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Peggy Flanagan says MN primary should be moved up in future elections

Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan Photographed by Glen Stubbe for Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan February 16, 2025FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Minnesota Lieutenant Governor and Democrat endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate Peggy Flanagan says the state needs to move up it’s primary election. The primary election is August 11th, Flanagan says the turnaround to the November election can be difficult for…

Feds charge 15 anti-ICE activists

Diana E. Murphy federal courthouse is shown in Minneapolis Friday, May 17, 2024.ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — The U.S. Department of Justice charged 15 Minnesota anti-ICE protesters with conspiracy to impede or injure a federal agent, shortly after prosecutors dropped multiple similar cases for lack of evidence and prosecutorial misconduct. Four of the defendants are facing additional charges. Among the allegations: posting inflammatory videos on…

North Dakota to deploy 50 National Guard soldiers for July 4 celebrations

Brig. Gen. Jackie Huber, assistant adjutant general for the North Dakota National Guard, presents a funding request to the North Dakota Emergency Commission on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota will activate 50 National Guard troops to assist with activities celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary, including the opening of the…

Juvenile arrested after stolen vehicle crashes in West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – West Fargo Police are investigating reports of a single vehicle crash. Around 5:30 a.m., officers discovered a vehicle struck a tree and witnesses say a group of juveniles fled the scene. Officers were able to find the juveniles after searching the area near the crash. Officers discovered the crashed vehicle was reported as stolen from…

8 people died in B-52 bomber crash at US Air Force base in Southern California, officials say

KTTV/FOX NEWSLOS ANGELES (AP) — A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert and burst into flames Monday, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said. Aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of the aircraft that went down around 11:20 a.m. during a routine test mission at Edwards Air Force…

Former North Dakota House Minority Leader Merle Boucher dead at 79

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Fellow leaders are paying respects to former Rep. Merle Boucher. The Democrat died last Thursday at Sanford Health in Bismarck according to Elick Funeral Home in Rolla, North Dakota. Boucher represented District 9 in the North Dakota House from 1991 to 2011, serving as House Minority Leader from 1996 to 2011. He was a rancher and…

Exhibit celebrating America’s 250th birthday to feature items with local history

A Spuds Hockey helmut worn by Evan Wanner during their recent championship win rest on a quilt crafted during the pandemic. Both will be on display at “Americana: Objects that Reflect US” exhibt at the Hjemkomst Center starting in July. 6/15/26.MOORHEAD — With celebrations of America’s 250 birthday going on across the country, local groups are getting into the spirit….

Veterans arrange motorcycle escort after World War II hero’s flight to North Dakota gets canceled

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — For over eighty years, a North Dakota family has been waiting to reunite with a family member who was lost in World War II. The remains of Irvin Ellingson are set to arrive in Minneapolis this week, a last-minute change in plans that the family wasn’t prepared for. “With all this planning and all the coordination…