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Minnesota lawmakers want board to regulate drug prices

February 16, 2021

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Democratic lawmakers want to create an independent board to regulate excessive prescription drug prices following a bipartisan effort last year to make insulin more affordable. Their idea went before a Minnesota House committee on Tuesday. The legislation would establish an independent board and an advisory council that would review the costs of new brand name…

North Dakota House rejects assisted suicide bill

February 16, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota House has voted against a bill that would have allowed physician-assisted suicide. Fargo Democratic Rep. Pamela Anderson sponsored the bill. Anderson argued that doctor-assisted suicide should be available for patients diagnosed with a terminal illness. The measure failed on a vote of 85 to 9. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags:…

Bill allows concealed guns at public events

February 16, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – Some pro-gun North Dakota legislators are taking another shot at allowing people to carry concealed guns at sporting and athletic events. Dickinson Republican Luke Simons’ bill also would cut nearly two dozen items from the state’s list of dangerous weapon. Almost all of the testimony Monday was centered around narrowing the list of dangerous weapons. No one…

Davies High School hosts ‘1 Million Meters for Mara Olson’

"She was diagnosed with Leukemia in October and so as a cross country team we decided to come up with a way that we could raise funds for her and her family."

February 15, 2021

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Students and staff at a local high school are showing their support for a student battling cancer. Fargo Davies High School students held a 12 hour marathon event to show their support for Junior student Mara Olson. “Today’s fundraising event is called One Million Meters for Mara. Mara Olson, she was diagnosed with Leukemia in October and…

Wally’s Roadhouse Shooting Lands Two Men Behind Bars

February 15, 2021

KVRR Staff,

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — Two men are arrested for a weekend shooting incident at Wally’s Roadhouse and Gentleman’s Club near Devils Lake. Ramsey County Sheriff Steve Nelson says one man was shot in the leg when “multiple rounds” were fired into the club early Saturday. A Devils Lake police officer took the pair into custody within minutes as the suspects…

Jamestown Man Arrested In Alleged Sexual Assault

February 15, 2021

TJ Nelson,

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A Jamestown man is arrested on suspicion of gross sexual imposition, kidnapping and aggravated assault. Police say 23-year-old Samuel Mittleider is in the Stutsman County Correctional Center while the State’s Attorney reviews the case. The investigation began on Friday with the report of a sexual assault at a home in Jamestown. They say Mittleider was armed with…

‘Mugshot bill’ fails in North Dakota House

February 15, 2021

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota House has rejected the so-called “mug shot” bill. The bill would have prohibited police from releasing mugshot photos of suspects arrested and booked into jail. Supporters of the bill say the photos can cause harm to someone who was jailed, but later found not guilty. Finley Republican Rep. Bill Devlin, who opposed the…

Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig seeks end to restrictive city law for off-sale liquor sales

February 15, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig will ask the city liquor control board to approve his recommendation to end an ordinance that restricts stores, including supermarkets, from selling off-sale liquor. Gehrig, one of five members on the liquor control board, says Fargo’s current law, which prohibits off-sale within grocery and other big box stores is outdated and act…

SUV goes into building

February 15, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, ND (KVRR) — Fargo Police report that officer were dispatched around 10:10 p.m. Sunday night to the 1100 block of 4th Ave S for a vehicle that crashed into a home. The driver of the vehicle suffered a leg injury and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. No one in the house was injured. A criminal report…

Doctors Face Violence Over Opioids, Underscored By Clinic Shooting

February 14, 2021

KVRR Staff,

Doctors say they’re facing increasing threats of violence for refusing to prescribe opioids or trying to wean patients off the addictive painkillers. The issue was underscored by this weeks shooting at a Buffalo, Minnesota clinic that left one person dead and four injured. Authorities say 67-year-old Gregory Ulrich was angry about his medical treatment and had threatened a similar mass…