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Remembering Melissa Hortman: Republicans and Democrats say her power came from her selflessness

KVRR Staff,

Speaker Melissa Hortman stands behind the dias during the regular legislative session Monday, March 27, 2023. (Nicole Neri for the Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Heading into the momentous 2023 legislative session, then-House Speaker Melissa Hortman was dealing with big, fractious and ideologically diverse personalities in her caucus. “Dave Lislegard and I had been in a hot war…

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Local News, North Dakota News

Cass County Commission extends emergency declaration indefinitely

Sheriff Jesse Jahner: "I've never seen devastation like that."
Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The Cass County Commission has unanimously voted to indefinitely extend a state of emergency declaration following severe thunderstorms on June 20 that caused widespread damage and led to the deaths of three people in rural Enderlin. The extension was approved during a special Cass County Commission meeting Thursday in Fargo. Sheriff Jesse Jahner told commissioners that most…

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Minnesota News

Moorhead brewers, Enderlin natives raising funds for recovery

Alex Bertsch,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – As the recovery efforts in Enderlin continue after last week’s devastating storms, a pair of Moorhead brewers are making an effort to help out their hometown. Swing Barrel Brewing will be donating two dollars for every pint sold tonight to the recovery efforts. The brewery’s own Sean Syverson and Kyle Thilmony are natives of Enderlin, and…

Brenna Bird Monitor June 2025
North Dakota News

North Dakota joins Iowa-led effort supporting Trump administration’s Harvard funding cuts

KVRR Staff,

DES MOINES, Iowa (North Dakota Monitor) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a 16-state coalition that includes North Dakota filing an amicus brief Tuesday supporting the Trump administration’s efforts to cut some funding for Harvard University over reported claims of antisemitism on campus. Bird, alongside 15 other attorneys general, filed the brief Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by Harvard…
Local News, Minnesota News, Politics / Elections

The Trump administration is suing Minnesota over breaks in higher education for immigrant students

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Minnesota became the latest state Wednesday to face a lawsuit from the Trump administration seeking to force it to give its high school graduates who entered the U.S. illegally as immigrants the same lower tuition rates reserved for in-state citizens. The U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit also seeks to strike down a law that allows the same immigrant students to receive scholarships…

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Health, Local News, Minnesota News, North Dakota News

MSUM and Essentia Health hold Scrubs Camp

KVRR Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — MSUM and Essentia Health teaming up to spread awareness about working in healthcare. Together they hosted their scrubs camp event for high schoolers at Essentia Health Clinic on 32nd Avenue South in Fargo. There students learned what it’s like to be a healthcare worker in different fields like pharmacy, nursing, and others. MSUM believes its important…

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Local News, North Dakota News

Gov. Armstrong says “There’s a long road ahead” as he tours storm damage in Cass County

KVRR Staff,

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Governor Kelly Armstrong met with leaders in three communities hit by severe thunderstorms on Friday: Enderlin, Page and Hunter. KVRR’s Juliana Pelaez and photographer Eric Bolin were with the governor as he surveyed the damage and tells us what he had to say. “My first takeaway is how amazing people in North Dakota are. And…

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Local News, North Dakota News

More volunteers and equipment needed for cleanup in Hunter and Page, North Dakota

TJ Nelson,

A grain bin near Hunter, North Dakota, demolished by storms that swept through the state over the weekend. CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — Cleanup continues in both Hunter and Page, North Dakota after those destructive storms last week. Both cities are asking for more volunteer help with the cleanup efforts. People who are available are encouraged to contact Sean Richardson…

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Business, Community, Health, Local News, North Dakota News

Corwin Subaru makes generous blanket donation to Sanford Pediatric Oncology

Alison Voorhees,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Corwin Subaru is known for selling cars but now the focus is turning to blankets. The Fargo dealership donates 80 custom blankets to Sanford Pediatric Oncology. Earlier, they were dropped off at Sanford Broadway Medical Center in downtown Fargo. For the past ten years, Subaru and their retailers have partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society….