BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – A Senate committee is studying a bill to allow use of recreational marijuana. The House passed the measure after its sponsor said the purpose was to get in front of any initiated measure that would put recreational marijuana use in the state’s Constitution. The measure limits possession and use, and does not permit people to “grow…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Red River Valley Fair has announced Styx is the Grandstand headliner at this year’s Fair. The rock band will play the fair on Sunday, July 11th. Styx draws from over four decades of barn burning chart hits, joyous singalongs, and hard driving deep cuts. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 26 at 9 a.m….
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minnesota’s 79-75 loss to Ohio State in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament last Thursday has marked the end of Richard Pitino’s tenure with the Gophers. Athletic Director Mark Coyle announced Monday night that the University of Minnesota has parted ways with Pitino as the head coach after eight seasons. “I recently met with Richard…
HUBBARD COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – Activist and actress Jane Fonda joins a team of indigenous women as they protest the construction of Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 replacement pipeline in Northern Minnesota. “I was invited here by my friends to stand with them and try to call attention to what is being done by Enbridge,” Fonda said. Line 3 is an…
FARGO, N.D. – A registered nurse at Essentia Health says he’s alive thanks to a routine procedure that detects colon cancer. Aaron Lund wants everyone to know that colonoscopies save lives. He knows that because last year his doctor used the procedure to find stage 3 colon cancer. At 33, Lund doesn’t fit into a high risk category, but Dr….
Isaiah Wise Spirit and Rani HowardGRAND FORKS, N.D. — Two people are arrested after a chase where police say the suspects tried to run them off the road. It started with a theft report at Walmart on 32nd Avenue South around 10 o’clock Sunday night. A witness followed the suspect’s vehicle until officers found it at Stamart. They say Rani…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Spring Clean-Up is returning in Moorhead. Last year, the city canceled the annual event because of the pandemic. Instead of one week, the city says they will break the work into two weeks this year to lower the risks for both workers and citizens. The first week will be May 3-7 and the second will be…
Bishop John FoldaFARGO (KVRR) – Diocese of Fargo Bishop John Folda says a recent statement from Pope Francis about same-sex unions reaffirms the Church’s teaching that “marriage is a union of one man and one woman.” The Vatican issued a formal response Monday to a question about whether Catholic clergy can bless gay unions. The answer, contained in a two-page…
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….
