ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders have reached a bipartisan agreement on the budget to end the session. “We are keeping a balanced budget, making targeted reductions, and focusing every dollar on core priorities: fiscal sustainability, critical infrastructure, and the health and wellbeing of our communities,” said Walz. It includes car tab relief, property tax cuts…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo Education Association (FEA) has endorsed five candidates for the Fargo School Board. The recommended candidates are Melissa Burkland, Katie Christensen Mineer, Greg Clark, Jolene Garty, and Robin Nelson. Burkland, Christensen Mineer, Clark, and Nelson are incumbents. “Each of these candidates has an established record supporting educators and public education, which is good for the students…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Governor Tim Walz is expected to sign a bill that passed in the Senate Wednesday. It would impose tougher criminal penalties for people who impersonate police and follows the political attacks on lawmakers last summer. Last June, former House Speaker Melissa Hortman was assassinated, along with her husband Mark. State Senator John Hoffman and his…
WASHINGTON (KVRR-KFGO) – Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is heading back to the private sector as the new President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association. The national trade organization represents the country’s solar and energy storage industry and promotes renewable energy growth. Pawlenty, a Republican, will begin the role on June 15. He served as governor from 2003…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Chamber holds a second night of candidate debates, this time with those running for two open seats on the Fargo City Commission. It was co-hosted by the Building Industry Association of the Red River Valley. Of the eight candidates running, six participated in the debate including Derik Arneson, Scott Brekke, Aaron Hill, Anna Johnson, Chad…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead will no longer hold an ad hoc group on how the city can respond to federal immigration enforcement, after meeting a third time. Mayor Shelly Carlson was also the tie breaking vote to end discussion during the council meeting Monday night on an ordinance limiting how the city engages with ICE agents. The vote was…
Minnesota Sen. John Hoffman testifies before the Senate Finance Committee. 5/12/26.ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) —Minnesota’s Senate Finance Committee votes to pass a bill that would make impersonating law enforcement a felony. The bill was authored by Sen. John Hoffman. Hoffman and his wife were shot by a man impersonating a police officer. The same man is also accused of using…
Graduating students listen to speakers during the 2026 United Tribes Technical College spring commencement ceremony at the Bismarck Event Center on May 8, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The Trump administration has proposed cutting all federal funding for tribal colleges and universities, the second time in two years it has sought major funding…
KENSAL, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A 22-year-old Carrington woman is dead after a crash in Stutsman County Monday night. The crash happened shortly after 8 on a gravel road 6 miles west of Kensal. The highway patrol says the woman overcorrected when her pickup left the road. The pickup rolled. The woman was not wearing a seat belt. She died at…
Gov. Kelly Armstrong speaks during a news conference on Oct. 30, 2025, at the Capitol. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s governor is wading into the Republican Party’s primary races by making significant donations to the campaigns of legislative and statewide candidates he has endorsed. Gov. Kelly Armstrong has contributed $195,400 to 20…
