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Sen. Cramer says Senate impeachment trial will be more fair than House hearings

He says the sooner the Senate can start the impeachment trial the sooner they can end it.

December 27, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer hopes the Senate can receive the articles from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi before it gets back from holiday recess on January 6th so they can begin hearings. Pelosi wants to see Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s plans for a Senate trial before sending them over. Cramer says working with the…

Fargo-Moorhead Gathers At The Civic Center For The Menorah Lighting

Today is the fifth night of Hanukkah.

December 26, 2019

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FARGO, N.D — Hanukkah is celebrated by kindling the Menorah on the first night. They light one candle, adding additional lights each night. After the lighting, the group celebrated with traditional songs and food. The reason the 5th night of Hanukkah is a special night is because it’s the first night where the light is more than the darkness. “The…

Community pulls together to help local family undergoing tough circumstances

Margaret MacVicar and Richard Dagostino will be evicted from their trailer home on Monday

December 26, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Some say it’s the most wonderful time of the year. But for one Fargo couple, this holiday season has been far from it. “My take on it was just, ‘Hurry up and be over.’ I didn’t want the holidays to come. Didn’t want to deal with the holidays. It was just too much to deal with. I…

Senator Kevin Cramer Receives “Gold Insulin Vial”

He was awarded for his work on lowering the cost of insulin.

December 26, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — Members of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation presented the senator with the “Gold Insulin Vial” and shared stories about their day to day struggles. Senator Cramer along with other members of the Senate have been working towards bringing down the cost of insulin, holding manufacturers responsible for the increase of prices of this vital medicine and looking…

Fire finally extinguished at Drake Hotel in Minneapolis

December 26, 2019

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MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The fire at the Francis Drake Hotel in Minneapolis that started Christmas Day was finally extinguished Thursday afternoon. One of the main concerns now is with the structure. The walls are not structurally sound since the roof collapsed, so roads in the area remain blocked off. The building will need to be torn down possibly as early as…

Grand Forks politician Eliot Glassheim dies

December 26, 2019

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Longtime Grand Forks City Council Member and State Representative Eliot Glassheim died at age 81 on Christmas. He served on the council from 1982 to 2012. He was also a member of the North Dakota House for District 75 in 1975 and from 1993 to 2017. The Democrat ran against Sen. John Hoeven in the 2016…

Man arrested after Deputy used Taser & pepper spray

December 26, 2019

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CLAY COUNTY, Minn. – A man wanted in connection with thefts in Bemidji gets arrested in Clay County after being tazed. Sheriff Mark Empting says 35-year old Marcus Kingbird fled when a deputy attempted to make a traffic stop in the Sabin area. There was a brief pursuit that ended when Kingbird’s vehicle got stuck in a driveway. He fought…

People jump from I-94 bridge to avoid getting hit

December 26, 2019

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GLYNDON TOWNSHIP, Minn. – Three people, including a Good Samaritan who had stopped to help a disabled vehicle, were forced to jump from a bridge on I-94 in Glyndon Township to avoid an oncoming vehicle. The State Patrol says both crashes happened around 1:40 Wednesday morning on the Buffalo River Bridge. Troopers say a man from Warren, Minnesota stopped ahead…

Mail taken from boxes in Grand Forks

December 26, 2019

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Police warn about thefts from mailboxes in Grand Forks. Most of the reports are from an area south of 24th Avenue and east of South 20th Street late at night or early in the morning. Suspect vehicles are a dark SUV and a white four door sedan. Police recommend you not to leave outgoing mail in…

Sanford Health in Fargo Welcomes a Baby Born on Christmas

Colleen Harriett Martel was born this morning at 8:30 am and weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz.

December 25, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — It’s a girl! Sanford Health in Fargo welcomes a baby born on Christmas. Colleen Harriett Martel was born this morning at 8:30 am and weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz. After almost 10 hours of labor, the first-time parents are excited to have the greatest gift one could have this holiday season. The baby was due on her…