MINNESOTA (KVRR) – People from Moorhead to Detroit Lakes take part in a town hall to hear from their state senator and representatives. Minnesota has the only divided Legislature in the country, so passing anything requires some comprise. People wanted to know how State Senator Kent Eken and State Representatives Paul Marquart and Heather Keeler would like the Legislature to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — You can add another name to the long list of candidates for Fargo City Commission. Jodi Plecity tells KVRR that she is getting into the race and will release the details in a few days. She has already started social media pages for her campaign. Plecity is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Peoples Rising Academy, a…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – University of North Dakota hosts a webinar offering more insight into the Russo-Ukrainian War. A panel of five professors featuring ties to the two countries speak about what the future holds as the situation becomes more grave. With Romania accepting hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees and allocating resources for at least a month, some…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Dean of Concordia’s German Language Village Dr. Dan Hamilton believes Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to build a new Russian Empire that could include Belarus. He adds Putin has never reconciled the end of The Cold War and Soviet Union and the borders that existed at that time. Hamilton says this does not make for a…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer says America shouldn’t help fund Russia’s war with Ukraine by buying their oil, especially because he believes America can produce enough of its own. “How would you tell a single parent in North Dakota they could soon see gas prices go up above $4 a gallon, that would you tell a single…
north dakota and minnesota’s congressional delegation are sharing their thoughts on the president’s first big state of the union. kvrr’s annie klingenberg reports from washington. PRESIDENT BIDEN GAVE HIS FIRST STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS HERE AT THE CAPITAL ON TUESDAY. THE PRESIDENT SPOKE AT A TIME WHEN THE COUNTRY IS FACING MANY MAJOR CHALLENGES. WITH RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig asks for a presentation on clinical studies showing masking stops the spread of COVID-19, especially in children at schools. North Dakota State University Professor of Public Health Dr. Paul Carson and Sanford Health Infectious Disease Physician Dr. Avish Nagpal shared research published in medical journals and by the CDC. One from…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A man who is tied for the current longest-serving state senator in the nation is ready to retire. State Senator Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks announced that he will retire from the legislature at the end of his current term on November 30. Holmberg, a Republican, has served in the Senate since Dec. 1, 1976,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With primary elections approaching later this year, voter groups are actively working to educate voters. “Ignorance is a tool and like any tool it can be used as a weapon, and far too many people in our society are using ignorance as a weapon and the only way we can fight that is by fighting ignorance,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The average price of an unleaded gallon of gas went up 20 cents in North Dakota and 23 cents in Minnesota Friday since Wednesday according to Gas Buddy. The average in Fargo-Moorhead is $3.59 per gallon with several stations in both cities selling fuel for $3.69. With troops invading Ukraine, and sanctions against oil powerhouse Russia, gas…
