WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security. Noem, a two-term governor and former U.S. congresswoman, was chosen by…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Gov. Walz is talking about the power struggle going on in the House and saying Republicans do not have a quorum. “This is a short term issue that will be corrected on the 29th that will be the will of the public and trying to use this vacancy to create a two-year majority that doesn’t exist…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Police say they arrested 49-year-old Cedric Elder of West Fargo last Sunday after threatening people with a gun. They were called to the 500 block of North Broadway around 2:30 a.m. They were told by witnesses that Elder first pulled a knife on employees of a business. An employee pulled his own knife in self-defense….
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has been hearing from his constituents for quite a while that John Deere makes farmers’ lives needlessly more expensive and difficult through some of their business practices. This week, he took decisive action, joining Illinois AG Kwame Raoul and the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit against John Deere for monopolistic…
FARGO — You might have sticker shock the next time you’re in the egg section of your local grocery store. Area grocery stores currently have egg prices at around $6 per dozen. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the biggest cause for the rise in egg prices is due to the avian influenza outbreaks that have been causing many producers to…
WASHINGTON D.C. (KVRR) — Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum’s confirmation hearing began this morning as the Interior Secretary nominee. His role would make him responsible for the conservation and management of natural resources and public lands. Burgum stated that the U.S. would need to leverage the development of fossil fuels and other energy sources in order to promote world…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR UPDATE 4:45 P.M.) — Red River Valley Bomb squad has determined that a suspicious package found in south Fargo was not an explosive. Police say the area is now back open to the public. **ORIGINAL STORY BELOW** Fargo Police are asking the public to avoid the area of 25th Street South and 9th Avenue South due to…
WARREN, Minn. (KVRR) — A fire Monday night at the Landmark Apartments in Warren, Minnesota has left a tenant dead. Marshall County Sheriff’s Office says firefighters entered the apartment around 9:50 p.m. and the kitchen was on fire. They say the tenant had come home and put groceries on the counter and range top, and the range top was on….
FARGO (KVRR) – The owner of a south Fargo apartment building where fire broke out late Wednesday says believes the fire was intentionally set, and now police are investigating. Shortly after 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters were called to a blaze on the second floor at 1444 32nd St. S. “Well last night somebody broke into the 208 apartment and then…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – A bill to reinstate part of North Dakota’s “Blue Law” has been soundly rejected by the House. The measure introduced by Bismarck Republican Representative Matthew Heilman would prohibit most stores from being open between the hours of 6 am and noon Sundays. There would be exemptions for certain businesses, such as gas stations and drug…
