MILWAUKEE (FOX/AP) — The candidates vying to be the leading alternative to front-runner Donald Trump opened the first GOP 2024 presidential candidate debate with broadsides criticizing President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis got applause when he said “Our country is in decline.” Also on stage were South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz promotes Natalie Hudson to become the next chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, making her the first person of color to lead the court. Hudson has been an associate justice since 2015. She will lead the high court when current Chief Justice Lorie Gildea retires in October. The Plummer, Minnesota native…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Bemidji’s Chloe Kirkpatrick will be heading to Green Bay to represent Team USA in the Women’s Para Ice Hockey World Challenge. “The purpose of this tournament is to get us in the Paralympic in 2030 we’re hoping to beat enough teams to make it as a feature for the Paralympics”, Kirkpatrick said. She hopes to qualify…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is vetoing an ordinance that would bring a pay boost for drivers who work for Uber and Lyft. Both companies had threatened to pull out of Minneapolis if the ordinance had been signed into law. At the same time, Frey is offering a compromise for drivers. He says he has reached an…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead woman is jailed in Otter Tail County following a high-speed pursuit late Tuesday night. Thirty-eight-year-old Crystal Borseth is being held for fleeing a police officer. A Minnesota State Trooper was on I-94 near Rothsay around 10:30 p.m. when he spotted Borseth’s vehicle. It was involved in an earlier pursuit with Alexandria police….
PEKIN, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the name of a West Fargo man who died in a motorcycle crash in Nelson County Thursday night. They say 45-year-old Bryan Sukut was riding from Pekin to Tolna when his motorcycle went into the ditch while he was rounding a curve. The motorcycle hit a railroad embankment and Sukut…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — West Nile cases are on the rise in North Dakota. Health and Human Services reports nine human cases with additional cases pending results. Eight of the nine had to be hospitalized, and seven were neuro-invasive, meaning the nervous system of the patient was infected. Most people who get West Nile virus will not show symptoms, but…
FARGO (KVRR) – As Gov. Doug Burgum makes his entrance on the national stage for Wednesday’s GOP primary debate, Sen. Kevin Cramer says Burgum should continue highlighting energy and the economy as cornerstones of his campaign. Cramer says so far, Burgum has been “doing the right thing” by establishing himself as a business expert and someone who understands the economy,…
I’ve played lots of pick-up games in my day! This isn’t the first time one has sent me to the ER. Appreciate all the well-wishes! 🇺🇸#TeamBurgum pic.twitter.com/5YL3rCEnCd — Doug Burgum (Text “DOUG” to 70177) (@DougBurgum) August 23, 2023 MILWAUKEE (AP) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum was injured in a pick-up basketball game with staff Tuesday night, on the…
MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR) — Two people are injured in a head-on crash near Mapleton Tuesday afternoon. The Highway Patrol says it happened after 3:30p.m. in a construction zone near 36th St. and 166th Ave. SE where a Chevrolet Blazer driving east crossed into the westbound lane, crashing straight into a Chevrolet Equinox. Both shoulders of the road were closed. 42-year-old…
