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Fargo Chief Zibolski, Attorney General Wrigley to hold update on November officer-involved shooting

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski will provide an update on Wednesday on the November 13 officer-involved shooting. 65-year-old Peter Greco was shot and killed outside a home in the Deer Creek neighborhood. Police say Greco was having mental health issues and came out of the home with a handgun….

North Dakota lawmakers to consider bill capping price of insulin

Advocates celebrate 2023 legislation capping insulin prices for people on the state employee health insurance plan in a signing ceremony at the North Dakota Capitol with Gov. Doug Burgum in May 2024. Angela Kritzberger, second from right, and her daughter Nina, third from right, plan to travel to Bismarck this week to testify in favor of a bill to extend…

Republicans File Petition Over Special Election, Democrats Threaten A No-Show In The Minnesota House

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota House Democrats are threatening not to show up for the first day of the session if a power-sharing agreement isn’t reached with Republicans. The body was tied at 67 until a judge decided that Curtis Johnson didn’t live in the district he won in November. That gave Republicans a slim 67-66 majority but it won’t…

Gov. Kelly Armstrong Announces Jill Kringstad As New Public Service Commissioner

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong has appointed Jill Kringstad as the new Public Service Commissioner. Kringstad has served as the PSC’s manager of business operations since January 2019 and began working for the PSC in 2016. A native of Bismarck, Kringstad earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting with a minor in economics from Minnesota State University Moorhead in…

West Fargo Public Schools Asks Community To Vote on $162.7 Million Project

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –West Fargo Public Schools expects to have over 1,000 students by the fall of 2028. The concern is if they have enough space for these students. “So with secondary increasing by 14 percent in the next five years we need space for learners. This upcoming year at Horace High, for example, we’re going to be seeing…

Fargo Man Pleads Guilty To A Number of Charges In March 2024 Rape Case

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man arrested last March for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a neighbor has changed his plea to guilty on a number of charges. 39-year-old Travis Holt pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition, kidnapping, aggravated assault and possession of meth. Charges of criminal trespass and terrorizing were dropped. Holt is accused of breaking into his neighbors…