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Minnesota bill would remove deceased residents from voter registration system

March 16, 2026

Eric Bolin,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers are looking at a bill that take deceased people off of the state’s voter registration system. As it currently stands, the Secretary of State must create a monthly list of deceased registered voters that gets sent to each county auditor. They they update the registration system and change the voters status to “deceased”. The…

North Dakota wants judge to void its $28M win in pipeline protest case in favor of fed settlement

March 12, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Tribal flags hang on a fence in August 2016 near the construction site of the Dakota Access Pipeline north of Cannon Ball, N.D. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Attorneys for North Dakota and the United States have asked a judge to toss a nearly $28 million judgment against the federal government related to the…

Former Cass County commissioner enters race for Fargo City Commission

March 12, 2026

KVRR Staff,

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A third person has entered the race for Fargo City Commission. Former Cass County Commissioner Chad Peterson announced his campaign Thursday morning. Peterson is a small business owner who served three terms on the Cass County Commission. Peterson says his goal is to get back to the basics of what city government should do. He says that…

Minnesota State Senator Proposes Assault Weapon Ban, Restrictions on Current Owners

The legislation would essentially "grandfather in" those who currently own such firearms - but that ownership comes with a lot of supervision.

March 11, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

ST. PAUL, MN (KVRR) – State Senator Matt Klein has been representing the 53rd District since 2017 – and he’s been speaking out about gun violence pretty much from the start. “30,000 people in America every year die of gun violence. It’s clearly a health problem that we are not addressing with the seriousness that we should,” he said in…

North Dakota task force eyes dissolving dozens of state boards

March 11, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Secretary of State Michael Howe, chair of the North Dakota Boards and Commissions Task Force, speaks during a task force meeting on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Of the more than 170 state boards and commissions overseen by the North Dakota Governor’s Office, dozens could be dissolved or merged together in…

North Dakota Republican Party says delegates ‘deserve better’ as incumbents skip convention

March 11, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Matthew Simon, center-right, chair of the North Dakota Republican Party, speaks during an event at NDGOP headquarters in Bismarck on March 10, 2026. Others pictured, from left, are Andrea Toman, Delvin Boehm, Lori Hinz, Greg Demme and DeAnn Reed. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Republican Party leadership pushed back against its…

After slow rollout, new criminal justice reentry programs begin to take shape

March 11, 2026

KVRR Staff,

North Dakota DOCR Director Colby Braun joins Shining Light staff and the first Academy cohort at Missouri River Correctional Center — to reflect on the journey and the impact the program has in their lives. Photo provided by Shining Light.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — Two sets of legislative measures approved in early 2025 aimed at keeping people out…

Summit permit for CO2 storage voided as second judge finds North Dakota law unconstitutional

March 11, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Kurt Swenson, a member of the Northwest Landowners Association, poses by his truck June 28, 2024, outside the courthouse in Bottineau. (Photo courtesy of Kurt Swenson)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota judge has revoked Summit Carbon Solutions’ permits for underground carbon dioxide storage, ruling parts of the state law they were issued under is unconstitutional, in another…

Walz announces plan to centralize, modernize Department of Human Services to cut out fraud

March 10, 2026

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Gov. Tim Walz announces a major plan to modernize and centralize the Department of Human Services as part of an effort to crackdown on fraud in Minnesota’s Medicaid programs. The state will shift away from “complex, layered administration managed by a patchwork of counties, Managed Care Organizations, and state agencies” to a centralized entity run by…

Several North Dakota Republicans not attending convention may be causing a rift

March 10, 2026

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Several North Dakota Republicans say they are not attending this year’s state convention. Republican statewide office-holders like Rep. Julie Fedorchak, Secretary of State Michael Howe, and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring say instead they will be waiting for the June primary. At the 2024 convention, Fedorchak withdrew from consideration after two rounds of voting and lost the…