FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — For the members of the Fargo Human Rights Commission, the decision made to eliminate the Diversity Equity and Inclusion department was the wrong move. “For the mayor to go ahead and acknowledge that there was not a goal and then for us to be holding them accountable for not reaching for said imaginary goals is crazy,”…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — While there was a “glitch” in Minnesota’s new automatic voter registration system, Secretary of State Steve Simon said Thursday that nobody who was ineligible voted in the August primary as a result of the problem. That had been one of the questions that Minnesota Republicans last week said was still hanging after Simon and other state officials…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — This week’s Pet Connection pet appears on the Morning Show via video from the Humane Society of Lakes, on Highway 59 in Detroit Lakes, with the help of shelter worker Jaycee Voigt. Lewy is a black lab crossed with shepherd who’s about two years old, and as you’ll see in the video, he’s very playful and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Another motorcycle is involved in a crash in Fargo. 41-year-old Trent Hickey of Fargo was on his bike when he hit a vehicle head-on in the 600 block of 36th Street North. The crash happened around 9:45 Tuesday night. Hickey was taken to Sanford Medical Center with serious, life-threatening injuries. He also faces a DUI charge….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Hector International Airport is continuing to break records. It set a new all-time passenger milestone in August. Hector saw 48,514 people board planes during the month, up over 10% from the same time last year. It beat the previous record which was just set in July. Frontier and American Airlines both had all-time monthly boarding records…
BUXTON, N.D. (KVRR) — An 18-year-old Buxton, North Dakota teen is in a Fargo hospital after crashing into a moving train. It happened about one mile north of Buxton just before 8 a.m. Highway Patrol says the teen struck the second engine of the train and his vehicle was dragged about 50 feet down the tracks. He suffered severe injuries…
South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick listens to arguments by attorneys during a hearingBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The state of North Dakota is asking a judge to pause his ruling from last week that struck down the state’s abortion ban until the state Supreme Court rules on a planned appeal. The state’s motion to stay a pending appeal was filed…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – There was a crash on westbound I-94 near the walkover bridge in Fargo shortly after 7:30 a.m. Thursday. One car was in the north ditch of the Interstate and a semi-truck a short distance beyond that point. The driver of the car tells KFGO News he was driving along when he was sideswiped by the semi. He…
Susan Sisk, director of the North Dakota Office of Management and Budget, presents an update to members of the interim Government Finance Committee on Sept. 17, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)(North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota’s general fund is expected to end the 2023-25 biennium with a nearly $713 million surplus, according to data from the Office of Management and Budget….
North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, right, and Gov. Doug Burgum participate in a meeting of the state’s Industrial Commission at the Capitol on Feb. 27, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)(North Dakota Monitor) State lawmakers on Wednesday voted to approve an additional $3 million for the Attorney General’s Office’s litigation fund — but some Democrats are worried the office is…
