FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Mayor Tim Mahoney’s preliminary 2025 budget for Fargo includes a proposed $13 million, 11.5% budget increase with a 5% cost of living adjustment for city employees. A major part of the discussion was how to fund that pay increase. The city has given Hector International Airport two mills for years, but because of the airport’s estimated…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — Protesters were detained after blocking traffic outside of Senator Amy Klobuchar’s office. Her office is in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis. Police say they were called to a large protest gathering around 4:30 Wednesday, Traffic was blocked in both directions on Washington Avenue until early evening. More than twenty people were cited for failure to…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Former Grand Forks Mayor Pat Owens has died at 83. She was forced into the national spotlight during the destructive flooding of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks in 1997. Damages in the Red River region hit $3.5 billion. In a statement, Mayor Brandon Bochenski offered thoughts and prayers to the Owens family and expressed…
FILE – Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, right, points toward Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally, March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. Vance is a top contender to be selected as Trump’s running mate. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)Former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. J.D. Vance will hold a presidential campaign rally Saturday in…
Gov. Doug Burgum speaks during the Republican National Convention Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) In a statement posted on X, Gov. Doug Burgum says “President Trump’s strength, dominant debate performance, and the party’s unity at last week’s convention has led to Biden admitting an early defeat.” Burgum goes on to say, “Our nation is ready for…
President Joe Biden and Maritza Rodriguez, Biden for President Latina adviser, greets patrons at Linda Michoacan Mexican Restaurant, during a stop in Las Vegas, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)LAS VEGAS (AP/CNN) — President Joe Biden tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday while trying to shore up support among disenchanted voters key to his reelection chances, prompting him to cancel…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is heading to the Netherlands and Ireland. He will lead a delegation of business leaders on a trade mission to the countries in November. The mission will focus on growing Minnesota’s exports of goods and services. “Trade missions provide an opportunity to strengthen international economic ties and lead to direct investment in…
UNDATED (KVRR) – Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) is opposed to a federal judge’s ruling to dismiss the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the prosecution, siding with Trump lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed. Trump faced dozens of felony counts accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents…
XGov. Doug Burgum responded to the selection of Ohio Sen. JD Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate soon after the announcement was made. He says he is ready to support the Trump-Vance ticket. In a post on X, Burgum wrote in part, Donald Trump “selected JD Vance as his running mate, whose small town roots and service to country make…
FILE – Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, right, points toward Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally, March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. Vance is a top contender to be selected as Trump’s running mate. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/FOX NEWS) — After months of speculation, former President Donald Trump names his running mate for the…
