ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two new cases of measles have been confirmed by the Minnesota Department of Health. The cases are unrelated and are Minnesota’s third and fourth confirmed measles cases of the year. The first case is a Washington County adult whose vaccination status is unverified and was exposed while traveling. The second case is an unvaccinated child…
Courtesy: FOX 9WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — President Trump has appointed the man who prosecuted the Feeding Our Future investigation to serve as Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota. Joseph Thompson has served as a federal prosecutor for sixteen years. Thompson says he looks forward to continuing our office’s work combatting violent crime, the scourge of fentanyl and other deadly drugs, and…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol uses its sky capabilities to crack down on reckless driving. Over the past two weekends, multiple agencies used aircraft and Forward Looking Infrared technology to find drivers who escaped law enforcement. In Fargo, they made three arrests for fleeing including a 20-year-old man from Fargo. In addition, three drivers were tested…
Dense wildfire smoke from Canada moves through Fargo. 6/2/2025 FARGO (KVRR) – Dense smoke from wildfires in Canada continued to blanket much of North Dakota and Minnesota Monday. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, some of the worst-quality air in the nation was centered over the Fargo-Moorhead area. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for…
U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-N.D., talks to voters through a virtual town hall meeting on March 25, 2025. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)WASHINGTON, D.C. (North Dakota Monitor) — U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-N.D., will host another online public forum, with topics including the “one, big beautiful” budget bill being considered by Congress. The forum will be at 7 p.m. CDT June…
Jamie Azure, chair of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, speaks during the Tribal Leaders Summit in Bismarck on Sept. 4, 2024. Turtle Mountain, Spirit Lake Nation and three tribal citizens are challenging a ruling in a voting rights case. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Spirit Lake Nation and three…
Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline gather Nov. 1, 2023, in Bismarck ahead of a public meeting on an environmental impact statement. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe opposes the pipeline, citing concerns for its water supply and sovereign rights. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)WASHINGTON, D.C. (North Dakota Monitor) — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is asking the D.C. Circuit…
Gov. Tim Walz (D) MinnesotaCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sought to energize activists at a Democratic state convention in South Carolina, as the party’s 2024 vice presidential nominee works to keep up the high national profile he gained when Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate. Walz, a former schoolteacher who went on to serve in Congress and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A widely anticipated list of “ sanctuary jurisdictions” no longer appears on the Department of Homeland Security’s website after receiving widespread criticism for including localities that have actively supported the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies. The department last week published the list of the jurisdictions. It said each one would receive formal notification the government deemed them…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A rural Erskine, Minnesota man is dead after crashing his motorcycle on a gravel road about 10 miles east of Crookston. Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded just after 1 p.m. to County Road 38, about 1 1/2 miles north of U.S. Highway 2. A passerby spotted the crash scene. Deputies say 39-year-old Travis Shimpa was…
