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Minnesota bill would remove deceased residents from voter registration system

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers are looking at a bill that take deceased people off of the state’s voter registration system. As it currently stands, the Secretary of State must create a monthly list of deceased registered voters that gets sent to each county auditor. They they update the registration system and change the voters status to “deceased”. The…

Stanley Township Residents Balk at Concrete Plant Proposal

Building a plant at the location in question would require rezoning the lot, and nearby residents worry about the way that would affect their farms and daily lives.

STANLEY TOWNSHIP, N.D. (KVRR) – Residents in Stanley Township, North Dakota, are voicing their opposition to a rezoning plan that could put a ready mix concrete plant near farms and houses. The lot in question, near exit 54 off I-29, is currently zoned for commercial use and features the LCM Precision Milling and Turning building. However, the landowner is allegedly…

Fargo city leaders prepare for possible lawsuit over mistaken identity

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo city leaders are preparing for a potential lawsuit from Angela Lipps. The 50-year-old Tennessee woman was mistakenly identified as a suspect in a bank fraud case in Fargo. She was jailed for nearly six months. Police used facial recognition software and the AI system mistakenly flagged Lipps. She says she has lived in north-central Tennessee…

Rural Otter Tail County home heavily damaged by fire

NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR) – A house in rural New York Mills, Minnesota is possibly a total loss after a weekend fire. Crews from New York Mills and Perham Fire Departments responded around 5 a.m. after receiving a report of a structure fire. Two people and several animals in the house were able to escape without injury while crews…

North Dakota cities hunt for hazardous lead water pipes

Eilert Geitz, an engineer-in-training for Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, takes of photo of a copper water pipe in the basement of a home in Mandan on March 6, 2026, while surveying for lead. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)MANDAN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s public water systems have spent several years creating vast inventories of their service…

North Dakota’s Military Gallery awareness effort hitting the road with 48-stop statewide tour

Construction crews work on the North Dakota Military Gallery on the Capitol grounds on March 13, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)GRAND FORKS, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Former University of North Dakota football coach Dale Lennon is about to take a new spring recruiting trip in April, not for players, but to raise awareness and donations for the…

Bert Kreischer’s tour bus starts on fire in Minnesota after a show in Fargo Saturday night

Bert Kreischer / InstagramFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Stand-up comic Bert Kreischer spent some time along the interstate in Minnesota after leaving his concert stop in Fargo on Saturday night. In an Instagram post, he revealed that his tour bus blew a tire just after midnight. He says they were watching “Dr. No” on television at the time. Kreischer says they…

Big snows in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan

More than 600 flights were canceled at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Sunday, according to FlightAware

Fans walk through snowy streets before an NHL hockey game between the Minnesota Wild and Toronto Maple Leafs, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in St. Paul. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)(AP) — An area from central Wisconsin to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was likely to see over 2 feet of snow, with higher isolated totals on the peninsula, Roys said. Lower snow accumulations in…