By: Jeannie Kopstein WASHINGTON (KVRR) — President Biden’s recent Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, met with Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar ahead of her confirmation hearings set to begin on March 21. Klobuchar is a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I just think that her experience is extraordinary,” said Klobuchar. “She has more experience as a judge than…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – President Joe Biden gives his first State of the Union Address. There’s not many things members of Congress agree on these days. Support for Ukraine amid the country’s invasion by Russia was one thing that was universally praised in the House chamber for the first 15 minutes of the president’s speech. Mr. Biden announced he is closing…
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MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a military operation in Ukraine, claiming it’s intended to protect civilians. In a televised address early Thursday, Putin said the action comes in response to threats coming from Ukraine. He added that Russia doesn’t have a goal to occupy Ukraine. Putin says the responsibility for bloodshed lies with the Ukrainian “regime.”…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Brad Shaffer, a professional civil engineer, is jumping into the race for a seat on the Fargo City Commission. It’ll be his third attempt after losing in a special election in 2015 and in 2020. Shaffer has lived in Fargo for more than 14 years and says although he has no previous elected city government experience,…
HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Hawley Mayor Jim Joy has announced that he is running for the Minnesota House District 4B seat currently held by DFL Rep. Paul Marquart. Joy has been the mayor of Hawley for 6 years and is running as a Republican. He is a reserve police officer for the city, and owns and operates a gas and…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – City Council members in Grand Forks issue a first draft of hate crime ordinances similar to Fargo’s which passed last June. Grand Forks City Council is reviewing proposed hate crime ordinances related to assault, harassment, criminal mischief and terrorizing. Council Member Katie Dachtler and Grand Forks Police Officer Brian Samson drafted the first four ordinances…
U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R) MN’s 7th Congressional DistrictLITCHFIELD, Minn. (KVRR) — Rep. Michelle Fischbach is running for a second term in Minnesota’s 7th District. The Republican was first elected in 2020 defeating longtime Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson. Democrats Mark Lindquist and Reed Olson and Libertarian Travis Johnson are also running. Fischbach previously served as Lieutenant Governor and was the…
KYIV (KVRR) – A published report says the President of Ukraine is planning to fire Minister of Agrarian Policy Roman Leshchenko, the man Ukrainian authorities claim was the target of an assassination plot involving Ashley, North Dakota farmer Kurt Groszhans. Groszhans was arrested in November. He’s accused of being involved in a conspiracy to kill Leshchenko, a former business partner…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says it’s critical that the Port of Entry in Emerson, Manitoba is allowed to open again to facilitate the flow of international trade between the U.S. and Canada. Demonstrators who oppose Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements for commercial truck drivers set up a blockade last week. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says…
