BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it violated the Second Amendment. The ruling, handed down by a panel of three judges on the conservative U.S. 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, comes amid major shifts in the…
BISMARCK, N.D. — A new senate bill would require North Dakota public schools to include Intelligent Design in their science classes. SB 2355 says that the Superintendent of Public Instruction would be responsible for adding intelligent design to the state’s science content standards for elementary, middle, and high school students by August 1, 2027. They would also have to provide…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Phones were ringing off the hook for the 25th annual Cares for Kids Radiothon for Sanford Children’s Hospital. The Radiothon is hosted by Froggy 99.9, Y94, and KFGO and includes inspiring stories of hope and courage. One hundred percent of every dollar raised will help care for kids at Sanford Last year the event raised $185,000…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — “When we originally thought that maybe he was on that flight with his parents we were everybody was pretty, you know, frazzled and upset,” said Dawn Franklin, Coach for Red River Valley Figure Skating Club. On Wednesday, an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with an Army helicopter, just seconds before it was to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police use an automated license plate reader to track down the driver of a vehicle that sped past them and refused to stop. It led them to a home in the 1500 block of 34th Avenue South early Tuesday evening and they spotted 32-year-old Taylor Meyer getting back into the vehicle. He ran back inside…
NEW YORK (KVRR/KFGO) – A group of experts believes that a painting purchased at a Minnetonka, Minnesota yard sale in 2016 may be the work of Vincent van Gogh. According to Art-News.com, a panel of about 20 experts examined the painting, comparing it to other works by van Gogh and testing the canvas and paint. The previously unknown oil portrait…
MOORHEAD — If you’re a fan of the show “Arrested Development,” you’ll probably remember the high-energy, athletic character “Steve Holt” from the show. If you’re a fan of corgis — and who isn’t these days — then you’ll be thrilled to meet his namesake, the corgi-mix puppy Steve Holt, who joined Pet Connection with the help of his 4 Luv…
Sen. Keith Boehm, R-Mandan, speaks during a public hearing of the Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee on Jan. 17, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill preventing policies that would limit the use of baiting for big game animals on private property passed the Senate floor Wednesday on a 31-15 vote. Senate Bill 2137 would…
South Central Judicial District Judge Jackson Lofgren presides over a trial Jan. 27, 2025, in Bismarck. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota father told a judge on Wednesday that he feels state lawmakers were acting out of ignorance when they passed the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. North Dakota in 2023 made…
Abby Berger of Bismarck stands Jan. 29, 2025, before a legislative committee hearing with a photo illustrating the large number of syringes and vials needed to help her conceive her child. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — State Rep. Karla Rose Hanson said Wednesday that bills protecting birth control and fertilization treatments are necessary because of efforts…
