ST. PAUL — Attorney General Keith Ellison says he won’t appeal a ruling that struck down most of Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion as unconstitutional. Ellison says the state has already spent enough time and money on the case and would be unlikely to win an appeal. The decision isn’t a surprise since Ellison is a Democrat who supports abortion rights….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — The owner and operator of Red River Women’s Clinic in Fargo says she now has more than enough time to relocate the clinic to Moorhead. A judge on Wednesday temporarily delayed North Dakota’s trigger law abortion ban. Tammi Kromenaker says she was prepared to reopen her clinic in Moorhead next week if the state’s abortion ban…
Attorney General Drew WrigleyBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota legislators are asking questions of Attorney General Drew Wrigley after his predecessor’s emails were deleted. The Government Administration committee was initially investigating transparency in the leasing of state government buildings. But it is now also looking into the deletion of the emails, which Wrigley has claimed did not violate any policy….
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/AP) — Sen. Kevin Cramer says he is opposed to legislation to boost the semiconductor industry in the U.S. But the bill still advanced in the Senate by a vote of 64-32, with 60 votes needed to move ahead. The legislation is now on a glidepath to final passage in the Senate later this week. The White House…
Deb WhiteMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead City Council member Deb White launches her re-election campaign. The MSUM professor has represented Ward 3 since 2018. White says she wants to tackle issues including workforce shortages, lack of affordable housing and childcare, and increased strain on city infrastructure and public safety. Her husband, former KVRR Chief Meteorologist Rob Kupec, is a DFL…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo City Commission moves ahead with looking into changing noise ordinances for food carts and trucks and street performers downtown. The proposal includes increasing decibels from 50 to 80 and limiting that to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. It would also no longer issue permits for use in public right of way unless its part…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Fargo City Commission declines a resolution from Commissioner John Strand to add two seats to the commission in a three to two vote. Commissioner Dave Piepkorn had concerns about how to pay for the new commissioners and additional support staff. Commissioner Denise Kolpack felt it was too soon to educate voters to put it on…
Drew WrigleyBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Republican North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley dismisses bipartisan calls for an independent investigation into possible violations of the office’s former administrative assistant Liz Brocker deleting his predecessor’s emails. Wrigley says his office’s investigation found no criminal wrongdoing into the deletion of Wayne Stenehjem’s emails after he died and he considers the matter closed. Brocker…
President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden. April 11, 2022. WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, making him the second U.S. president to get the virus and underscoring the extent to which the virus has infiltrated American society. The 79-year-old Biden is fully vaccinated after getting two initial doses of the coronavirus…
Rep. Ilhan OmarWASHINGTON (FOX 9) – Rep. Ilhan Omar was arrested at a protest outside the Supreme Court today, according to a staff spokesperson. Omar’s staff said she planned to partake in the protests about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling it an act of civil disobedience. Other lawmakers joined Omar at the protest, but additional details about arrests…
