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Texas politician: Uvalde, Texas school shooter was born in ND

UPDATE – Democratic Texas State Sen. Roland Gutierrez of San Antonio told CNN the shooting suspect, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, was born in North Dakota, but didn’t specify where.   UVALDE, Texas (FOX NEWS) – A shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas left 19 children and two adults dead on Tuesday. Governor Greg Abbott later said authorities killed the 18-year-old…

FEMA & Emergency Management Teams Survey Damage in NW Minnesota

Pennington Co., MNPENNINGTON CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — FEMA and Minnesota Public Safety Homeland Security and Emergency Management are conducting surveys of recent flooding and storm damage in northwest Minnesota. The teams are traveling through Pennington, Polk, and Red Lake counties to determine if the damage exceeds local and state resources and to estimate repair costs. Pennington County Emergency Management Director…

Mother of infant shot at Fargo restaurant may not survive

Courtesy: GoFundMeFARGO (KVRR) – Family members indicate that the prognosis for a Moorhead woman who was shot at a Fargo restaurant last week is “very uncertain” and she may not survive. A GoFundMe page says Lucia Garcia suffered “significant brain damage” and didn’t have a pulse for approximately 15 minutes.  The family says CT scans showed swelling to her brain caused…

Biden to sign police order on Floyd anniversary

WASHINGTON – With Congress deadlocked over how to address racism and excessive use of force, President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on policing Wednesday, the second anniversary of George Floyd’s death, according to three people familiar with the matter. The decision reflects Biden’s struggle to use the limited powers of his office to advance his campaign promises,…

Report says North Dakota’s 2022 economic outlook is strong

BISMARCK, N.D. – The latest economic outlook report for North Dakota is showing continued improvement for 2022, despite a national economy that shrank in the first quarter and is showing signs of entering a recession. The quarterly report by the NDSU predicts growth in wages and salaries, as well as a growing labor force with decreasing unemployment rates, strong total…

LIVE: Fargo Mayoral Candidates

Meet Arlette Preston.

  A longtime public servant in the city of Fargo is throwing her hat in the ring to take over the top leadership spot. City Commissioner Arlette Preston is the latest challenger to join the Morning Show in our ongoing series of one on ones with the Fargo mayoral candidates. Preston is taking on housing as one of her campaign’s…

Construction in F-M Metro picks up with spring weather

The frost is long gone and road construction work is kicking into high gear in the metro and around the region.

FARGO-MOORHEAD (KVRR) – Construction in F-M Metro picks up with spring weather. The frost is long gone and road construction work is kicking into high gear in the metro and around the region. “Contractors want to get out there and get the maintenance worked on for us so we bid on a number of projects over the winter time and…

ND Secretary of State Rejects 60% Group’s Petitions

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s secretary of state has rejected a petition put forth by a group that wants to require a 60% majority vote to approve constitutional amendments. In a letter to the sponsoring committee, Al Jaeger said around 5,700 signatures were rejected for reasons including similar writing styles and names from out of state. He says he’ll…