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Fargo School Board advised to abolish “District Philosophies” to comply with Trump

The recommendation is in response to several education-related Executive Orders by President Trump.

April 17, 2025

Jim Monk, Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO (KVRR) – An attorney for the Fargo School Board is recommending that the board remove its list of DEI-related “District Philosophies” from the Fargo Public Schools website. The District Philosophies address the rights of select groups of people. Categories include LGBTQ, “Disability Rights,” “Justice for People with Impairments” and “Restorative Practices in Schools.” The recommendation, in a memo from…

North Dakota House approves change to state health insurance plan

April 17, 2025

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Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, speaks on the House floor on Jan. 24, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota House voted 55-37 on Wednesday in favor of a bill that some worry will lead to state employees paying health insurance premiums — though supporters say that is not the intention of the proposal….

Ethics commissioners say bill would impose an arbitrary cutoff for investigations

April 17, 2025

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Commissioners Murray Sagsveen, left, and Ronald Goodman, right, members of the North Dakota Ethics Commission, listen to a House committee hearing on March 18, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The Ethics Commission fears changes approved by North Dakota lawmakers earlier this week could allow alleged ethical violations by public officials to go unaddressed. “We’re going…

Man reported missing from Moorhead care facility found safe

April 17, 2025

KVRR Staff,

MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – A man who was reported missing from a Moorhead care facility has been found safe. An alert was sent to residents around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after 60-year-old Kevin Linn Johnson walked away from Eventide on 8th earlier in the evening. Johnson has dementia-like symptoms. A Moorhead Police sergeant says Johnson was found in Fargo about a half…

Gov. Walz Visits New Fire Station in Dilworth

The governor became convinced of the need for a new facility after visiting the old one in 2021.

April 16, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – The atmosphere was positive inside the nearly-complete fire station in Dilworth on April 16. State senators such as Rob Kupec and Erin Murphy joined Governor Tim Walz in celebrating the project’s progress and impending completion. Dilworth’s old fire station had been built in 1980, and Walz saw for himself in 2021 just how badly it needed…

DFL Leadership Holds Town Hall at Concordia

The event was part of a statewide tour aiming to spark conversations regarding the impacts the Trump administration's cutbacks will have on the lives of Minnesotans.

April 16, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR – Governor Tim Walz didn’t just stop by Dilworth during his visit to Clay County – he also spoke at a town hall meeting on the Concordia College campus. It was hosted by Sen. Rob Kupec and Majority Leader Sen. Erin Murphy. It’s part of a string of events put on by the DFL to discuss how…

NDSU Will Launch An Affordable Course Materials Program This Fall Called “Bison Ready”

April 16, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — NDSU will be launching an affordable course materials program for its students starting in the fall. The program known as Bison Ready, will have a fixed semester rate of $325 for undergraduates and $55 for graduate students. Students will be automatically enrolled and will receive all digital materials, physical materials, and course kits with the program….

North Dakota’s AG Commissioner and Agronomists React To Potential End of Roundup

April 16, 2025

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Roundup, a widely used herbicide popular with farmers who plant corn, soybeans, and sugar beets may soon be disappearing from shelves. As the company, Bayer, says they may no longer be making the product in the coming months. “The company continues to get taken to court over frivolous lawsuits. They have to continue to pay and…

AmeriCorps Members Who Respond to Disasters and Help Nonprofits Cut By DOGE

April 16, 2025

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FILE – As President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton mark the 20th anniversary of the AmeriCorps national service program, hundreds of new volunteers are sworn in for duty at a ceremony, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP/KVRR) — Young volunteers who respond…

Gov. Armstrong Signs Bill Doing Away With Fargo’s Voter-Approved Voting System

April 16, 2025

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North Dakota Republican Gov. Kelly Armstrong gestures during a meeting at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s governor signed a bill Wednesday to prohibit the unusual voting system used by his state’s largest city. The bill signed by Republican Gov. Kelly Armstrong bans ranked-choice and approval voting. Ranked-choice voting, in which voters rank their preferred candidates,…