WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — — Hunter Biden’s defense attorney is responding to a new nine-count tax indictment filed in California by a special counsel as investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son intensifies. The new charges filed Thursday include three felonies and six misdemeanors. Defense attorney Abbe Lowell argues prosecutors bowed to political pressure in the case,…
ST. PAUL (AP) — Minnesota’s budget picture remains stable in the near term, with a slightly higher than expected surplus heading into the 2024 legislative session. But there are clouds on the horizon, officials announced Wednesday. An updated forecast from Minnesota Management and Budget projects a surplus of $2.4 billion in the two-year budget period that runs through June of 2025. That is up $808 million…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – The child rape allegations against former state senator Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks found their way to a hearing at the Capitol in Bismarck. The legislative management committee was discussing whether the state will play a role in defense of a lawsuit over American Indian voting rights. Sen. Tim Mathern of Fargo questioned how much the…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — The new official Great Seal of the State of Minnesota will feature a loon. The State Emblems Redesign Commission has unanimously voted to move forward with this design. The designer says this emblem features the state bird in a pose that signifies pride and energy. The waves symbolize the state’s abundance of lakes. Minnesota Secretary of…
PHOENIX (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been elected chair of the Democratic Governors Association. In that role, he will have his eye on elections across the country and gain more national exposure. He was elected to the post during a weekend meeting of Democratic governors in Phoenix. The mission of the association is to provide party support to…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – A special commission is collecting public comments on the six final entries chosen to replace the Minnesota State Flag. After the Minnesota emblem redesign commission narrowed down the number of flags from nearly 2,200 to 6 in November. The selections were posted for public opinion. “Typically I read through them to see, are there notes…
(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…
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,…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – People in Grand Forks did not show up in droves to vote on a .75% sales tax extension during a special city election. Officials say they had around 3,000 people show up at Alerus Center to vote by 6 p.m. The polls closed at 7 and the effort easily passed after around 3,500 votes were…
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…
