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Minot Air Force Base added to Air Force cancer review

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force’s review of cancers among its nuclear missile corps will include all personnel who worked on, guarded, supported or operated the nation’s ground-based warheads, Air Force Global Strike Command announced Wednesday. Nine officers who had worked as missileers — the airmen who launch the warheads from underground silos and control centers — at Montana’s Malmstrom…

Junkyard Brewing Building New Taproom In West Fargo

The brewery says renovations are set to start next month at the site of a former bank on 409 Sheyenne Street

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A popular Moorhead brewery has big plans to expand into North Dakota. Junkyard Brewing announced they are opening a West Fargo taproom and released renderings of the proposed site. Renovations are set to start next month at the site of a former bank on 409 Sheyenne Street. It will be a two-story taproom with bars…

Rep. Armstrong Talks Irrigation, Illegal Immigration and More at N.D. Legislature

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Representative Kelly Armstrong is in Bismarck to talk about the work he is doing in Washington, D.C. Armstrong addressing both the North Dakota Senate and House. He told state lawmakers about four new bills just introduced in the U.S. House including an online notary bill and Pick Sloan Irrigation bill which gives farmers access…

Xcel Energy prepares for all possibilities with severe weather

NORTH DAKOTA & MINNESOTA (KVRR) – Local Xcel Energy leadership went over the forecast with line workers Tuesday morning. “When Mother Nature strikes, we’re going to be there to solve it and get the power back on,” Xcel Energy Principal Manager Tony Grindberg said. Grindberg believes it’s important to not react to severe weather, but be proactive. “Fortunately we don’t…

Minnesota Legislature Takes Action On Felon Voting & Puts Sports Betting Back On The Agenda

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate moved Tuesday to restore voting rights to convicted felons as soon as they get out of prison instead of continuing to require them to complete their parole before they can cast a ballot. The Senate took up the “Restore the Vote” bill less than a week after the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld…

Walz Declares Peacetime Emergency In Minnesota as Twin Cities Expected To Get 2 Feet of Snow

ST. PAUL (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has already declared a peacetime emergency and authorized the National Guard to provide emergency relief services for stranded motorists. Walz says Minnesotans have a part to play: Plan ahead, drive safe, and limit travel. MnDOT has more than 800 snowplows and 1,600 snowplow drivers across the state that will be working day…

Sheyenne, N.D. bar shooting suspect caught

UPDATE – A man wanted for the deadly shooting of a man at a Sheyenne, North Dakota bar has been caught. Nicholas Poitra was spotted by a farmer in Eddy County around noon. The farmer held him at gunpoint until law enforcement arrived and Poitra was taken to Lake Region Law Enforcement Center in Devils Lake.   EDDY CO., N.D….

LIVE: Red River Zoo Says Carousel Will Spin Again Soon; Lost $100k Without It

The Red River Zoo's 1928 Carousel Broke Last July

  Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) – An economic engine of the Red River Zoo will spin once again soon. The Zoo’s 1928 carousel has been out of commission since last July. They thought it would be back spinning in weeks. That turned into 8 months. A part in the center of the carousel cracked. They don’t just have parts lying around…