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Poll: North Dakotans split on military action in Iran

April 27, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Graphics courtesy of Troy Becker, The Forum. BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — Voting-age North Dakotans are largely split on support for military action against Iran two months into the deadlocked conflict, according to a new North Dakota Poll. A total of 50% support the military action in Iran while 46% oppose. Opposition primarily comes from self-identified Democrats (87%…

6 North Dakota legislators failed to file required financial disclosure forms

April 27, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Senate lawmakers meet May 1, 2025. Lawmakers and other public officials are now required to file financial disclosure forms annually, but no state agency monitors for compliance. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Six North Dakota lawmakers failed to submit a financial disclosure form this year despite a new law requiring it be…

DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family

April 26, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Members of the U.S. Secret Service counter assault team stand on the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a “Friendly…

Fargo legislator remembers her friend and colleague Rep. Liz Conmy

April 26, 2026

TJ Nelson, Gabriel Ostler,

Rep. LaurieBeth Hager (D) Fargo FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Federal investigators are looking into the cause of a small plane crash on Saturday that killed Rep. Liz Conmy of Fargo and the pilot. Conmy’s fellow lawmakers have expressed their shock and profound sorrow at losing one of their own so abruptly. Representative LaurieBeth Hager of Fargo worked closely with Conmy…

Fischbach wins GOP endorsement while Osberg secures DFL endorsement in MN 7th District

April 26, 2026

TJ Nelson,

Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R) / Erik Osberg (DFL)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Republican Rep. Michelle Fischbach has won the backing of the Minnesota GOP 7th District. She was endorsed during the district convention on Saturday in Marshall, Minnesota over challenger Dave Hughes of Karlstad. Hughes won the endorsement in 2016 and 2018 but lost both races. Fischbach was endorsed in 2020…

Next round of federal rural health grants to promote fitness, community gardens

April 24, 2026

KVRR Staff,

Interim Health and Human Services Director Pat Traynor, from left, Gov. Kelly Armstrong and first lady Kjersti Armstrong lead state employees on a walk at the Capitol on April 1, 2026. Federal rural health grant dollars are available to support walking programs and other wellness initiatives. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North…

Space Force to expand at Grand Forks Air Force Base with new facility

April 24, 2026

KVRR Staff,

GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget includes $250 million for a satellite operations center at Grand Forks Air Force Base, expanding the u-s space force’s role in next-generation missions. The expansion will bring a 180,000 square foot facility and over 100 personnel to the base. Sen. Kevin Cramer is chair of the Senate…

West Fargo Hosts Town Hall for City Commission Candidates

Four individuals are vying to fill two spots.

April 23, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The run-up to local elections continues, as candidates seek to engage with the public in hopes of winning coveted city commission seats. The city of West Fargo held a town hall meeting on April 23 at the West Fargo Fire Department for candidates for their city commission vacancies. Four people are vying for two open…

Coalition Forms To Promote Sales Tax Extension

Coalition Forms to Promote Renewal of Sales Tax

The Fargo Forward Coalition says their main goal is to educate voters regarding how exactly their lives would change for the worse if they were to let this tax lapse.

April 23, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo Forward Coalition may technically be a new organization, but the enthusiasm its co-chairs have for the penny infrastructure sales tax in the city is not. “In 2006, I was one of the almost 70% of Fargo voters who voted ‘yes’ on the infrastructure sales tax idea,” said co-chair Deborah Frederickson. The group, comprised of…

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

April 23, 2026

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government. The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law….