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Homeland Security Secretary Noem rushed to hospital after allergic reaction

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Washington, DC, after an allergic reaction. A Department of Homeland Security spokewoman says it was out of an abundance of caution and that Noem is alert and recovering. CNN observed Secret Service agents posted at several entrances outside the emergency room at the…

What concealed carry on campus means for South Dakota schools

The boards that oversee South Dakota’s 10 public colleges are drafting policies in accordance with a new state law that will allow students to carry concealed weapons on campus. Starting July 1, the four-year and technical institutions will no longer be able to restrict the lawful concealed carry of firearms and weapons on campuses. Senate Bill 100 (SB 100), which Gov….

LIVE: FAFSA College Aid Deadline Approaches

FARGO — We are in the final countdown to the deadline to submit your application for federal student aid, or FAFSA. And after last year’s major changes to the process made for a major mess for applicants, this time around, it’s very different. College aid advisors say this year looks like it’ll be a much smoother process. There are only…

9 arrested in alleged drug trafficking ring in Oakes

OAKES, N.D. (KVRR) — Nine people are in custody this afternoon after prosecutors announce they’ve been indicted as part of a multi-state meth trafficking ring with ties to the Almighty Latin Kings street gang. Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl says the investigation started May 15th. The defendants, 46-year-old Ricardo Jaquez, 45-year-old Israel David Flores, 38-year-old Michelle Lee Fuller, 36-year-old…

President Trump bans travel from multiple countries

WASHINTON, D.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump is bringing back the travel ban policy from his first term. He signed a proclamation this evening preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the United States. The countries include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. In addition to the ban,…

Motorcycle rider flees following high-speed chase in South Dakota, Minnesota

(Roberts County Sheriff’s Office)SISSETON, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) – The Roberts County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a high speed pursuit Thursday, but the person they were chasing got away. The chase began when a deputy attempted a traffic stop on a motorcycle on South Dakota Highway 10 east of Sisseton near the Minnesota border. The motorcycle fled at speeds well over…

USDA releases $1 billion in disaster relief for producers hit by drought and wildfires the past two years

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — U.S. Department of Agriculture has released $1 billion in disaster relief for livestock producers impacted by wildfire or drought in 2023 or 2024. The Emergency Livestock Relief Program funding comes as part of the $21 billion in weather-related assistance include in the year-end legislation passed by Congress in December. It’s the first of two assistance programs…

Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government

FILE – Elon Musk flashes his T-shirt that reads “DOGE” to the media as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. His departure, announced…

Ruling in North Dakota Case Erases Path for People in 7 States to Sue Under Voting Rights Act

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court that already has said private individuals and groups cannot sue under a key part of the federal Voting Rights Act went even further Wednesday toward blocking lawsuits over alleged racial bias in voting in seven Midwest states. But its decisions may not be the last word, because another appeals court has ruled…

FBI investigating death in northeast South Dakota

SISSETON, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) – The FBI regional office in Minneapolis is the lead investigative agency in a fatal incident that occurred Tuesday in Roberts County in northeastern South Dakota. Law enforcement sources say one of the persons involved in the incident is “affiliated” with the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Department, but the person is not a conservation officer….