ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/CNN) — The city attorney in St. Paul announces the group of demonstrators who disrupted a church service in January won’t face state charges. Dozens of people were indicted on federal charges, in connection to the protest at Cities Church. According to the Justice Department, the protesters, including journalist Don Lemon, entered the church building alleging that…
The Elmer L. Andersen Human Services Building in St. Paul, MN Thursday Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Alyssa Chen/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — The Minnesota Department of Human Services cut off funding to more than 3,000 care providers across 13 Medicaid services in its sweeping “revalidation” effort — a four-month screening of roughly 5,500 providers made in response to…
7 Brew under construction in West Fargo (KFGO)WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A popular coffee chain in Moorhead will soon be serving customers in West Fargo. The second 7 Brew Coffee stand for the F-M metro is expected to open later this summer. The stand will be located at 1450 13th Avenue East and create 50 jobs. The company says…
FARGO — If you’re looking for a dog whose personality is “as smooth as a sax solo,” in the words of Homeward Animal Shelter’s Natalie Perhus, then the description of what Kenny G’s like to be around will be music to your ears. Kenny came to the shelter from the Spirit Lake reservation area, where all the shelters and the…
PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The driver of a motorcycle was seriously injured Wednesday in Otter Tail County. The Sheriff’s Office says just after 4:15 p.m. they received a report of a motorcycle that had hit a deer at the intersection of County Highways 14 and 49. Warren Schiller, 68, of Minneapolis, was seriously injured and taken to a hospital by…
Billy Kirkland, assistant secretary for Indian Affairs for President Donald Trump’s administration, delivers the keynote address for the 2026 Government to Government Conference at the Bismarck Event Center on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota tribal leaders say greater sovereignty is key to protecting their communities amid uncertain federal support….
Gerald Schmitt begins filling out a ballot during early voting at the Bismarck Event Center on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s largest county is driving early voting turnout in the state despite fewer than usual high-profile offices on the ballot this year. Cass County accounts for more than 7,000…
Manna Foods Co-Op stands in the downtown area of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Monday, May 11, 2026. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Ryan Pesch grew up in East Grand Forks, went to college in St. Peter, and spent five years in St. Paul in his 20s working at Mississippi Market, where he internalized the food co-op…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s largest county is driving early voting turnout in the state despite fewer than usual high-profile offices on the ballot this year. Cass County accounts for more than 7,000 of the nearly 30,000 votes cast so far in North Dakota, including more than half of the 5,200 ballots submitted at in-person early voting…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – AI data centers have become a hot-button issue in North Dakota over the past few years, with citizens in many of the cities in which they’ve been placed – like Harwood – expressing their extreme displeasure with the construction. Sometimes they’re upset they feel they haven’t been considered in the matter, and still others believe the…
