Essentia HealthFARGO (KVRR) — Essentia Health is sending a letter to the Department of Education, urging them to reconsider a rule that would affect student loan availability for students in graduate nursing programs by capping borrowing limits on student loans. The rule being considered by the department of education would classify certain higher education degrees as either professional or not…
The Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building where many people detained by ICE are held. Glen Stubbe/Minnesota Reformer Thursday February 19, 2026ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — A federal judge in Minnesota ordered officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Justice to appear before him and explain why they should not be held in contempt. U.S. District…
Gov. Tim Walz introduces anti-fraud legislative packageST. PAUL, Minn., (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz denounced the Trump administration’s latest threat to withhold federal funds from Minnesota as another step in a “retribution” campaign as he unveiled a package of legislation Thursday intended to fight fraud in public programs, a persistent problem that provided an impetus for the federal government’s immigration…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — Gun violence has been a big topic for many in the DFL since the shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, and the shooting that took the lives of Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman. “When you are allowing somebody to possess a deadly weapon, I think that some kind of common sense regulation around possessing…
Leaders and attorneys for several Greenpeace entities listen to a reporter’s question after a jury’s verdict at the Morton County Courthouse in Mandan, N.D., Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has said he will order Greenpeace to pay damages expected to total $345 million in connection with protests against the Dakota Access…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Judge Wade Webb wants to remain on the bench. He has filed with North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office to run in the 2026 election for East Central Judicial District Judgeship. Webb was first appointed to the position which covers Cass, Traill and Steele Counties back in 2003 by then Gov. John Hoeven. He was first…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds. Medicaid is the U.S. health care safety net for low-income Americans. As of late 2025, nearly 70 million…
Farm workers load beans into a grain truck Sept. 28, 2025, in Wells County, N.D. (Photo by Lora Wobbema/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Industrial Commission is expanding a low-interest loan program designed to support farmers and ranchers — an initiative on pace to exhaust the $300 million already set aside for it….
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is using Tuesday’s State of the Union to argue that the country is “winning” under his leadership, even as his approval ratings slide. He focused on jobs, manufacturing and an economy he says is stronger than many Americans believe. He initially leaned into pageantry, dramatically bringing the Olympic gold-medal-winning U.S. men’s hockey team into…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson plans to announce the members of an ad hoc committee this week to look into possible actions the city can take on concerns about immigration enforcement, according to city manager Dan Mahli. It follows a workshop on the topic attended by city leaders last week. During Monday night’s city council meeting, council…
