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50th Anniversary of Prairie Home Companion Coming to Bluestem Amphitheater

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — You can get the latest News from Lake Wobegon one more time during the 50th Anniversary of Prairie Home Companion stop at Bluestem Amphitheater. The 140-minute show celebrating the Last Live Radio Variety show comes to Moorhead on Thursday, September 26. It’ll include Garrison Keillor’s stand-up on the beauty of being 80, comedy sketches, a word…

Burgum in New York courtroom with Trump as trial continues

NEW YORK (KVRR) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was among an entourage that accompanied former president Donald Trump to court as Trump’s trial resumed Tuesday in New York. “The governor is attending today as an observer in support of the former president,” according to Burgum spokesman Mike Nowatzki. Trump was also joined by Florida Reps. Byron Donalds and Cory…

LIVE: Addie Loerzel unveils new ice cream cart with all proceeds going to underprivileged kids

A Moorhead teen has a new business and a new non-profit to help continue more than a decade of giving back through treats

  FARGO/MOORHEAD (KVRR) – A Moorhead teen has a new business and a new non-profit to help continue more than a decade of giving back through treats. Addie Loerzel debuted her brand new ice cream cart live Tuesday on the KVRR Local News morning show. Addie is known for her Royal Cupcake Stand every year. They’ve been doing that for…

Bartlett promotes Christian faith in run for top public school official

Jim Bartlett (Photo by Amy Dalrymple, ND Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – For Jim Bartlett, the biggest problem facing public schools has nothing to do with test scores, teacher retention or graduation rates, and everything to do with the persecution of Christian values. “The whole school system right now — it’s been this way for a long time, that’s…

Controversy follows Gov. Kristi Noem as she is banned by two more South Dakota tribes

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after two more tribes banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels

SOUTH DAKOTA (AP) – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after two more tribes banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels. The latest developments in the ongoing tribal dispute come on the heels of the backlash Noem faced for writing about killing a hunting…

Proposed Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment draws rival crowds to Capitol for crucial votes

Impassioned supporters and opponents of a far-reaching Equal Rights Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution flocked to the State Capitol ahead of crucial votes aimed at putting it on the 2026 ballot.

Dozens of supporters and opponents of the Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment legislation held signs – green in support, red in opposition – outside the Minnesota House chamber in the State Capitol building in St. Paul, Minn., on Monday, May 13, 2024, ahead of a crucial House floor vote on the legislation. The amendment would guarantee some of the country’s most…