FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — We’re learning more about North Dakota’s first confirmed measles cases since 2011. All four are in Williams County and involve people who were not vaccinated. State health officials are keeping details about the cases to a minimum to protect the patient’s privacy. They say across the state, toddlers are about eighty percent vaccinated. Incoming kindergarteners are…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota is already on trip number 20 with 100 veterans. KVRR’s Juliana Pelaez and Photographer Eric Bolin are with the veterans in Washington, D.C. on day two. July 4, 1776 the United States of America was officially founded. And today, veterans were able to see those documents first hand. “It’s really…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Interstate speeds are going up across North Dakota on August 1. Gov. Kelly Armstrong has signed a bill raising the speed limit from 75 to 80-miles-per-hour. The legislation also raises fines for speeding. Armstrong says he believes that the speed limit increase strikes a reasonable balance with neighboring states and raising fines should act as a…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion is the focus of a hearing of the Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct. Last month, Republicans filed an ethics complaint against the Democrat accusing him of violating Senate rules. They claim Champion authored legislation in 2023 and 2025 directing $3 million to his client who runs the violence prevention organization 21…
ATLANTA (KVRR) — There is a Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry according to the CDC. Seven people in six states have gotten sick. The states include South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Utah and Florida. Backyard poultry, like chickens and ducks, can carry Salmonella germs even if they look healthy and clean. CDC recommends washing your hands for 20 seconds after touching…
FARGO — If you think you’re an introvert and the world is sort of stacked against you… it might not be your imagination. But counselors say you can take on the world and hack your personality traits to help you flourish in a world geared toward extroverts. That’s the focus of a new, in-person workshop coming up at Concordia College….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Two teens facing a laundry list of charges for a shooting near Americas Best Value Inn in Grand Forks have preliminary hearings in court. The hearing for 16-year-old Mason Allery was waved and he’ll be back in court on July 31. The hearing for 18-year-old Walker Poitra was moved to June 20. Both teens are…
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr./HHSST. PAUL (KVRR) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Department of Health and Human Services are being sued by 18 states including Minnesota. Attorney General Keith Ellison says he and attorneys general in 17 other states are suing to stop the dismantling of Health and Human Services. Ellison says thousands of federal health workers have…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Veterans and volunteers join together for the latest Honor Flight to the nation’s capitol. Many in the group served in Vietnam. The group took off Sunday morning from Hector International Airport and will be gone for two nights. It was an early rainy start of the first day of the honor flight, but these veterans were ready…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – The many burial plots at Oak Grove Cemetery in Detroit Lakes saw their numbers grow by one on this day. It’s a representation of lost youth, the annual Infant Memorial service hosted by Essentia Health. “We see a lot of miscarriages, a lot of ectopic pregnancies, pregnancy loss, infant loss,” explained Paige Perrine of Essentia….
