BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Hundreds of new laws will take effect Tuesday in North Dakota, including greater enforcement of seat belt use and restrictions regarding gender identity, sexual content in public libraries and ownership of farmland by foreign entities. North Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature adjourned April 30 after writing new laws and budgets for the next two years. Some contentious policy bills have…
CROW WING CO., Minn. (KVRR) — An amber alert issued Saturday night out of Becker, Minnesota, near St. Cloud, was canceled after a three hour long standoff with the suspect in Crow Wing County. 41-year-old Scott Henrikson was arrested and the missing two-year-old boy, who has the same last name, was found safe around 4 a.m. They were both in…
CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR) — There was no shortage of family fun all weekend at the Casselton Summer Fest. It started Thursday and finishes Sunday featuring all kinds of fun and games like bean bags, street dances and water fights thanks to the fire department. There was also live music, raffles with prizes as grand as an ATV and enough food…
HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — Leaders from the North Dakota chapter for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention are raising funds towards mental health awareness in its 12th annual ride featuring nearly 100 riders. “The Ride to Fight Suicide is a very upbeat event. Not to say that we haven’t shed tears because we have shed tears. We really try to shine…
FARGO – The sounds of BluesFest are reverberating over the metro this weekend. The annual two-day music festival kicked off Friday afternoon at Newman Outdoor field on the city’s north side. Its runs Friday and all day Saturday. But Emily and Adam got a sneak preview from one of the performers on the Morning Show. Chicago-based bluesman Wayne Baker Brooks…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police say a Moorhead man has been arrested on arson charges. Moorhead firefighters were called at around 7:10 p.m. Thursday to a fire in an apartment building in the 1300 block of 27th Ave. South. Crews arrived to find smoke in the building and were able to locate the origin of the smoke in one apartment….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It’s Lag Stevne time here in Fargo, as Norwegian descendants gathered to reconnect with their heritage. Kim Donaldson is an author from Georgia who made the trip to town. She’s promoting her book on Magnus and Gina, which is about her ancestors from 1800s that made their way from Norway to North Dakota. “I wrote a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The summer heat has been unrelenting here in the Fargo-Moorhead area as hot temperatures creep closer and closer to triple digits. That can take a toll on your air conditioning unit if you don’t take care of it. “Probably the most important thing to keep in mind is preventative maintenance,” said Jameel Bushnaq, the operations manager…
DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR) — Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System plan to merge. They have entered into an agreement to form a new integrated regional health system serving rural and mid-urban communities across four states. They hope to get regulatory approval by the end of the year. Essentia Health serves patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota. It is…
Randy Meisner March 6, 1981, in Chicago. (Paul Natkin/WireImage)NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favorites as “Take It Easy” and “The Best of My Love” and sang and co-wrote the hit “Take It to the Limit,” has died at 77. The Eagles said in a statement that Meisner…
