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Update: Delta Airlines flight from Minneapolis flipped over while landing in Toronto

TORONTO (AP) — A badly injured child is among eight people who were hurt Monday when a Delta Airlines plane flipped upon arrival at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. The airport confirmed on X that an “incident” occurred with the Delta flight from Minneapolis and that all 80 passengers and crew are accounted for. Three of the eight people hurt are critically…

Voters Decide 2025 Bond Referendum for West Fargo Public Schools

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Following the 2023 defeat of a $147 million referendum, voters in the West Fargo Public Schools district are voting again. Fourteen polling sites are open until 7 p.m. and there are three questions on the ballot. The first includes nearly $100 million for projects needed with the next five years including the completion of Heritage…

UPDATE: Fargo Man Killed In Rollover on I-94 Near Buffalo, ND Identified

UPDATE (02/20/25) Crash victim has been identified as 62-year-old Kenneth Drewlow of Fargo. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man was killed around 5:30 a.m. when he lost control of his commercial truck on I-94 west of Fargo. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the westbound truck left the interstate and went into the median near Buffalo. The truck overturned and…

Four Fire Crews Respond To Barn Fire in Rural Winger, MN

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Fire crews from Winger, Fertile, McIntosh and Fosston respond to a barn on fire in rural Winger, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the call came in around 8:30 this morning from 41334 240th Avenue Southeast. When crews arrived they could see that the barn was smoldering. All of the livestock were evacuated. Essentia Ambulance…

Billions of dollars at stake for farmers hit by Trump funding freeze, pause on foreign aid

Norwood Farms in Henry County, Tennessee, on Sept. 19, 2019. (USDA Photo by Lance Cheung)WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) — Farmers across the United States are finding themselves in precarious economic positions, as they attempt to navigate a strained farm economy and a barrage of executive orders from the Trump administration that put some farm programs in limbo. In his first…

Armstrong waives service hour requirement for propane, citing cold snap

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong signed an executive order on Monday starting a 30-day waiver for the hours of service requirement for commercial drivers transporting propane and other petroleum products. The order says the reason for the waiver is due to the recent cold weather the state has been experiencing. A release from the governor’s office says…

High school transfer rules questioned in North Dakota bill testimony

Kambree Draper of Bismarck speaks during a legislative committee hearing on high school sports eligibility on Feb. 11, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Parents of North Dakota high school athletes described how they had to let school administrators walk through the home they had just moved into, as well as the home they had moved…

Bill supports North Dakota landowners caught in costly legal battles

Sen. Jeff Magrum, R-Hazelton, talks to landowners Jan. 30, 2025, at the Capitol. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Sen. Jeff Magrum has not had much success backing bills that seek to protect landowner rights and curb the use of eminent domain and the development of carbon pipelines. But Magrum, a Republican from Hazelton, got strong backing…

Lawmakers vote down 6 bills to limit carbon capture in North Dakota

Rep. SuAnn Olson, R-Baldwin, speaks during a House floor session on Feb. 14, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Members of the North Dakota House on Friday showed their commitment to pipelines and energy development, voting down six bills that would have taxed or put guard rails on the emerging carbon capture industry. Rep. Jeremy Olson,…