BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum’s veto on a book banning bill will stand after the House failed to override it. The vote was 53-41, a two-thirds majority was needed. The bill would force librarians to review their collections for sexually explicit material. Burgum said the bill goes too far in criminalizing potential disagreements over what constitutes material that…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signs a bill into law providing more than $500 million in savings for state and property taxpayers over the next two years. The bill compresses five income tax brackets down to three. Taxes on the lowest bracket would be eliminated. That includes single filers under $45,000 a year and married couples…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A new environmental impact review of the Dakota Access Pipeline was ordered by a judge in 2020 and it’s still not done. The pipeline moves around 40 percent of the oil produced in the Bakken region in North Dakota to an oil terminal in Illinois. It set off a major protest south of Bismarck-Mandan over environmental…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Public school teachers in North Dakota would be allowed to ignore the pronouns their transgender students use, under a bill that state Senate lawmakers passed Thursday with a veto-proof majority. The bill would also allow employees of government entities to ignore the pronouns their transgender colleagues use. And, it would further prohibit transgender public school students…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With the majority of rivers in the Red River Basin starting to fall after cresting, National Weather Service in Grand Forks issues its final spring flood update. They are still waiting for a crest in Drayton and Pembina, but both are only in moderate flood stage. Any precipitation through the week is expected to have a…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An Alabama man is arrested in West Fargo after intentionally hitting a patrol vehicle with his after leading police on a pursuit. West Fargo police say they tried making a traffic stop shortly before 3:00 this morning in the 300 block of 4th Avenue East. Thirty-three-year-old David Baker fled southbound and a pursuit began. Baker’s…
T. Denny SanfordPIERRE, S.D. (KVRR/AP) – Affidavits from an investigation into child porn allegations against billionaire philanthropist T. Denny Sanford have been unsealed. Three images of underage girls were repeated for a total of 36 images on an AOL account owned by Sanford. Investigators were not able to determine the accurate location of the person accessing the account on the…
A Minnesota Congressman honors the life and legacy of a dedicated service member from our region who died. Minnesota’s 8th District Representative Pete Stauber celebrated Sgt. Neil Horn on the House floor this week. Sgt. Horn was born and raised in tiny Gonvick, Minnesota, north of Bagley in Clearwater County. But his service took him all over the world….
We have two party crashers barging their way into this week’s Pet Connection. We take you to the Fat Cat room at the Humane Society of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes. That’s where we find Helix. He’s in his second stint at the shelter. He was adopted out, but came back after four years. He’s a sweet kitty who…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Fire heavily damaged a home in South Moorhead early Thursday. Firefighters responded shortly before 3:30 a.m. Four people got out safely. It appears the fire may have started in the attached garage. A neighbor told KFGO News flames were coming from the garage. Heavy smoke was coming from the home. There were two vehicles in the…
