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Walz to announce rollback of COVID-19 restrictions Friday

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) - Gov. Tim Walz says he will announce a rollback of Minnesota's COVID-19 restrictions on businesses and gatherings on Friday that will be "the biggest turn yet." The announcement comes as Minnesota expanded vaccine eligibility to…

Police chief wants tougher penalties for drug-related deaths

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) - Fargo Police Chief Dave Zibolski told North Dakota lawmakers Thursday that he strongly supports a bill that would increase penalties for drug dealers if someone dies from the sale of their drugs. Zibolski said drug overdoses…

Grommesh pleads 'not guilty' to child porn charges

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A Moorhead man known for appearing on a network TV show as a child has pleaded "not guilty" to charges related to child pornography. Twenty-year-old Garrett Grommesh is charged with 10 counts of possession of child…

Simons won't challenge ouster from legislature

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) - Former Dickinson Republican State Representative Luke Simons won't go to court over his expulsion from the Legislature. In a statement, Simons said if he were to take the matter to the state Supreme Court, it would…

Judge OKs 3rd-degree murder charge for Chauvin

MINNEAPOLIS - A judge has granted prosecutors’ request to add a third-degree murder charge against the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death. Judge Peter Cahill on Thursday added the charge after the former officer, Derek Chauvin, failed…

One injured in house fire in Dilworth

DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) - One person was taken to a hospital after fire broke out at a home Thursday morning in Dilworth. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the victim's condition is not known.  The fire was reported at 7:32…

Book with swastika on the cover found at NDSU

FARGO, N.D. - The North Dakota State University Equity Office is investigating after a book with a swastika on the cover is left inside a little lending library outside the Memorial Union. The university says in an email to students…

Covid-19 relief bill passed includes pension relief

WASHINGTON (KVRR) - The $1.9 trillion relief bill passed by Congress Wednesday includes an expanded version of the Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act. It includes an infusion of federal money to…

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