MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — People in Moorhead are now allowed to have chickens in their backyard. Moorhead City Council voted 5-3 to approve having up to six female chickens. The council got nearly 30 emails about the issue with the majority of them being positive. There are concerns about the birds being a nuisance and what happens if they escape…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — The first of 4 vetoes by Gov. Doug Burgum has been overturned by the North Dakota Legislature. Burgum had vetoed a bill that would exempt the Legislature from holding recorded roll votes on nonprocedural votes for consideration of bill amendments. The Senate voted 45-1 and the House was unanimous in the veto override. The senate has…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A local business owner and the city of Fargo are still hammering out an agreement that would allow the business to remain open. It has been nearly two months since the issue appeared to be resolved. In February, the Fargo City Commission authorized Mayor Tim Mahoney to negotiate an agreement with John Bultman. The city claims…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Opening arguments begin for a key defendant in one of the largest fentanyl cases to be tried in North Dakota. Marie Um is accused of being a co-conspirator. She is also known as Angry Bird and was indicted in 2017 for conspiracy to distribute and import controlled substances that resulted in serious bodily injury or death…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — High school students and other volunteers begin the task of filling 200,000 sandbags to hold back floodwaters across the city and county. This is double the number of sandbags that city and county leaders predicted the area would need just one week ago. Since the last flood outlook, we have had more snow which could result…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “I think we’ve had some wonderful news happen over the last several days when Easter came the sun came out and everybody was happy. And what happened with that was the melting. Well, that’s great, but guess what’s happening there It will flood again this spring. And with a flood comes my vest and come sandbags.”…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Last July, North Dakota’s suicide prevention hotline transitioned from a 1-800 number to 988, and FirstLink officials say that brought a “dramatic” increase in calls. FirstLink is 988’s in-state service provider and serves all of North Dakota and parts of western Minnesota. They had nearly 20,000 contacts directly related to suicide, a 52% increase from 2020….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The North Dakota House of Representatives has voted to override Governor Doug Burgum’s veto of a bill to prevent local governments from adopting approval voting for local elections. In 2018, Fargo was the first city in the country to adopt approval voting for its local elections. It allows a person to vote for more than one…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has issued an executive order declaring a statewide emergency for spring flooding, as warmer temperatures and heavy snowpack are expected to produce widespread flooding across the state this week and next week. The order officially puts all state agencies, including the North Dakota National Guard, on standby to provide resources and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-Prairie Public) – The North Dakota House has voted to override Governor Burgum’s veto of a bill to prevent local governments from adopting “approval voting” or “ranked choice voting” for local elections. Fargo voters adopted “approval voting” for local elections. It was done by a citizen initiative, under the city’s home rule charter. Voters are allowed to cast ballots…
