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Boy seriously burned in Gwinner mobile home fire

GWINNER, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A 7-year-old boy is in the burn unit of a St. Paul hospital following a mobile home fire in Gwinner, N.D. The blaze broke out at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Sargent County Sheriff Travis Paeper says the boy’s injuries are serious, but he has been conscious and should recover. Paeper says the boy’s grandmother, Rose Peterson,…

Minnesota lawmakers want board to regulate drug prices

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Democratic lawmakers want to create an independent board to regulate excessive prescription drug prices following a bipartisan effort last year to make insulin more affordable. Their idea went before a Minnesota House committee on Tuesday. The legislation would establish an independent board and an advisory council that would review the costs of new brand name…

North Dakota House rejects assisted suicide bill

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota House has voted against a bill that would have allowed physician-assisted suicide. Fargo Democratic Rep. Pamela Anderson sponsored the bill. Anderson argued that doctor-assisted suicide should be available for patients diagnosed with a terminal illness. The measure failed on a vote of 85 to 9.   Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags:…

Update: Rolling blackouts discontinued until further notice

Southwest Power PoolMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Public Service has been notified that the rolling blackouts will be discontinued until further notice. “MPS apologizes for the short notice, or no notice, that was given earlier this morning, as staff was notified at 9:20 AM that the blackouts would begin occurring at 9:50 a.m. MPS would like to thank its customers…

Bill allows concealed guns at public events

BISMARCK, N.D. – Some pro-gun North Dakota legislators are taking another shot at allowing people to carry concealed guns at sporting and athletic events. Dickinson Republican Luke Simons’ bill also would cut nearly two dozen items from the state’s list of dangerous weapon.  Almost all of the testimony Monday was centered around narrowing the list of dangerous weapons. No one…

Wally’s Roadhouse Shooting Lands Two Men Behind Bars

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — Two men are arrested for a weekend shooting incident at Wally’s Roadhouse and Gentleman’s Club near Devils Lake. Ramsey County Sheriff Steve Nelson says one man was shot in the leg when “multiple rounds” were fired into the club early Saturday. A Devils Lake police officer took the pair into custody within minutes as the suspects…

Jamestown Man Arrested In Alleged Sexual Assault

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A Jamestown man is arrested on suspicion of gross sexual imposition, kidnapping and aggravated assault. Police say 23-year-old Samuel Mittleider is in the Stutsman County Correctional Center while the State’s Attorney reviews the case. The investigation began on Friday with the report of a sexual assault at a home in Jamestown. They say Mittleider was armed with…

House South of Nimrod, Minnesota Lost To Fire

WADENA CO., Minn. — Firefighters battle a house fire south of Nimrod, Minnesota in -23 degree weather Saturday night. A Wadena County Sheriff’s deputy arrived to find the house’s roof engulfed in flames. The person living there got out safely and told the deputy the fire started in an attic space near the wood stove pipe. The fire quickly spread…