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Bill proposes North Dakota taxpayers pay for lawmakers’ meals

LAWMAKER SAYS HE HAS TO EAT SPAGHETTI OUT OF A CAN

BISMARCK, N.D. – A bipartisan group of lawmakers want North Dakota taxpayers to pay for their meals. The bill is in response to a ban on free meals from lobbyists and special interest groups under voter-approved ethics rules. Republican Rep. Keith Kempenich is sponsoring the bill that would allow lawmakers who live outside Bismarck to claim reimbursement for meals. The…

Fire causes extensive damage at Bible camp

Bible camp fireCOOPERSTOWN, N.D. – Sheriff’s officials are investigating after a  fire and vandalism caused extensive damage at a Bible camp near Cooperstown. Investigators say someone set fire to a boys’ cabin and caused other damage at the Cooperstown Bible Camp. Officials say someone drove recklessly all over the camp, narrowing missing buildings, trees and propane tanks. The Griggs County…

Trump commutes sentence of Moorhead woman convicted of drug charges

Cassandra KasowskiWASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of a Moorhead woman convicted of drug charges. Trump commuted the sentence of 46-year-old Cassandra Ann Kasowski, who served more than seven years of an 18-year penalty for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of a controlled substances. The case involved the transportation of methamphetamine from Texas…

LIVE: Inauguration Day Analysis

A presidential inauguration like you've never seen it before. We have experts breaking down what it means for the future of our country.

If you didn’t think we were in uncharted territory before in the United States, today is all the proof you need. From the flags gathered on the National Mall to symbolize all the Americans who can’t be at the presidential inauguration because of the pandemic, to the National Guard troops assembled to protect the nation’s capitol from a repeat of…

Fire damages south Fargo home

FARGO (KVRR) – Two people were able to escape after a fire broke out in a bedroom in a south Fargo home. Firefighters responded to the 500 block of 9th street South just after 6:15 p.m. Tuesday. When firefighters arrived, smoke was coming out of a second-story window.  Crews evacuated two people inside the home along with their pets. The…

Electrical fire destroys Richland Co. Highway Dept. building & several service vehicles

Due to fire, county roads could see delay in road maintenance

HANKINSON, N.D. — A fire that broke out Monday evening around 8:00 left a Hankinson facility destroyed and several machinery vehicles left unusable. “It looks like it started in the electrical room in that area where the main source of the fire was as we tore into the building and put the fire out last night,” Richland County Director of…

Essentia Health begins vaccinating priority group 1B

Courtesy: Essentia HealthFARGO, N.D. – Essentia Health began giving the Covid-19 vaccine to priority group 1B which includes North Dakotans 75-years-old or older on Tuesday. 88-year-old Jean Cossette of Fargo was one of the first to receive a dose. “I’m a little nervous, but I’m excited to get COVID all over with. I want to get back to more normal…

Breaking down tax return concerns as tax season approaches

With the implications of the pandemic, refunds could be affected.

WEST FARGO, N.D. — As tax season approaches, a local business helps break down what this year’s returns may look like. The biggest concern may be how to go about filing a 2020 tax return. There are implications due the pandemic, such as people losing their jobs, receiving stimulus checks or even applying for unemployment. Many people want to know…

Police arrest man for setting his car on fire

FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo man was arrested for arson after setting his own vehicle on fire outside the Islamic Center. Police say a witness saw someone walk away from the car before it was engulfed in fire on Sunday. Their investigation led them to the car’s owner, 33-year-old Hassan Shire Hassan, and he was arrested. Hassan was taken into…