GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — The new hospital is done and now it’s time to transfer patients from the old Altru hospital in Grand Forks. The transition will begin on Sunday. The new emergency room will open first at 6 a.m. and the old one will close. Signs will be in place to guide people to the entrance. Altru will…
Republican State Rep. Lisa Demuth of Cold Spring sworn in as House SpeakerUPDATE 8:29PM : Democrats respond to Republicans holding session in the House without them. Former Speaker of the House Rep. Melissa Hortman said, “Very strange afternoon indeed. We saw something on the floor of the Minnesota House of Representatives today that we have never seen in Minnesota history,…
FARGO — Getting dressed this weekend in the metro probably means you’re putting on a parka, gloves, hat, scarf and boots. But when you get dressed to go out, consider donning your best anime cosplay, and coming out to brighten the life of a little boy with a tough disease to fight. Jackson Berg is twelve and he’s got a…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two women in Otter Tail County are accused of fraud and charged with wrongfully receiving assistance. Court documents show 26-year-old Kara Gondringer of Fergus Falls failed to update her income for medical assistance since moving to the county in February. A fraud investigator determined she received over $3,000 more than allowed. 30-year-old Bailey Freel…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — Actually you’ll have to meet at Shooting Star Casino to see Diamond Rio live in concert. The country music hitmakers will be in Mahnomen on Friday, March 28. You can expect to hear all the big hits like “One More Day”, “Beautiful Mess” and “Meet in the Middle”. Tickets go on sale January 27 for between…
James Allen, Daily Journal MediaFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-Daily Journal Media) – Fire has heavily damaged a church in Fergus Falls. Fire Chief Ryan Muchow said crews were called to Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church at 9:04 a.m. Tuesday. “By the time we arrived, the school was evacuated. They brought all the students to Walgreens (parking lot) and from there…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong directed the U.S. and North Dakota flags to be flown at full staff on Jan. 20 at the North Dakota Capitol and all state buildings in observance of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Armstrong’s order says flags should return to half-staff on Jan. 21 and remain at half-staff through Jan….
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Witnesses on Monday characterized the kratom plant as both as a dangerous and sometimes fatal drug and as a safe way to manage chronic pain and help people wean themselves off more dangerous opioids. The testimony on kratom came during a North Dakota House Judiciary Committee hearing on House Bill 1101, which would add mitragynine,…
Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, delivers remarks on charitable gambling during a public hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 13, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill under consideration by North Dakota lawmakers would restrict which organizations qualify to conduct charitable gambling. The discussion comes as electronic pull tab machines have proliferated in…
North Dakota Rep. Lisa Finley-DeVille, D-Mandaree, speaks during a news conference Nov. 22, 2024, in Bismarck. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld legislative subdistricts in North Dakota, including one she represents. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)WASHINGTON, D.C. (North Dakota Monitor) — The U.S. Supreme Court settled a North Dakota voting rights case Monday, leaving in place two majority-Native American subdistricts challenged as…
