MINNESOTA (KFGO) - A group lobbying for more passenger rail service in Minnesota including more frequent passenger rail service between Fargo-Moorhead and the Twin Cities hopes to gain more traction in the fast-approaching legislative session.Brian Nelson with the non-profit All…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- A local outgoing member of the Minnesota House of Representatives is appointed Commissioner of Revenue. Gov. Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announcing they have picked Paul Marquart for the job. He is one of…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Gov. Doug Burgum has named Tammy Miller to succeed Brent Sanford as lieutenant governor of North Dakota. Sanford plans to return to the private sector and focus on his family and career. He is a certified…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - Interim Fargo City Administrator Michael Redlinger is unanimously picked as the finalist for the permanent position. Redlinger and City Manager for Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan James Puffalt interviewed for the…
Minnesota's Secretary of State is looking to overhaul some of the state's election laws ahead of the 2024 Presidential election. Steve Simon says the long lines we saw at the polls in the metro were…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) - North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum unveils a record $18.4 billion budget increasing state spending by more than three percent. It includes $3 billion in infrastructure funding, $170 million…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Former state Senate Democratic minority leader McLain "Mac" Schneider has been confirmed to serve as U.S. Attorney for North Dakota. Schneider was nominated by President Biden back in September and was just confirmed by unanimous consent…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- Tough economy? It doesn't appear to be the case in Minnesota as the state now projects a surplus of $17.6 billion dollars through 2025. A large chunk of that surplus is due to the legislature's failure…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) - Seven senators, including Minnesota's Tina Smith, send President Biden a letter requesting commuting the sentence of Native activist Leonard Peltier. He was convicted of murdering two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- Tim Walz wins again, only this time in a mock election. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon releasing the results of the 2022 Students Voting Mock Election. More than 158,000 kids took part at 315 schools…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) -- The U.S. House passed a resolution forcing unions to accept a tentative agreement reached earlier this year between railroad managers and their workers making a strike illegal. The…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- Minnesota election officials will be conducting two recounts starting Monday. Contests in House Districts 3A and 3B fell within the limits for a publicly funded recount and candidates have filed for recounts. Election officials will conduct…
