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Year-Round Higher Blend of Ethanol Approved in 8 Midwestern States

DES MOINES, Iowa (KVRR/AP) — Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a rule announced by the E-P-A. It takes effect in April 2025 in Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin. Those states grow the bulk of the corn crop and are…

Sen. Kevin Cramer Is Running for a Second Term

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — Sen. Kevin Cramer is seeking reelection. In a video released Thursday, the first-term Republican senator announced his plans. He was first elected in 2018 in a closely watched race against then-Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in North Dakota. Cramer, a staunch Donald Trump ally, held North Dakota’s single seat in the U.S. House…

NDSU Student Who Made $40,000 Selling Fake IDs Arrested in Fargo

FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo teen has been arrested for selling counterfeit identification cards to minors. Police say they began investigating the case in September 2023. They obtained several warrants and determined that 19-year-old Blaise Bitz sold more than 500 fake IDs to minors, profiting more than $40,000 in the scheme. A search of Bitz’s home in the 1200 block…

Fargo Public Schools using fetal development video from anti-abortion group

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP/KVRR) — Baby Olivia isn’t a real baby. It’s an animated fetus that develops over the course of a three-minute video that has become a new front in state-level abortion politics. Bills in the Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri and West Virginia legislatures would require public school students to watch a video like Baby Olivia, which was created by…

Pet Connection: Let’s Head To The Cat Room

They're full of kittens at the Humane Society of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes

  They’re full of kittens at the Humane Society of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes. We get to meet 5 cats this week for Pet Connection. They’re strays that came to the Lakes Region from a different shelter. Four of them are 5-6 month old. One is about a year old. They’re all very cuddly kitties who would love a…

Fire damages home near Chaffee, North Dakota, three people escape

(Casselton Fire Dept.)CASS COUNTY N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A home near Chaffee, North Dakota was heavily damaged by fire early Thursday. Chaffee is about 15 miles southwest of Casselton. Casselton Assistant Fire Chief Adrian Kieffer says firefighters responded to a report of a house fire about 4:30 a.m. west of Chaffee but the firefighters cancelled the call as it turned out…

Minnesota man suspected in slaying of Los Angeles woman found inside her refrigerator

Minnesota man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 31-year-old woman who was beaten, bound and stuffed inside the refrigerator at her Los Angeles apartment, authorities said Wednesday

A street-side memorial for Maleesa Mooney, who was killed in her apartment, is displayed on Sept. 20, 2023, in downtown Los Angeles. On Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, a 41-year-old Minnesota man was arrested in connection with the September killing of Mooney, a model who was beaten, bound and stuffed inside the refrigerator of her downtown Los Angeles apartment, police say….

Milwaukee Expert Holds Conversation on Ending Homelessness at Fargo City Hall

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man who played a pivotal role in leading Milwaukee to a 45% reduction in overall homelessness is bringing his ideas to the metro. James Mathy, Milwaukee County Housing Administrator, gave his “Housing First Presentation” at Fargo City Hall. He talked about the necessary components to develop an end to homelessness including a housing-first approach. Mathy…

Federal judge affirms MyPillow’s Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell in favor of a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell said proves China interfered in the 2020 U.S. presidential election and tipped the outcome to Joe Biden. Lindell said he plans to appeal. Asked if he can afford to…