’ criminal defense attorney believes if investigators conducted a better investigation, she wouldn’t have been in jail

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — For nearly six months, Angela Lipps was jailed in both Tennessee and North Dakota. And when criminal defense attorney Jay Greenwood was assigned to Lipps, it didn’t take long for him to figure out that she was the wrong person “I think if they had talked to Angela in July, they would’ve been able to establish…

North Dakota sends resources to help fight wildfires in Nebraska and South Dakota

Rapid City Fire Department (Facebook)BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota is stepping up to help battle wildfires in Nebraska and South Dakota. Two North Dakota National Guard 600-gallon “Bambi Buckets” for aerial firefighting have been sent to Nebraska. That state’s two largest fires at 67% and 78% contained. North Dakota Forest Service has sent an engine and three firefighters to…

Government agencies served with preservation letters on behalf of Angela Lipps

FARGO (KVRR) – Several local, state and federal agencies have been ordered to preserve, or turn over documents in connection with a possible lawsuit seeking damages on behalf of Angela Lipps. Attorney Dane DeKrey says Fargo police, West Fargo police, Cass County, the Cass County Sheriff, Cass County States Attorney, North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, U.S. Marshals Service and…