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Sheriff identifies Ottertail man killed in crash with train

OTTERTAIL, Minn. - Sheriff’s officials says the pickup driver who was killed in a collision with a freight train in Otter Tail County was a local man. Sixty-year-old Joseph Lyle Mack, from Ottertail, died Thursday morning at a crossing southeast…

House committee turns 'Spaghettios Bill' into meal expense study

BISMARCK, N.D. - A proposal to reimburse North Dakota lawmakers for meals beyond their per diem payments could be included in a longer-term study of overall expense reimbursements. Republican Rep. Keith Kempenich introduced a bill Thursday that would reimburse state…

LIVE: National Wear Red Day

You'd think this pandemic would have put enough emphasis on our physical well-being that we'd all learned to look after ourselves a little bit better by now. But this year, in spite of the…

Senate approves measure to limit Burgum's declarations

BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Senate has endorsed legislation that would limit emergency or disaster declarations by a governor and allow the Legislature more oversight of executive branch action. The bill was passed along party lines on Thursday. All…

Legislative panel endorses 80 mph speed limit bill

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) - A legislative panel has endorsed a bill that would increase the speed limit from 75 mph to 80 mph on North Dakota’s two interstate highways. The bill also would require drivers to maintain a speed of…

North Dakota Senate kills Sunday morning booze bill

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) - The North Dakota Senate has rejected a bill that would have allowed bars to be open on Sundays beginning at 8 a.m. Currently, North Dakota bars are not allowed to open until 11 a.m. Mandan Republican…

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