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Burgum Nomination for Interior Secretary Sails Through Committee, Headed To Full Senate

January 23, 2025

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/AP) — President Trump’s three nominees to lead energy and environmental agencies and carry out his strategy for “energy dominance” have cleared Senate committees. That includes former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources panel backed Burgum to lead the Interior Department and business executive Chris Wright to be Energy secretary. The Senate Environment…

New Bill Would Introduce an Abortion Committee in North Dakota

January 23, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

Rep. Eric James Murphy, R-Grand Forks, speaks during a meeting of the interim Education Committee on Sept. 24, 2024. Murphy plans to bring a bill during the 2025 session that would preserve some abortion access in North Dakota. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota law requires that physicians must give a woman a chance to contact a…

First Responders and Emergency Notification Help Find Missing Man in Cass County

January 23, 2025

KVRR Staff,

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KFGO) – Cass County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the Good Samaritan Center in Arthur, North Dakota early Thursday morning on a report that a 47-year-old resident was unaccounted for and may have left the facility. The Arthur Fire Department along with multiple resources from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office started a search of the surrounding…

Commissioner Calling for Added Security After Person Brings Knife to Fargo City Hall

January 23, 2025

KVRR Staff,

FARGO (KFGO) – Security changes are likely coming to Fargo City Hall after a person attended Tuesday night’s commission meeting carrying a knife. Commissioner Dave Piepkorn says there have been discussions about tighter security at City Hall in the past, but this incident will likely speed up the process. “What that did is, that precipitated that we need to take…

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Order on Birthright Citizenship

January 23, 2025

KVRR Staff,

President Donald Trump, center, takes part in a signing ceremony in the President’s Room after the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Surrounding the president are, from left, Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb.; Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.; Vice President JD Vance;…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Storm

January 23, 2025

Emily Welker,

FARGO — We’re on a real roll with the snow-loving, fluffy, northern breeds here on Pet Connection, and Storm the husky couldn’t be a more perfect example of a breed that loves our winter weather. He was found as a stray wandering the streets of Casselton before rescue volunteer Crystal Aakre took him in to her kennel there on behalf…

Semi rolls over on Main Avenue near I-29

January 23, 2025

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – A semi rollover led to a traffic snarl along Main Ave. in Fargo Thursday morning. The rollover happened in the eastbound lane, near the I-29 interchange. There was no immediate word on what caused the rollover, or whether any injuries occurred. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News…

Online sports betting resolution rejected by North Dakota lawmakers

January 23, 2025

KVRR Staff,

The North Dakota Capitol building. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday rejected another attempt at legalizing online sports betting. Rep. Scott Louser, R-Minot, said he hoped to stave off a citizen-initiated measure on legalizing online sports betting with a resolution that would have put the issue up to a statewide…

North Dakota bill takes aim at crypto fraud with new consumer protections

January 23, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Josh Askvig, state director of AARP North Dakota, speaks during a committee hearing on digital currency kiosks on Jan. 22, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill debated Wednesday by North Dakota lawmakers aims to protect residents from cryptocurrency scams. House Bill 1447 would add new requirements for crypto kiosks – or ATMs for digital currency…

UPDATE: Names Released in Rollover on Icy I-29 Near Buxton Claims Life of Minot Woman, Kenmare Man Injured

January 22, 2025

TJ Nelson,

TRAILL CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Minot woman is dead and a man from Kenmare is being treated at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo after a rollover on an icy I-29 in Traill County. Highway Patrol says the driver lost control and overturned throwing both people in the vehicle about three miles south of Buxton. The 39-year-old woman, Randi Rae…