FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Services are set for Fargo state Rep. Liz Conmy who died with her partner, Dr. Joe Cass, in a plane crash over the weekend in the Twin Cities. Her Celebration of Life will be held on Friday starting at 4:30 p.m. and until 7:30 p.m. at RiverHaven in Moorhead. Her obituary says Liz always said you…
Kevin CampbellMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Kevin Campbell, a Clay County commissioner who has spent more than three decades in public service, says he will not seek reelection. Campbell tells KVRR Local News that he will step down from the board when his term ends in December. “I’m not getting any younger, it’s time for new blood,” the 72-year-old Campbell said….
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a South American company eyeing the region’s precious metals to begin applying for permits. Environmentalists fear the move will create a precedent for wiping out other protections for public lands across the country. Twin Metals Minnesota…
Courtesy, FOX9MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal agents executed multiple searches in Minnesota on Tuesday, seizing records and other evidence in an ongoing fraud investigation by the Trump administration of publicly funded social programs for children, authorities said. Few details were released, though armed agents were seen at childcare centers in the Minneapolis area. KSTP-TV said one crew even had a battering…
WADENA, Minn. (KVRR) – A new bill has been introduced in the Minnesota State Legislature targeting cities flying the old Minnesota state flag. If passed, the bill would direct the Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue to cut aid to any city or county flying any flag other than the official state flag by ten percent. Wadena never flew the new state…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX 9) – DFL lawmakers have proposed pulling funding for Minnesota cities that refuse to fly the new state flag. If passed, the bill directs the Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue to cut aid to any city or county that flies a flag other than the new official Minnesota state flag. Under the bill, aid would be reduced by 10%. The cut in…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Rep. Liz Conmy will remain on the primary ballot in June and the District 11 Dem-NPL cannot place a new candidate on the ballot. That’s according to North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe. He says the removal of a candidate’s name after the withdrawal period passes is not allowable under statute. The ballot withdrawal date…
FARGO — There’s an awareness walk coming up this weekend that deals with a disease that steals mobility, memory and so much more from its victims. And chances are, it’ll hit you right at the time your life could be its busiest and most fruitful. It’s Huntington’s Disease, and it’s been described as combination of Alzheimer’s, Parkinsons, and ALS. It…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Clay County Attorney’s Office has charged a Moorhead man with 1st-degree assault great bodily harm after police say he ran down a man with his car in Moorhead early Saturday morning. They say 40-year-old Roel Rivera hit the victim intentionally and he was arrested for attempted murder. Court documents show the victim was walking with Rivera’s…
Park Rapids Fire Department (Facebook)PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) — Several people are out of a home and a dog has died in a house fire in rural Park Rapids, Minnesota on Saturday. Park Rapids Fire Department responded to the house along County 6 and found the attached garage on fire and they could hear dogs barking inside. Two of the…
