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Pesticide cancer claims at issue in bill headed for North Dakota Senate vote

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota legislators have been wrestling with a pesticide bill backed by agricultural groups that would make it harder for people to win cancer liability lawsuits against the farm chemical industry. House Bill 1318 would shield the maker of Roundup and other farm chemical manufacturers from lawsuits from people who say they were not adequately…

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Education, Local News, North Dakota News

Tribes, North Dakota partner to update 30-year-old textbooks on Native history

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Revised textbooks on the five Native American tribes that share land with North Dakota will be ready in time for next school year. For about three decades, the books went without updates due to a lack of funding, said Lucy Fredericks, director of Indian and multicultural education for the North Dakota Department of Public…

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Local News, Minnesota News

Callaway Woman’s Death Under Investigation, Body Found Saturday Along Arrow Lake

TJ Nelson,

BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Becker County Sheriff’s Office has revealed the identity of the body found on Saturday morning on the shore of Arrow Lake in Cormorant Township. She is 44-year-old Charity Perrine of Callaway, Minnesota. The sheriff’s office got a call on Friday for a welfare check for Perrine due to health and safety concerns. Deputies found her…

Fargo DMV
Construction & Traffic Updates, Local News, North Dakota News

Appointment Bookings Soar as Real ID Deadline Approaches

The North Dakota Department of Transporation says there will be plenty of time after the deadline to get a Real ID, provided you're not planning on travelling by air soon.
Gabriel Ostler,

Exterior of the Fargo DMV location, operated by the North Dakota Department of Transportation.FARGO, N.D. – You may be surprised to know that 66% of North Dakotans already have a Real ID – because right now, the Department of Transportation is definitely feeling the effects of intensified demand for appointments. “For the last month or so, our offices have been getting…

Swing Barrel
Community, Entertainment, Local News, Minnesota News, Moorhead

Bookmarked! Brings Artistic Disciplines Together

The event showcased both book ink and skin ink in a show of solidarity for the Moorhead Public Library.
Gabriel Ostler,

MOORHEAD, MN – Two different kinds of ink came together in a celebration of the arts at Swing Barrel Brewing. The event was called Bookmarked! and it was largely intended to benefit Moorhead Public Library. Representatives were on hand to sign people up for memberships and give book recommendations. Zoltar Tattoo was there, giving flash tattoos with 40% of the…

Orange Records
Business, Local News, North Dakota News

Big Turnout for Record Store Day at Orange Records

Management did not comment on sales figures, but the eye test says that the numbers must have been impressive.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – Vinyl aficionados lined up literally around the block to celebrate Record Store Day at Orange Records in Fargo. The store adjacent to the recently opened Paradox Comics-N-Cards is the last one standing in the metro. Both Vinyl Giant and Mother’s have closed this year, so customers flocked to Orange to get their fix. Record Store Day began…

True North Church
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

True North Church Celebrates Grand Opening of New Facility

This is the church's first permanent home, and one in which they plan to stay for generations to come.
Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. – Parishioners at True North Church cheered as a ceremonial ribbon cutting marked the grand opening of their permanent brick and mortar home. The church has been in operation since late 2021, but they’ve bounced around to nine different locations since then. They secured the lease to the old Pepsi call center building in south Fargo last June…

Totally Rad Vintage Fest
Business, Entertainment, Local News, North Dakota News

Totally Rad Vintage Festival Brings Retro Funk to West Fargo

The two-day event saw vendors selling collectibles from just about every possible decade.
Gabriel Ostler,

A young gamer tries his hand at a system that came out long before his birth.WEST FARGO, N.D. – No matter what decade your favorite was, there was a bit of nostalgia available for everyone this weekend at the Veterans Memorial Arena. That’s because the Totally Rad Vintage Fest took over the space with all sorts of fabulous clothing and…