ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) -- Gov. Tim Walz is giving us an update on wildfires currently raging in Minnesota. There were 40 wildfires reported Sunday, with another 40 on Monday. Walz has activated the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota program that provides training and support to manufacturers in the state faces an uncertain future if federal funding is cut. Impact Dakota temporarily lost its federal funding last month. Jodie Mjoen,…
WILLISTON, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The third full weekend in June is always the busiest part of the summer at Fort Union Trading Post near Williston, North Dakota. This is when the National Park Service historic site hosts its…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — With the goal of supporting working families, state lawmakers this session passed a new tax credit that subsidizes child care for North Dakota businesses. Senate Bill 2282 applies specifically to child care stipends. The tax…
Republicans have their first contender for the 2026 governor's race. Kendall Qualls is planning a campaign kickoff event Tuesday in St. Louis Park. It'll be his second bid for governor after losing out on the endorsement at the GOP convention…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Representative Jim Kasper is back in Fargo and continuing to recover after experiencing a brain bleed during the legislative session. He has been in a Bismarck hospital since April 23. A statement from District 46 Republicans…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) -- Quality of life and attracting and retaining a workforce was the key theme of Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochesnki's State of the City address. The mayor talked about many…
WASHINGTON (KVRR-KFGO) – The Trump Administration is nominating Nick Chase to be the next U.S. Attorney for North Dakota. Sens. Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven recommended the nomination. Chase is a judge for the state’s East Central Judicial District. Before that,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) -- Interstate speeds are going up across North Dakota on August 1. Gov. Kelly Armstrong has signed a bill raising the speed limit from 75 to 80-miles-per-hour. The legislation also raises fines for speeding. Armstrong says he…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) -- Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion is the focus of a hearing of the Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct. Last month, Republicans filed an ethics complaint against the Democrat accusing him of violating Senate rules. They claim…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Department of Health and Human Services are being sued by 18 states including Minnesota. Attorney General Keith Ellison says he and attorneys general in 17 other states are suing…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- The 2025 North Dakota legislative session is over and Gov. Kelly Armstrong has signed the cornerstone piece of his push for property tax relief. Armstrong calls it a "landmark property tax relief and reform package". The…
