Sandhill cranes migrate across North Dakota. (Photo provided by ND Game and Fish Department)JAMESTOWN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota wildlife group is worried federal funding cuts could affect a renowned wildlife research center at Jamestown and is urging people to contact Congress. The Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center is part of the U.S. Geological Survey, which is…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Democrats and Republicans are still hard at work in St. Paul even though the regular session ended at 11:59 p.m. on Monday. They are discussing House and Senate offers on the taxes bill during this working group. Leaders wanted the groups to wrap up the work on numerous budget bills by this evening. Budgets for commerce,…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — The final day of Minnesota’s legislative session fizzled out late Monday without finishing and voting on budgets for commerce, education, energy, health, human services, transportation and more. Conference committees became working groups this morning to finish work on the budget bills. Both chambers also failed to vote on an omnibus tax bill. It made it to…
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) — Walsh County Sheriff Ron Jurgens says the county is looking at moving forward with using the sales tax that passed during last week’s special election for a new jail and or sheriff’s office. Voters approved a three quarter percent sales tax but rejected a 20 mill property tax increase. Both needed to pass for the project…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Cindy Schreiber-Beck, a longtime state representative and leader in aviation and agriculture in North Dakota, died Sunday at the age of 70. The Republican was first elected to the House in 2014 and served District 25 in Wahpeton. She was on the agriculture committee and vice-chair of the education committee. Schreiber-Beck continued to operate Tri-State Aviation…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Time is going to run out for the Minnesota Legislature to pass the next two-year budget. The regular session must end at 11:59 tonight. Leaders say a special session seems likely. Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders had announced a roughly $67 billion budget agreement heading into this weekend. Lawmakers in both chambers passed several bills…
(Gov. Kelly Armstrong signs bill requiring that students not use their phones during the school day.)BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong has signed the remaining bills from the 2025 North Dakota legislative session but he has also used his line-item veto authority on portions of six bills. One of the biggest issues involves the fees for the 24/7 sobriety…
Voters cast ballots at the Mandan Eagles Club in Morton County on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. The Legislature advanced three statewide ballot measures North Dakota voters will consider in 2026. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers passed three ballot measures during the legislative session that will go to voters in 2026. If passed…
EDINA, Minn. (KVRR) — Former Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Melissa Lopez Franzen has ended her campaign for U.S. Senate. In a statement, Franzen says she decided to end her run after thoughtful reflection and conversations with family, supporters, and community leaders. She served ten years in the state senate but left after new legislative maps were drawn in 2022. The…
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. “While this represents a more aggressive form of…
