BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – Gov. Doug Burgum has signed an agreement with 25 governors to address the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and the “negative effects of illegal immigration on public safety and crime in states including North Dakota.” Burgum says the American Governors’ Border Strike Force will focus on preventing crime and enforcing state laws related to drug…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Florida man who’s been linked to more than 60 golf cart thefts in North Dakota and several other states has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. The FBI began investigating Nathan Rodney Nelson after the Cass County Sheriff’s Office asked for help in solving a series of golf cart thefts across the country. U.S….
Jason RavnsborgPIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota House has impeached the state’s attorney general for his conduct surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash. The Republican-controlled House rejected a majority report from a special investigative committee that had recommended against impeaching Jason Ravnsborg. Gov. Kristi Noem had pushed for her fellow Republican to be impeached, as had Democrats. Ravnsborg will be…
President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden. April 11, 2022. WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Monday took fresh aim at ghost guns, the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up in violent crimes, as he struggles to break past gun-control opposition to address firearm deaths. Speaking at the White House, Biden highlighted the Justice…
SISSETON, S.D. (KVRR) – A Mississippi man is in custody after authorities in South Dakota seized several pounds of methamphetamine, a loaded gun and a large amount of cash on Interstate 29 near the North Dakota border. Roberts County Sheriff Tyler Appel says a deputy found the drugs during a routine traffic stop Tuesday. Twenty-seven-year-old Travis Henley of Hazlehurst, Mississippi…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department is working with European allies and prosecutors in Ukraine to investigate war crimes after Russia’s invasion. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that U.S. prosecutors across the world are working to collect evidence and to “collect the information on atrocities that we have all seen in both photographs and video footage.” He pointed specifically…
Gov. Kristi NoemSIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has issued an executive order instructing the state’s Department of Education to review its teacher trainings, content standards and other educational materials to ensure they are devoid of “divisive concepts” on race. Noem’s move Tuesday comes after a bill she touted as banning so-called critical race theory from K-12…
WASHINGTON – President Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months in a bid to control energy prices. Those have spiked as the U.S. and allies imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The White House says Biden will make the formal announcement…
Dave PiepkornFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn is running for reelection. Piepkorn is the 11th candidate who hopes to fill one of two seats on the city commission. Commissioner Tony Gehrig decided not to seek another term. There are five candidates for mayor so far, including Mayor Tim Mahoney. The filing deadline for the June 14 election is April…
Jason RavnsborgPIERRE, S.D. – A South Dakota House committee is recommending that the state’s attorney general face no impeachment charges for his actions surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash. Gov. Kristi Noem had pushed for Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg to be removed from office. But a Republican-controlled House committee issued a report Monday and found his actions did not merit…
