Politics / Elections

Devils Lake mayoral candidates share their vision for the city

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR) – Candidates share they’re the right person to lead Devils Lake as Mayor Dick Johnson is retiring after 12 years. Retired Devils Lake Fire Chief Jim Moe, City Commissioner Shane Hamre,  and former Four Winds High School teacher and administrator Joe Mertens are running to replace him. Topics tackled in a debate moderated by KVRR morning…

LIVE: Fargo Mayoral Candidates

Meet Hukun Dabar.

It’s the latest in our series of one-on-ones with the candidates in a crowded Mayoral race. Fargo nonprofit leader Hukun Dabar sat down with Emily Welker to talk about his solutions for fixing the labor shortage in the metro. Dabar runs a regional nonprofit for skills development and economic empowerment with offices in Fargo-Moorhead, Minneapolis, and St. Paul. He says…

LIVE: Fargo Mayoral Candidate One-On-Ones

Meet Michael Borgie.

Fargo mayoral candidate Michael Borgie is coming out heavy with the criticism against the city’s police chief. That’s one of his major points in promising to make change in what he says is the city’s increasing crime rate. It’s one of the big takeaways from this morning’s interview, the first in a series of one-on-one sit-downs we’re doing with the…

Fargo City Commission candidates debate the issues

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Twelve Fargo City Commission candidates shared their vision of the city’s future at a candidate forum. Topics included keeping the city safe, improving mental health resources for police officers and tax incentives for businesses. A majority of the candidates are for tax breaks for small businesses. They argue big corporations like FedEx were given them despite…

What happens in ND & MN if Roe v. Wade is overturned

A draft opinion has been leaked to Politico leaning toward the possibly the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe vs. Wade, the case that legalized abortion nationwide in 1973.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A draft opinion has been leaked to Politico leaning toward the possibly the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe vs. Wade, the case that legalized abortion nationwide in 1973. People have begun protesting and it’s stirring a potential divide within North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. “I think, unfortunately, it becomes a hot political issue at…

Labor rights advocates remember people killed on the job on Workers’ Memorial Day

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Union leaders, members and workers honor the 18 people killed on the job in North Dakota last year and those killed while working in Minnesota. Carnations are placed in remembrance of those killed on the job in 2021. Workers Memorial Day is recognized on April 28th, the day the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into…

Dabar calls out Mahoney during debate & mayor defends his record

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – There were verbal fireworks during the Fargo Mayoral Forum hosted by The Chamber and the Downtown Community partnership. “You have not worked well with your commission to improve lives and that’s why one of your fellow commissioners is here challenging you. You have not worked well with our state partners and this is why one of…