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Supreme Court says Burgum cannot fill dead candidate seat

North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Gerald VandeWalle (center)BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Doug Burgum does not have the authority to appoint someone to a state House seat won by Republican David Andahl, who died before the election. The court, in a unanimous ruling Tuesday, said that Burgum “has not established a clear legal right”…

LIVE: ND Family Has 19 Covid-Infected Members

There are pandemic tragedies everywhere in our state. This family's been hit extra hard.

A North Dakota woman who was the first in her family to get Covid-19 is speaking out after eighteen more members have since become infected with the virus. Ashlee Nordquist was left in a coma and on a ventilator after she got infected with the novel coronavirus at work in April. She’s in her 20s. Her brother, who’s in his…

North Dakota has 37 new COVID-19 deaths, cases drop by 947

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health is reporting 37 new deaths from COVID-19. There are currently 8,907 active cases in the state, a decrease of 947 since Monday. Cass County reported the largest number of new cases with 341. BY THE NUMBERS  8,269 – Total Tests from Yesterday* 1,092,803 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began   1,019 – Positive…

Project focuses on missing, murdered Indigenous peoples

OKLAHOMA CITY – Minnesota and five other states will participate in pilot projects to better coordinate investigative efforts surrounding cases of missing or murdered Indigenous peoples. Federal prosecutors announced the project, along with Principal Chiefs Chuck Hoskin, Jr. of the Cherokee Nation and David Hill of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The Department of Justice created protocols for all investigative agencies…

Burgum pardons 24 low-level marijuana offenders

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has pardoned 24 people convicted of low-level marijuana crimes, in the second wave under a new policy that gives former pot offenders a second chance. The policy adopted last year allows people with low-level marijuana convictions petition to have their records wiped clean if they avoid unlawful behavior for five years. The…

One person dead in Lake Park, Minnesota crash

LAKE PARK, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – One person was killed in a crash involving a pickup and a semi on Highway 10 in Becker County. The State Patrol says the crash happened at about 3:30 p.m. Monday in Lake Park. The driver of the pickup stopped at a stop sign on a frontage road and then started to cross the highway…

North Dakota cities set to get infrastructure funding

BISMARCK, N.D. – Cities across North Dakota are set to get the first distribution of new state infrastructure funding next month. The 2019 Legislature passed “Operation Prairie Dog,” which created several state funds filled every two years with up to $250 million of oil tax revenue. The money is to be distributed throughout North Dakota for city, county, township and…

14th annual Fill the Dome food drive looks different amid the pandemic

Donations will be accepted through December 17th

FARGO, N.D. — This time of year, the FargoDome is usually filled with thousands of pounds of food donations to be given to struggling families. With the coronavirus still rampant, the Dome will remain empty this year, but the donations will continue to come in. The holiday season is a time for giving back, and the need for generosity is…

Home for good kits help support homeless community members transition into permanent housing

"When these individuals have the opportunity to transition again to permanent housing, they have a lot to be thankful for."

FARGO, N.D — A home for good initiative is helping support local families transitioning from homelessness into a stable household The move from homeless to housing is made a little bit easier for 90 families in the metro with the help of Bremer Bank’s home for good initiative. “In partnership with United Way we just dropped off 90 home for…