Politics / Elections

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger Dead at 100

(FOX NEWS/AP) — Henry Kissinger, the German-born American diplomat, academic and presidential adviser who served as secretary of state for two presidents and left his stamp on U.S. foreign policy for decades died Wednesday at the age of 100. A statement released by Kissinger Associates stated that Kissinger died Wednesday at his home in Connecticut. Kissinger served under President Richard Nixon…

Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dead at 96

FILE – Former first lady Rosalynn Carter speaks during a news conference at The Carter Center, Nov. 5, 2019, in Atlanta. Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File)ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter,…

Trial For Former State Senator on Child Sex Tourism Charges Pushed Back to April

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — A federal judge has rescheduled the trial for a former North Dakota lawmaker indicted on federal charges of child sex tourism and child porn. Ray Holmberg, 79, is accused of traveling to Prague with the intent of paying for sex with a minor. The former Republican state senator from Grand Forks, was indicted last month and set…

Rep. Kelly Armstrong Recommended To Take Speaker Johnson’s Judiciary Seat

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Rep. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota has been selected to fill a seat vacated by the new Speaker of the House. Armstrong has been recommended by the House Republican Steering Committee to serve on the House Judiciary Committee for the remainder of the 118th Congress. The seat became vacant when Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was…

Special Election To Be Held Tuesday at Alerus Center To Extend Grand Forks Sales Tax

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — People in Grand Forks will be heading to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a special election. The vote is to extend the three-quarter percent sales tax beyond 2029. The money would be used to maintain Alerus Center and for the construction of an indoor turf, aquatics and court facility. The center would cost…

Minnesota Supreme Court dismisses ‘insurrection clause’ challenge and allows Trump on primary ballot

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 primary ballot under a constitutional provision that forbids those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. The state’s high court declined to become the first in history to use Section Three of the 14th Amendment to prevent someone…

Judge to rule on temporary block of North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota district judge said Tuesday he’ll decide soon on whether to temporarily block the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for children, among the latest in a series of similar lawsuits playing out across the U.S. Three families and a pediatrician are the plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in September. They want a temporary restraining order and…

Burgum Fails To Make 3rd GOP Debate, Vows To Stay In Presidential Race

Governor Doug Burgum failed to make the cut for the third Republican presidential debate Wednesday night in Miami

WASHINGTON (KFGO/KVRR) – Governor Doug Burgum failed to make the cut for the third Republican presidential debate Wednesday night in Miami. Despite falling short after making the first two Republican debates earlier this year, Burgum released a statement and brief video on social media. He said, “Skipping the next debate isn’t going to stop us. I’ve been told “it’s impossible”…

Former North Dakota U.S. Attorney breaks down Ray Holmberg’s Child Pornography Case

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With the sex crimes charges against former State Senator Ray Holmberg. Former North Dakota U.S. Attorney Tim Purdon breaks down the case for us. “These are not uncommon charges. What’s uncommon here is the high profile nature of the defendant and of course the growing evidence that this all occurred at taxpayer expense; those two things…