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Honor Flight Takes Around 100 Local Veterans to Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Nearly 100 veterans from the our region are in Washington D.C. for a three-day tour of our nation’s capital, where they are getting to see memorials and monuments built in their honor. KVRR’s Adam Ladwig is on the flight to see how this journey pays tribute to the past, present and future. From a motorcycle club…

Gov. Walz Attends Operating Engineers Union Convention in Florida

HOLLYWOOD, FL (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is attending the national convention of the International Union of Operating Engineers in Hollywood, Florida. He told the gathering that Minnesota is a labor state and it always will be a labor state. Walz highlighted the need for good-paying union jobs and collective bargaining rights across the country. He is also encouraging…

N.D. Legislative Session Ends With Passage of Nearly $20 Billion Budget

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota lawmakers ended the legislative session this morning by approving a record budget of $19.6 billion. The session gaveled out at 2:55 a.m. Sunday. “Motion carries and the North Dakota House of Representatives is adjourned sine die.” The legislature met for 75 days, five days less than the maximum 80 days allowed. Among the final…

Man arrested for arson after two Minneapolis mosque fires

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — A man suspected of starting fires at two mosques in South Minneapolis last week is arrested. Thirty-six-year-old Jackie Rahm Little, aka Joel Tueting, is now facing felony arson charges for both fires, which took place about a block apart in the Philips neighborhood. People were inside worshipping at the time. Little was arrested in Mankato…

Thousands rummage through items for sale in West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Check out the 29th annual gigantic West Fargo Rummage Sale at Veterans Memorial Arena. Thousands came to buy and browse from furniture to toys and from clothes to video games and DVDs. Around 250 vendors sold it all along with some unique antiques. “It’s kind of funny because we had a late spring. Everybody’s kind…