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North Dakota child immunization rates decline during pandemic

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota health officials say routine childhood immunization rates have declined during the coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Health says the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination rate for North Dakota children from 19 months to 35 months…

Carlson enters crowded Fargo City Commission race

FARGO (KVRR) - Former North Dakota House Majority Leader Al Carlson is running for the Fargo City Commission. Carlson spent 26 years representing District 41 in the legislature, the last 10 years as majority leader. The Republican lost his reelection bid…

Avian flu confirmed in Cass County

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) - The North Dakota Department of Health has confirmed a case of avian influenza in a backyard mixed flock of birds in Cass County. The Red River Zoo moved all their birds off exhibit to protect the…

House Speaker Koppelman won't seek reelection

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) - North Dakota House Speaker Kim Koppelman, who lost the GOP endorsement during his district's convention Tuesday, says he will retire at the end of his current term. Koppelman fell 19 votes short of challenger Jim…

U.S. joins allies in war crimes investigation

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department is working with European allies and prosecutors in Ukraine to investigate war crimes after Russia’s invasion. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that U.S. prosecutors across the world are working to collect evidence and…

No charges in no-knock warrant killing of Amir Locke

MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke while executing an early morning no-knock search warrant in February. The 22-year-old Locke was staying on a couch in…

North Dakota farmer jailed in Ukraine moved out of Kyiv

WASHINGTON - A North Dakota farmer jailed in Ukraine has been moved to a new facility away from the capital city of Kyiv. Sen. John Hoeven says Kurt Groszhans was moved to Lviv. Groszhans, of Ashley, has been jailed since…

Local athletes get ready for the 2nd Able Games

FARGO, N.D (KVRR) - A local fitness center is partnering with an NFL player. They are promoting the second annual Able Games fitness competition. "Today's awesome you know today's kind of the base work…

Fargo Man Dies After Crashing In Moorhead Monday Night

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) -- A Fargo man pulled from his crashed vehicle in Moorhead is pronounced dead at Sanford Health. Officers responded to 34th Street South and I-94 around 6:15 Monday night where witnesses had pulled 72-year-old Steven Wear from…

Noem issues 'critical race theory' order

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has issued an executive order instructing the state’s Department of Education to review its teacher trainings, content standards and other educational materials to ensure they are devoid of “divisive concepts” on…

Woman pleads not guilty to neglecting baby who died

BISMARCK, N.D. - A Bismarck woman has pleaded not guilty to neglecting her newborn daughter who was found dead when police were called to her home. The felony child neglect charge against 26-year-old Cassandra Black Elk could send her to…