CHICAGO (KVRR) — A state lawmaker form Fargo is among the delegates attending the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. LaurieBeth Hager is a state representative in Fargo’s District 21. This is the second time Hager has been a delegate at the DNC for North Dakota. The one main difference for her is that this convention is in person unlike the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo voters are getting yet another tax measure to vote on in November and it comes after a lively discussion at city hall. Fargo Fire and Fargo Police would benefit from a change to the Home Rule Charter to allow a quarter cent sales tax to be used exclusively for their operations. The sales tax would…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) — Senator Tina Smith visited the Dilworth Fire Hall today to see how progress was going on the newly constructed fire station. Senator Smith helped secure $975,000 through congressionally directed spending to help fund this project. The fire station is approximately forty years old and shares space with the community center. The current fire station was exposing…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Area Public Schools says seven candidates have filed to run for a spot on its school board. There are four seats open on the board. Cassidy Bjorklund, Melissa Burgard, Scott Steffes and Matt Valan are all running for re-election. Three new candidates are seeking seats on the board: Marissa Ahlering, Azad Berwari and Mark Rice….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A southern border sheriff is bringing his experiences to Fargo. Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb will speak at an event, ‘Law and Border: Crisis in America.’ The event sponsored by Fargo Area Conservatives PAC, will be held Tuesday, September 10th at 5:30 p.m. at Avalon Events Center. The purpose of the event is to bring local conservatives…
MOORHEAD (KFGO) – The Moorhead Area Public Schools’ Board is putting a capital projects levy on the Nov. 5 ballot. If passed, the levy would generate around $4.3 million annually over 10 years to address technology, facility, curriculum, and transportation needs across the district. According to Moorhead Area Public Schools, needs include things like staff training and development, maintenance projects…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — It’s primary election day across Minnesota and turnout in Moorhead is dismal. Just under five percent of registered voters had cast ballots in Moorhead and Dilworth as of 4:30 this afternoon according to Clay County Auditor Lori Johnson. Democrats and Republicans are going to the polls to decide who gets to advance to the general election…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a news conference for the Biden-Harris campaign discussing the Project 2025 plan during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention near the Fiserv Forum, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)WASHINGTON (AP) — In some corners of the Democratic Party, last week felt like déjà vu. The party’s vice-presidential nominee’s…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, is trying to avoid the fate of two of her closest allies when Minnesota holds its primary elections Tuesday. Omar is defending her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Secretary of State has officially approved the petitions to get adult-use cannabis on the November ballot. The move comes after nearly 19,000 signatures were accepted, 3,000 over the required amount, to bring it to the ballot once again. The last attempt to pass legal marijuana failed in 2022. One of the key differences from…
