South Dakota CapitolPIERRE, S.D. – A Republican-controlled South Dakota House committee has declined to consider a bill from Republican Gov. Kristi Noem that would ban nearly all abortions. It deals a major blow to a top item on the governor’s agenda. Noem’s proposal would have mimicked the private enforcement of a Texas law and prohibited abortions once medical professionals can…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson, who drove drunk in a county-owned vehicle at 126 miles an hour and then lied to police about being behind the wheel, says he will not seek reelection in November. “This was one of the hardest decisions I have had to make in my life, but after spending the past month…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s rights was abruptly recessed on Wednesday after one of the defendants tested positive for COVID-19. Judge Paul Magnuson says the court is in recess until Monday. The officer who tested positive wasn’t named by the court. Federal prosecutors say Thomas Lane, J. Alexander…
Kurt GroszhansWASHINGTON – A North Dakota farmer remains jailed in Ukraine on charges he attempted to assassinate a former business partner who is now a government minister. Kurt Groszhans of Ashley is in a Kyiv prison. He’s been charged with attempted murder, attempted extortion and attempted kidnapping. Groszhans’ family says the charges are bogus and designed to stifle his claims of…
Highway 34. Becker County, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KDLM) – The Becker County Commission is being asked to help stop the proposed cutting of trees along the Lakes Country Scenic Byway. MnDOT plans to clear portions of trees for a resurfacing project along Highway 34 from Becker County Road 29 to west of Osage. Trees will be removed 65 feet from…
FARGO (KVRR) – Native American tribes have reached opioid settlements worth over a half-billion dollars with Johnson & Johnson and three distributors. A federal court filing describes $590 million in settlements with the New Jersey-based company along with distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson. Some tribes were hit particularly hard by an overdose and addiction crisis that was linked to…
(KVRR) — Pfizer awaits FDA approval so children ages six months to five-years-old can receive the COVID-19 vaccine. If approved, they could start receiving their first dose by the end of February. The vaccine doses would be the same as children five to 11 years old. They would get two shots of 10 micrograms each. That’s a third less than…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – As expected, Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney is officially running for another term. Mahoney says he wants a better structure for students who want to learn trades and give job opportunities not far from where they grew up. According to Mahoney around 70 to 80 percent of students who go to college in the community find a…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Sen. John Hoeven says he will be in quarantine through Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19. Hoeven says he has no symptoms. He tested positive Tuesday after being notified that he had been exposed. “While asymptomatic, I tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon. I’ve consulted with the Senate Physician and will continue to follow the recommendations of…
FARGO (KVRR) – Authorities have identified two people who died in a Jan. 26 house fire in Fargo. The victims were 88-year-old Jean Clara Blouin and 91-year-old Myron Blouin. Firefighters were called to 1418 2nd Ave. S. shortly after 5:00 a.m. It took several hours to put the fire out. Two firefighters fell into a hole in the floor of…
