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LIVE: Latino Networking FM and The Indigenous Association talk about Latino Holiday Potluck

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Latino Networking FM and The Indigenous Association are coming together to give their communities a great chance to come together. They’ll be hosting a Latino Holiday Potluck Party at The Indigenous Association in Fargo, where attendees can build bonds while breaking bread. They say that the events they host have helped connect people across the Latino…

North Dakota House aims to bring back COVID-era remote participation rule

North Dakota Speaker of the House Rep. Robin Weisz, left, R-Hurdsfield, speaks during a meeting of the Rules Committee on Dec. 3, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Members of the North Dakota House of Representatives may be able to participate in meetings and vote remotely if a recommended rule change is passed by the full…

GOP lawmaker to propose bill preserving some abortion access in North Dakota

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. (North Dakota Monitor) — A Republican state lawmaker plans to introduce a bill he says will strike…

Two former Cass County deputies, one current deputy facing criminal investigations

Philip Larson, Darin Viken, Carson QuamFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Another Cass County North Dakota deputy is facing criminal charges. Sheriff Jesse Jahner says deputy Philip Larson was charged Monday in Clay County District Court with giving alcohol to someone under 21. Larson has been on administrative leave since October. A separate case involving former deputy Darin Viken remains under investigation…

Health, Tech and Trades Career Expo at Fargodome helps students prep for future

  FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Students in the region headed to Fargodome to get hands-on with some of their career opportunities. The Health, Tech and Trades Career Expo featured exhibitors ranging from drone pilots to nurses, and truck drivers to electricians. The expo also featured several different universities and trade schools to present the different pathways that students can take…

Former Cass County Deputy Charged With Child Porn Possession

Carson QuamFARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Former Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Carson Quam is charged with ten counts of possession of child porn. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. Court records show investigators from North Dakota BCI found 10 photos of child porn on Quam’s phone. The sheriff was notified of the investigation in September and Quam resigned in November….

Council Approves Contract With Jason Freedman As Grand Forks Police Chief

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks City Council has approved Jason Freedman’s employment agreement as the new police chief. Freedman is scheduled to start on January 27. He is coming from Madison, Wisconsin where he served as a captain with the police department. The final five candidates included three internal candidates and two external candidates. Freedman will have a…

LIVE: Giving the Gift of Health for Giving Tuesday

FARGO — We all take a healthy interest in getting and giving gifts for the holidays. But there’s no gift like the gift of health — and this year you can help bring it to more than forty families in the region. The nonprofit Lend a Hand Up” is launching this year’s Holiday Hand Up giving campaign today. The families…