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Peltier Family To Bring Leonard Peltier Back Home on Tuesday

BELCOURT, N.D. (KVRR) — Leonard Peltier’s family is eagerly preparing to meet with their brother in Belcourt, North Dakota after he spent nearly 50 years in prison. His youngest sister, Sheila Peltier, invited people on social media to welcome him home on Tuesday. They have asked people to gather from the reservation line to Belcourt as Leonard drives in. The…

ND Representatives Sponsor Resolution, Asking for Supreme Court to Redefine Marriage

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A new resolution would urge the United States Supreme Court to restore the definition of marriage. The resolution would define a union of marriage only between a man and a woman. Representative Bill Tveit of Hazen is the primary sponsor. In 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that marriage is a fundamental right that should be available…

One Person Found Dead During Overnight Apartment Fire in Wadena, Minnesota

Courtesy: Wadena Chamber of Commerce/FacebookWADENA, Minn. (KVRR) — One person has died in a large apartment fire in Wadena, Minnesota. Fire crews were called out around 10:45 last night and spent the night battling the fire in the frigid weather. The building is located at 123 Bryant Avenue Southeast. They arrived to find heavy flames coming from an upstairs window….

Update: Delta Airlines flight from Minneapolis flipped over while landing in Toronto

TORONTO (AP) — A badly injured child is among eight people who were hurt Monday when a Delta Airlines plane flipped upon arrival at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. The airport confirmed on X that an “incident” occurred with the Delta flight from Minneapolis and that all 80 passengers and crew are accounted for. Three of the eight people hurt are critically…

Voters Decide 2025 Bond Referendum for West Fargo Public Schools

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Following the 2023 defeat of a $147 million referendum, voters in the West Fargo Public Schools district are voting again. Fourteen polling sites are open until 7 p.m. and there are three questions on the ballot. The first includes nearly $100 million for projects needed with the next five years including the completion of Heritage…

UPDATE: Fargo Man Killed In Rollover on I-94 Near Buffalo, ND Identified

UPDATE (02/20/25) Crash victim has been identified as 62-year-old Kenneth Drewlow of Fargo. FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man was killed around 5:30 a.m. when he lost control of his commercial truck on I-94 west of Fargo. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the westbound truck left the interstate and went into the median near Buffalo. The truck overturned and…

Four Fire Crews Respond To Barn Fire in Rural Winger, MN

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Fire crews from Winger, Fertile, McIntosh and Fosston respond to a barn on fire in rural Winger, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the call came in around 8:30 this morning from 41334 240th Avenue Southeast. When crews arrived they could see that the barn was smoldering. All of the livestock were evacuated. Essentia Ambulance…

Billions of dollars at stake for farmers hit by Trump funding freeze, pause on foreign aid

Norwood Farms in Henry County, Tennessee, on Sept. 19, 2019. (USDA Photo by Lance Cheung)WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) — Farmers across the United States are finding themselves in precarious economic positions, as they attempt to navigate a strained farm economy and a barrage of executive orders from the Trump administration that put some farm programs in limbo. In his first…

Armstrong waives service hour requirement for propane, citing cold snap

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong signed an executive order on Monday starting a 30-day waiver for the hours of service requirement for commercial drivers transporting propane and other petroleum products. The order says the reason for the waiver is due to the recent cold weather the state has been experiencing. A release from the governor’s office says…