WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden delivered an impassioned plea to Congress to act on gun control Thursday night in an address to the nation, calling on lawmakers to restore limits on the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines after a string of mass shootings in the country. Speaking at the White House, Biden sought to drive up pressure on Congress to pass…
Kurt GroszhansFARGO, N.D. – A North Dakota farmer who had been jailed in Ukraine since November has been released from custody, yet still remains in the eastern European country. Sen. John Hoeven says work continues in regards to “fair treatment and safety” of Kurt Groszhans, who was arrested on charges he plotted to assassinate Ukraine’s then-agriculture minister, Roman Leschenko. Groszhans’…
FARGO (KVRR) – A group that supports legalizing recreational marijuana in North Dakota says more than half of the signatures needed to place on the issue on the ballot have already been collected. New Approach North Dakota says after six weeks of gathering signatures, more than 9,000 people have signed its petition. 15,582 valid signatures are needed. “We are grateful…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Organizers of Happy Harry’s Ribfest announces a switch up to this year’s lineup. Scott Stapp of Creed will no longer be coming to Fargo next week. They are citing health concerns within his touring party. The Johnny Holm Band will now take the stage on Thursday, June 9th The other Ribfest performers include Granger Smith, Phil Vassar…
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Courtesy: GoFundMeFargo, N.D. (KVRR) –The woman shot at a Fargo restaurant last month has died. The family of Lucia Garcia posted on their GoFundMe page that she has died. They write, in part, “Our baby girl hurts no more and fears no more. She is free of all that ever caused her pain and she has joined our Lord, Jesus…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A 39-year-old Fargo man is dead following a three vehicle crash on Interstate 94 Wednesday afternoon. Troopers were sent to the I-94 exit ramp to northbound Interstate 29 around 4:40. The Highway Patrol says the driver of a suburban was towing a car dolly with a car attached. He had an issue and pulled over on…
FRISCO, Texas – Former University of Minnesota and Wayzata football star Marion Barber III was found dead by authorities Wednesday morning, according to a report from the Fort Worth-Star Telegram. Authorities responded to a welfare concern on Wednesday at an apartment believed to be leased by Barber. That’s where it’s believed he was found dead. Barber, a Plymouth native, was 38 years…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Bitzero says its North American headquarters will be in North Dakota. Governor Doug Burgum and entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary, known as Mr. Wonderful in “Shark Tank” and an investor in Bitzero, join the company’s CEO and Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Mark Fox for the announcement. “Data is the new oil. This state has plenty of energy. Now,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KCND) – The North Dakota Public Service Commission has begun holding formal hearings on a natural gas rate increase proposed by Xcel Energy. Xcel had proposed increasing the monthly charge from $18.50 to $25.00. But in a settlement worked out with PSC staff, the charge would be $22.50. The intervener in the case, AARP, disagrees with the settlement. …
