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Walz And Leaders Sign Abortion Rights Bill

January 31, 2023

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota legislative leaders signing legislation that enshrines a right to abortion into state statutes. It passed in the Senate early Saturday after a marathon debate. “And the message that we’re sending to Minnesota today is very clear: your rights are protected in this state. You have the right to make your own decisions…

“Garrison Keiller at 80” Coming to Fargo Theatre in March

January 31, 2023

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you’ve been missing all the “News from Lake Wobegon”, here is your chance to get caught-up, in person. Fargo Theatre is hosting “Garrison Keillor at 80” on Thursday, March 2. Keillor is the creator and star of “A Prairie Home Companion” which ran on public radio in Minnesota and across the country for decades. His…

U.S. Air Force: Fufeng Grand Forks Project Presents Threat to National Security

Grand Forks Mayor Requests Project Be Stopped, Pending City Council Approval

January 31, 2023

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A U.S. Air Force assistant secretary says the force’s position on Fufeng’s project in Grand Forks is unambiguous: it presents a significant threat to national security. That was in a letter to Sen. John Hoeven by Andrew P. Hunter, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics. He wrote the project presents both…

Cattle Contract Library Pilot Program Goes Live

January 31, 2023

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — USDA launching the Cattle Contract Library Pilot Program. Its goal is to improve transparency and competition in cattle markets. It will allow users to search terms and information in active contracts used for the purchase of fed cattle. The library also has information on commonly used cattle contract terms. North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven is the…

Fargo man accused of striking person clearing snow

January 31, 2023

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Surveillance video helped lead to the arrest of a Fargo man in connection to an assault last week. The victim was struck by a blunt object while clearing snow from an alley behind an apartment building on the city’s south side. Security footage of the incident along with other evidence found at the scene helped officers identify…

Bill caps North Dakota insulin cost at $25.00 per month

January 30, 2023

Site Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A bipartisan bill in the North Dakota Senate would require insurance companies to cap insulin costs at $25 a month. A Hillsboro woman whose daughter has type one diabetes is fighting for it to pass. “It’s a life-threatening disease and the only thing that they need to survive is insulin as well as everything else like…

Lawmakers Grill Sanford And Fairview CEOs Over Proposed Merger

January 30, 2023

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL — CEOs of Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services say they will not delay their merger despite requests from lawmakers, Minnesota’s attorney general and the University of Minnesota. Lawmakers called the two CEOs to the state capitol and they got grilled by Democrats at a joint House Commerce and Health Finance and Policy committees hearing. U of M…

TV’s “Shirley” of “Laverne & Shirley” Fame, Cindy Williams, Dead at 75

January 30, 2023

KVRR Staff,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cindy Williams, who was among the most recognizable stars in America in the 1970s and 80s for her role as Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the beloved sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died, her family said Monday. Williams died in Los Angeles at age 75 on Wednesday after a brief illness, her children, Zak and…

DUI Driver Tries To Escape From Hospital

January 30, 2023

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man involved in a drunk driving crash tries to escape from authorities at the hospital. Highway Patrol says 46-year-old Alan Walker crashed head-on into a vehicle on Cass County 81 near Hickson around 1 a.m. He fled to his house in rural Clay County. Sheriff’s deputies found him and took him to Sanford in…

Salvation Army falls short of $1 million bell ringing goal

January 30, 2023

Site Staff,

FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) – Bell ringers in the F-M metro raised $848,210.24 for the Salvation Army during the holiday season. That’s nearly 85 percent of the $1 million goal. The non-profit says no services will be cut. Realtors raised the most money, nearly $25,000. Firefighters raised over $18,000 and law enforcement around $10,000. The Salvation Army thanking all bell ringers, businesses that…