BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A House panel has decided further study is needed on a Senate bill that would prohibit North Dakota State University from funneling federal grant money to Planned Parenthood for sex education. Some Republican lawmakers believe the classes could promote abortion. The legislation passed the Senate last month. The bill ties the Planned Parenthood grant to an…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) – Actor Jane Fonda is among those protesting the Line 3 oil pipeline in northern Minnesota. “My friends, the Ojibwe Water Protectors, have invited me to join them in the fight to stop Line 3. Line 3’s most serious immediate impacts will be on Indigenous peoples and their lands and waters along the line” Fonda said….
It’s hard to believe, but last time we took to the ice for our annual comeuppance by the incredible adaptive athletes of HOPE Inc., it was one ENTIRE year ago. Against all odds (and with the help of some ringers from HOPE Inc.’s competitive sled hockey athletes playing on our side), we won that match in early March 2020. We…
MINNEAPOLIS – Jury selection is entering its second week in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. Seven jurors have been chosen so far to hear evidence in Derek Chauvin’s trial – five men and two women. Four are white, one is multiracial, one is Black and one is Hispanic. Attorneys need…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Gas prices in North Dakota have risen about 5 cents per gallon in the past week. The website “GasBuddy.com” says prices now average $2.79 per gallon. Those prices are 41 cents higher than they were a month ago, and 64 cents higher than one year ago. The cheapest gas station in North Dakota is selling regular…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The $1.9 trillion COVID relief package passed by Congress this week contains an historic amount of funding for Indigenous Americans. The American Rescue Plan, signed by President Biden into law Thursday, includes $31 billion to help tribal communities recover from the pandemic. It’s the largest single infusion of resources to tribal communities in U.S. history. Senator Tina…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — With Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s update on COVID-19 guidelines, one local church is getting ready to welcome its congregation back. “Most of the changes you’re going to hear about will happen on Monday at 12 p.m. Wedding ceremonies there’s no capacity; use the social distancing. This is a big deal. You can start planning those ceremonies…
MOORHEAD, Minn (KVRR) — After temporarily shutting down business yesterday, the Moorhead Dairy Queen along Main Avenue has once again reopened. A two vehicle crash left significant damage to the establishment after one car struck the side of the building and broke through a window. The owners say this is the second crash within a week that has occurred in…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — CVS Health and Goodrich Pharmacy are added to the expanding network of pharmacies vaccinating Minnesotans across the state. Minnesota now has five pharmacies with dozens of locations participating in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program that launched last month. Appointments at CVS and Goodrich Pharmacy will become available in the coming days with information on the Vaccine…
BISMARCK, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum is recovering this weekend after undergoing hip replacement surgery. The 64-year-old Republican had surgery Friday to replace his left hip. Gubernatorial authority was briefly delegated to Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford on Friday morning. Sanford said he didn’t take any actions before Burgum resumed his authority. Burgum issued a statement saying the surgery went well…
