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More Rolling Blackouts Possible In Moorhead Tonight & Tomorrow

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — More rolling blackouts are possible tonight until 10 and tomorrow morning until 10 in Moorhead. Moorhead Public Service was just notified of the potential. Due to the current widespread and extreme cold weather conditions, the Southwest Power Pool declared an Energy Emergency Alert Level 3 this morning. Generating capacity has dropped below the demand for electricity. Unexpected…
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Burgum says improved warnings are needed for rolling blackouts, wants ‘national discussion’

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is urging the Western Area Power Administration to give utilities and their customers as much advance warning as possible before temporarily shutting off their electricity. The Southwest Power Pool is using rolling blackouts to balance the power load across its 14-state region, including North Dakota, as demand for electricity is skyrocketing…
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Boy seriously burned in Gwinner mobile home fire

Jim Monk,

GWINNER, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A 7-year-old boy is in the burn unit of a St. Paul hospital following a mobile home fire in Gwinner, N.D. The blaze broke out at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Sargent County Sheriff Travis Paeper says the boy’s injuries are serious, but he has been conscious and should recover. Paeper says the boy’s grandmother, Rose Peterson,…
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Minnesota lawmakers want board to regulate drug prices

Jim Monk,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Democratic lawmakers want to create an independent board to regulate excessive prescription drug prices following a bipartisan effort last year to make insulin more affordable. Their idea went before a Minnesota House committee on Tuesday. The legislation would establish an independent board and an advisory council that would review the costs of new brand name…
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North Dakota House rejects assisted suicide bill

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota House has voted against a bill that would have allowed physician-assisted suicide. Fargo Democratic Rep. Pamela Anderson sponsored the bill. Anderson argued that doctor-assisted suicide should be available for patients diagnosed with a terminal illness. The measure failed on a vote of 85 to 9.   Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags:…
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Update: Rolling blackouts discontinued until further notice

Jim Monk,

Southwest Power PoolMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead Public Service has been notified that the rolling blackouts will be discontinued until further notice. “MPS apologizes for the short notice, or no notice, that was given earlier this morning, as staff was notified at 9:20 AM that the blackouts would begin occurring at 9:50 a.m. MPS would like to thank its customers…
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Bill allows concealed guns at public events

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – Some pro-gun North Dakota legislators are taking another shot at allowing people to carry concealed guns at sporting and athletic events. Dickinson Republican Luke Simons’ bill also would cut nearly two dozen items from the state’s list of dangerous weapon.  Almost all of the testimony Monday was centered around narrowing the list of dangerous weapons. No one…

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Davies High School hosts ‘1 Million Meters for Mara Olson’

"She was diagnosed with Leukemia in October and so as a cross country team we decided to come up with a way that we could raise funds for her and her family."
Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Students and staff at a local high school are showing their support for a student battling cancer. Fargo Davies High School students held a 12 hour marathon event to show their support for Junior student Mara Olson. “Today’s fundraising event is called One Million Meters for Mara. Mara Olson, she was diagnosed with Leukemia in October and…