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Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

4 hours ago

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government. The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law….

Interior Secretary Burgum defends Trump Administration’s approach to energy

April 21, 2026

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/NORTH DAKOTA MONITOR) — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is defending the Trump administration’s approach to energy production. He appeared before a U.S. House Appropriations panel on the administration’s $16 billion budget request for the Interior Department for the next fiscal year. Democrats accused the department of being submissive to oil and gas interests at the expense of renewable…

Federal appeals court judge from Fargo to take senior status

April 10, 2026

Jim Monk,

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KVRR-KFGO) – A federal circuit court judge from Fargo plans to take senior status. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Court Judge Ralph Erickson has announced that he will take senior status when his successor is confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Erickson was appointed to the circuit court by President Trump during his first term. He’s a former…

North Dakota defeats South Dakota in snowplow name competition

April 7, 2026

KVRR Staff,

ND DOTBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The North Dakota Department of Transportation has defeated the South Dakota DOT in a friendly competition to determine who has the best snowplow name. Voting for the “Battle of the Blades” began March 21. It was a bracket-style format where voters picked the name they prefer from each pairing to advance to the next round….

Trump says US forces will ‘finish the job’ soon in first prime-time speech since starting Iran war

April 1, 2026

KVRR Staff,

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said U.S. forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion,” offering a full-throated defense of the war Wednesday night in his…

Xcel Energy Upper Midwest customers to get nuclear energy tax credit

March 31, 2026

TJ Nelson,

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — Xcel Energy is starting to send over $130 million to its Upper Midwest customers from federal tax credits on the energy generated by the company’s nuclear fleet. That brings the total savings to over $330 million over the first two years of the credits. The company has two nuclear plants in Minnesota near Monticello and Red Wing….

Fargo man dies after concrete beam goes through cab of semi he was driving

March 31, 2026

Jim Monk,

David WosickWILLOW LAKE, S.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a Fargo man died of injuries suffered when a concrete beam on the semi he was driving shifted forward on the trailer, into the cab, pinning him. David Wosick, 62, slowed for a stop sign at an intersection in Clark County, east of Willow Lake, on March 17….

Gas prices continue to rise, national average jumps to $3.92

March 23, 2026

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR-Prairie Public) – The average price of a gallon of gas rose more than 25 cents in North Dakota last week. Gas Buddy-dot-com’s survey of 493 gas stations puts the average at $3.39. That’s 84 cents higher than a month ago, and 41 cents higher than a year ago. The national average price jumped 24 cents per gallon, and is…

Five people killed in crash between passenger van and SUV in far southwest Minnesota

March 22, 2026

KVRR Staff,

WINDOM, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Five people were killed in a head on crash involving a full passenger van and SUV in far southwest Minnesota on Friday. The driver of the SUV and four of 13 people in the van were killed in the collision. Two of the van’s passengers suffered life threatening injuries and seven others have non-life threatening injuries,…

North Dakota sends resources to help fight wildfires in Nebraska and South Dakota

March 19, 2026

TJ Nelson,

Rapid City Fire Department (Facebook)BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota is stepping up to help battle wildfires in Nebraska and South Dakota. Two North Dakota National Guard 600-gallon “Bambi Buckets” for aerial firefighting have been sent to Nebraska. That state’s two largest fires at 67% and 78% contained. North Dakota Forest Service has sent an engine and three firefighters to…