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Supreme Court striking down Roe V Wade puts pressure on Red River Women’s Clinic

The Supreme Court overturning Roe versus Wade six to three sends shockwaves throughout the country impacting millions.

June 24, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Supreme Court overturning Roe versus Wade six to three is stirring up emotions of people on both sides of the aisle. Social media is flooded with comments expressing strong emotions. People are angry, excited, surprised and scared. Protests and rallies broke out nationwide, here locally a rally was held in front of the Federal Courthouse…

Fargo Bishop: Abortion ruling means North Dakota will be ‘sanctuary for all children’

June 24, 2022

Jim Monk,

Bishop John FoldaFARGO (KVRR) – Diocese of Fargo Bishop John Folda says Friday’s Supreme Court ruling that overturns Roe v. Wade allows states like North Dakota “to once again be a sanctuary for all children, born and unborn.” “Over the last decades, millions of children lost their lives to abortion, and untold numbers of women and men suffered from the…

Hoeven talks with Delta about issues at ND airports

June 24, 2022

Site Staff,

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) – Senator John Hoeven wants Delta Airlines to address service disruptions for business and commercial travel in North Dakota. He says it’s due to staffing issues with the company and air traffic controllers. Hoeven says there have been a significant rise in complaints filed with the Department of Transportation. Delta is working to address the issues by…

Fargo’s holiday lights display has new home & owner

June 24, 2022

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo’s holiday lights display is now owned by the Red River Valley Fair. The drive thru event will be moved from Lindenwood Park to the fairgrounds in West Fargo this holiday season. The FM Sertoma Club owned and operated the display for the last 20 years. The Red River Valley Fair Association says it wants to…

ATF offers reward for capture, conviction of church arsonist

June 24, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for starting a fire at the Maple Sheyenne Lutheran Church near Harwood, North Dakota. The church, located at 8711 40th Ave. North, caught fire June 16, causing significant damage….

Burgum: Abortion ruling returns power to the states

June 24, 2022

Jim Monk,

Gov. Doug BurgumBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says Friday’s landmark Supreme Court decision “returns power to the states where it belongs.” “Our administration has consistently supported pro-life legislation and this decision is a victory for the many North Dakotans who have fought so hard and for so long to protect the unborn in our state,” Burgum…

Fargo abortion clinic owner says Supreme Court ruling is ‘extreme step’

June 24, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The owner and director of North Dakota’s only abortion clinic says Friday’s Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade “has not only ignored 50 years of legal precedent, but took an extreme step to strip fundamental constitutional rights from the American people. Tammi Kromenaker says due to a trigger ban passed in 2007, North Dakota will outlaw…

Update: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

June 24, 2022

Jim Monk,

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years – a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court’s landmark abortion cases. Friday’s outcome overturning Roe v. Wade is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. The decision was the culmination of decades of efforts…

Mandaree, N.D. Man Wins $1.6 Million on Slot Machine At 4 Bears Casino

June 23, 2022

TJ Nelson,

4 Bears Casino & Lodge/FacebookNEW TOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — A Mandaree, North Dakota man is probably really glad he stopped by 4 Bears Casino & Lodge in New Town last Friday. Elton Spotted Horse hit a jackpot worth over $1.6 million. Casino staff say Spotted Horse was playing a slot machine called Dancing Drums Explosion when he hit it big….

Man sentenced to life in prison for death of five-year-old

Chief Judge Peter Welte handed down the sentence to Erich Longie, Jr. of Tokio.

June 23, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — One of the two people involved in the death of a five-year-old girl on the Spirit Lake Reservation has been sentenced to life in prison. Chief Judge Peter Welte handed down the sentence to Erich Longie, Jr. of Tokio, North Dakota in federal court. Longie, Jr. plead guilty multiple felony charges involving First-Degree Felony Murder, Child…