FARGO (KFGO) – North Dakota District 21 Republicans have voted to expel white supremacist Peter Tefft. Members say Tefft’s views and actions “prove he does not believe in the principals of the party.” Tefft drew international attention after he was identified as one of the pro-white protesters at last year’s deadly demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Mr. Tefft does not represent…
FARGO, N.D. — Congressman Kevin Cramer announced last week he will be running for Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s seat. In January, Congressman Kevin Cramer announced he was going to seek reelection in the House. That is, until everyone including President Donald Trump told him he needed to run for the Senate. “It suddenly became much bigger than me, much bigger than North…
FARGO, N.D. — State Senator Kelly Armstrong of Dickinson has made it official: he is running for Congress. Armstrong is an attorney and businessman who has served in the North Dakota Senate since 2013. He recently stepped down as Chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party to focus on the race. In response to Republican Congressman Kevin Cramer’s decision to run…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist has endorsed Mark Empting to take his job. In a statement, Bergquist said Empting has the experience and enthusiasm desired to be sheriff. Empting has been with the sheriff’s office nearly 16 years and has risen to the rank of lieutenant. Other declared candidates for sheriff include Mark Hendrickson, Scott Steffes and…
BISMARCK, N.D. — Supporters of providing specialized vehicle license plates at no charge for volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders can begin circulating petitions to try to bring the issue to voters. Secretary of State Al Jaeger just approved the format of the petition. Supporters need to gather and submit at least 13,452 valid signatures by July 9 to get…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The chairwoman of North Dakota’s Democratic party is running for state tax commissioner. Kylie Oversen of Grand Forks will face Republican Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger who is seeking re–election for a second full term. The 28–year–old Oversen is a lawyer and former one–term state representative, who lost her seat in 2016. The 35–year–old Rauschenberger was appointed…
DICKINSON, N.D. — North Dakota Republican State Senator Kelly Armstrong is running for U.S. Congress. He will officially launch his campaign tomorrow with a rally in his hometown of Dickinson. Armstrong will then travel to Bismarck for a campaign rally before ending the day at the Cass County Republican District Conventions in Fargo. He’ll face Tiffany Abentroth and Tom Campbell…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Students across the country are walking out of their classrooms calling for gun control. High school students in Minneapolis staging a walk out Wednesday to show their support for the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. It’s been one week after the deadly massacre in Florida. Seventeen people were killed there last Wednesday when a former…
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline want to see emails and other documents related to President Trump’s approval of the project. Canadian environmentalists who have sued to stop the nearly 1200 mile TransCanada pipeline say the documents could bolster their case that Trump’s decision was arbitrary and therefore illegal. Government attorneys say the disputed documents…
BISMARCK, N.D. — A citizen–led effort to rework North Dakota’s oil tax structure has failed. Former Democratic Rep. Ed Gruchalla of Fargo says the idea to reverse legislation that lowered oil taxes for drillers “just couldn’t get any traction.” The Legislature passed a measure in 2015 that abolishes some price–based incentives in exchange for lowering the overall tax rate from…
