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Secretaries Of State Respond To Latest Executive Order

Secretaries of State React to Latest Executive Order

Minnesota's Secretary of State vowed to fight the order, while North Dakota's said their office was still reviewing the edict and would see how it would impact mail-in voting in the state.

April 1, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – President Trump, in signing his “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections” executive order, struck a confident tone, feeling he has the legal authority to create lists of U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in each state, and instructing the U.S. Postal Service to send mail ballots only to verified voters. Democratic state officials,…

West Fargo man gets life in prison for sexual abuse of a child

April 1, 2026

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo man convicted in December for sexually abusing a young girl is sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. 31-year-old Nicolas Wika was found guilty on three counts of gross sexual imposition of a victim under 15-years-old. According to court documents, the investigation started after someone contacted police saying a 7-year-old…

Fargo City Commission candidate turning heads with ‘Forrest Gump’ political ad

April 1, 2026

KVRR Staff,

FARGO — A candidate for Fargo City Commission is getting attention with a new political ad. The ad features Aaron Hill as the fictional character Forrest Gump, from the movie of the same name. He changes run, Forest, run to “Run, Aaron, run!” Hill announced his run in March and currently holds a position on Fargo Park Board. He says…

Ethanol company plans to double production in North Dakota

April 1, 2026

KVRR Staff,

The former Red Trail Energy ethanol plant at Richardton, North Dakota, is now owned by Gevo. It produces low-carbon fuel. (Photo courtesy of Red Trail Energy)RICHARDTON, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Gevo, the company that purchased the former Red Trail Energy ethanol plant in Richardton, North Dakota, announced this week it will double production capacity at the site. Gevo will…

Xcel Energy Upper Midwest customers to get nuclear energy tax credit

March 31, 2026

TJ Nelson,

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — Xcel Energy is starting to send over $130 million to its Upper Midwest customers from federal tax credits on the energy generated by the company’s nuclear fleet. That brings the total savings to over $330 million over the first two years of the credits. The company has two nuclear plants in Minnesota near Monticello and Red Wing….

Group holds meetings across state to educate voters on ballot measures regarding term limits, constitutional initiatives

March 31, 2026

KVRR Staff,

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — Three ballot measures will be presented to North Dakota voters this year, but one group is organizing a campaign to tell residents to vote no. The first two would require citizen-initiated ballot measures to have a super majority to pass as well as restricting constitutional initiatives to a single subject. The third measure would alter the…

Northstar Coffee business gets new life with new owner

March 31, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Northstar Coffee located at Second Ave. S. and 25th Street S.FARGO — It looks like a local coffee shop won’t be closing all of its doors after all. At least not all of them. Northstar Coffee was set to close all three of its locations, but the drive-up coffee chain will be keeping one of its locations running. Northstar Coffee…

City Assessor Shares How Property Assessment Works As Fargo Resident Share Concerns Online

Fargo homeowners share concerns over property assessments and the city assessor explains how the process works

March 31, 2026

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It’s an annual assessment for homeowners, and many still question how their property assessments rose substantially the previous year. “We gather all the sales that are happening in the real estate market. Whether they are commercial or industrial or residential apartments, whatever it is and we look at the difference between the assessed value and what…

Gardner, ND man surrenders hours after deputies learn of alleged sexual assault of a juvenile

March 31, 2026

TJ Nelson,

GARDNER, N.D. (KVRR) — A Gardner, North Dakota man is arrested after an alleged sexual assault of a juvenile victim. The victim identified the suspect as 34-year-old Kaleb Chase. Cass County deputies responded around 4:45 this morning to the small town about 20 miles north of Fargo. Chase didn’t come out of the home until 7:30 a.m. and he was…

Teen driver cited after crashing into windows at Smiling Moose Deli in Grand Forks

March 31, 2026

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A big surprise for workers inside Smiling Moose Deli in Grand Forks after a vehicle came crashing through the front windows. Police say it happened around 11 a.m. at the location on South Washington Street. They say the 18-year-old female driver parked in the deli’s parking lot after making a wrong turn. When she attempted…