BISMARCK, N.D. — Multiple bills introduced in the North Dakota legislature would place more restrictions on how and when people can vote. As the 67th Legislative Assembly nears the end of its first month in session, the focus of Republican lawmakers is clear. “There are probably two dozen bills or more having to do with voting, elections, campaign finance, certain…
The Honor Flight program to fly our nation’s military heroes to Washington, D.C. to see the memorials in their honor remains on hold. The national Board of Directors has decided to suspend all Honor Flights through June 30. They cited a number of factors in making the decision including the status of the vaccine rollout and group gathering restrictions in…
WILLISTON, N.D. – A dozen people identifying themselves as pit bull owners have filed a federal lawsuit demanding that the city of Williston end its nearly 24-year-old ban on the dogs. The city’s ordinance, which went to effect in March of 1987, prohibits anyone from owning or keeping a pit bull in the city limits. It bars four specific breeds…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota Senate has defeated a measure that would allow medical marijuana patients to grow their own plants. Edinburg Republican Sen. Janna Myrdal said the Senate Judiciary Committee gave the measure a unanimous “do not pass” recommendation, after law enforcement raised concerns. The bill’s main sponsor, Minot Sen. Ole Larsen, told the Senate that he…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A committee in the North Dakota House has approved a bill that would remove the requirement to wear a seatbelt for anyone over 18. State Rep. Karla Rose Hanson of Fargo says House Bill 1257 received a “do-pass” recommendation on a vote of 8-6 in the House Transportation Committee. Hanson voted against the bill. Hanson said…
Sens. Kevin Cramer & John HoevenWASHINGTON – North Dakota U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are co-sponsoring a bill that would prohibit the Biden Administration from canceling energy and mineral resource leases on federal lands. The bill is in response to executive orders that halt new oil, gas and coal leases on federal land and require a review of…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A judge has refused to reduce the prison sentence for a West Fargo man who pleaded guilty to the traffic death of a friend. Cass County District Judge Wade Webb turned down a sentence reduction for Daniel Dal Pozzo. Dal Pozzo, in a written request from the state penitentiary in Bismarck, said that in the interest of…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A man with a history of mental illness has been sentenced to more than three decades in prison for killing a woman and her adult son in Otter Tail County. A judge earlier rejected William Hillman’s mental illness defense and found him guilty of fatally beating 42-year-old Denise McFadzen and 21-year-old Dalton McFadzen at their home…
Stolen car crash 1/28/21FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Several people were injured Thursday morning when a stolen vehicle crashed in the vicinity of 12th Avenue and 2nd Street North in Fargo. Fargo police say the fast-moving vehicle crossed into Moorhead where it was spotted by police before the driver headed back to Fargo on the Center Ave. Bridge. The vehicle hit a…
FARGO, N.D. — Celebrating with fashion, entertainment and friends. On the surface, that seems to embody what the fundraising event presented by My Best Friend’s Closet boutique of Fargo is all about. “Before, we’ve always held it at the Fargo Country Club with a dinner. It’s always been sold out, 250 people,” explains My Best Friend’s Closet owner Glenda Haugen….
