BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a big tax cut package that includes both income tax and property tax relief. The plan would reduce existing income tax brackets from five to three. Income taxes on the lowest bracket would be eliminated. That would be for single filers under $45,000 a year and married couples…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP) — A bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana in Minnesota passes the Minnesota House of Representatives by a vote of 71-59. The House, where Democrats comfortably outnumber Republicans, debated its marijuana bill late into the night Monday before breaking around midnight. The debate resumed this morning. The Senate, where Democrats hold only a one-seat majority, is…
HUBBARD COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — A former Hubbard County Commissioner and school bus driver is accused of grooming a 13-year-old boy. Fifty-nine-year-old Danny Stacey is charged with first-degree attempted sexual conduct and electronic solicitation of a minor. The Minnesota BCA says Stacey had been a DARE officer and volunteered with the Boy Scouts. According to court records, Stacey would…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Police in Dilworth are looking for a man they say fired multiple shots in a parking lot. 911 calls started coming in around 10:45 Tuesday morning. Callers said multiple shots were fired by light skinned black male wearing a long sleeve hoodie, 20 to 30 years of age, in a parking lot near 208 5th Street…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish the job” he began when he was sworn in to office and to set aside their concerns about extending the run of America’s oldest president for another four years. Biden, who would be…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — This starts the beginning of North Dakota Summer Severe Weather Awareness Week. It is a week held each year during the spring to remind people of the potential dangers that could come from severe weather. During this time period, it’s a great time to get your readiness and preparedness plan in place for your family to…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Recreational marijuana could soon be legalized and regulated in Minnesota under bills that are entering the final rounds of debate at the Legislature. The House, where Democrats comfortably outnumber Republicans, was set to pass its marijuana bill Monday night after green-lighting similar legislation in 2021. The Senate, where Democrats hold only a one-seat majority, is scheduled…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead City Council is honoring Concordia College’s retiring president. Mayor Shelly Carlson proclaimed May 7th as “Dr. William Craft Day” in the City of Moorhead. That day is set to be the college’s spring commencement. The council says he has made lasting improvements to the college and has helped create a resilient Moorhead. Dr. Craft has…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Sen. John Hoeven is pressing Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to increase domestic oil and gas production to bring down prices at the pump. He is also stressing the importance of increasing the nation’s refining capacity. Hoeven says U.S. oil refining capacity has dropped to nearly 18 million barrels per day from 19 million in 2019. He…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — Rapper Desiigner is charged with indecent exposure on an aircraft in Minnesota. While on a flight from Tokyo to Minneapolis, prosecutors say 25-year-old Desiigner, also known as Sidney Selby, exposed his genitals multiple times. During one of the exposures, he masturbated. When the flight landed, Selby was detained and interviewed by an FBI agent. In an online…
