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Mask mandate veto overturned by North Dakota Legislature

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) - The North Dakota Legislature has voted to overturn Governor Burgum’s veto of a mask mandate bill. The bill would prohibit a governor, state health officer or another state official from imposing such a mandate. Burgum had…

Alternate juror supports Chauvin conviction

MINNEAPOLIS - An alternate juror at the trial of Derek Chauvin said she agreed with the jury’s decision to convict him in George Floyd’s death. Lisa Christensen said that she saw Chauvin as the leader of officers at the scene…

Pedestrian struck on I-94 in Fargo

FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A Fargo man is in the hospital after he was struck by a car on I-94 in Fargo. An SUV driven by 47-year-old Penny Parker was westbound when the struck 29-year-old Saha Khadka, who was attempting to…

Golden Drive Gathers food for students

WEST FARGO & FARGO, N.D. -- The Golden Drive is helping out students from West Fargo and Fargo schools with food bags. "With school getting out soon, many children rely on the meals from…

Burgum vetoes transgender sports & mask mandate bills

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed a bill not allowing transgender girls to compete on girls' teams in public school sports and another banning state-issued mask mandates. In a letter to Republican Speaker of the…

Chauvin jurors to remain anonymous indefinitely

MINNEAPOLIS - The judge who oversaw Derek Chauvin’s trial in George Floyd’s death said the jury will remain anonymous until he considers it safe to release their names. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill hasn’t publicly said how long their names…

Noem bans 'un-American' vaccine passports in South Dakota

PIERRE, S.D. (KVRR) - Gov. Kristi Noem has signed an executive order to ban vaccine passports in South Dakota. "We are not going to restrict freedom with un-American policies like vaccine passports" Noem said on social media. "We’ve resisted government…

Burgum to lift North Dakota emergency declaration April 30

BISMARCK (KVRR) - North Dakota’s COVID-19 emergency declaration will be lifted April 30 as the state continues to shift the focus of its pandemic response efforts to increasing vaccination rates. Gov. Doug Burgum declared a state of emergency in response to…

Fargo Cass Public Health to move vaccine clinic

FARGO (KVRR) - Fargo Cass Public Health says beginning April 26, COVID-19 vaccinations will be administered at its main location at 1240 25th St. South. Vaccine clinics will take place each Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and each…

Burgum signs $680 million infrastructure bonding bill

BISMARCK , N.D. (KVRR) - Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a $680 million bonding package for infrastructure upgrades including flood control, roads, bridges and water projects. Burgum says the package will be funded with Legacy Fund earnings and without raising…

Chauvin held in maximum security prison at Oak Park Heights

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX9) - The Minnesota Department of Corrections released a new mugshot of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after he was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd and booked into the Oak Park Heights maximum security prison.…

Feds to investigate Minneapolis Police

WASHINGTON  - Attorney General Merrick Garland says the Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after the guilty verdict in George Floyd’s death. The announcement comes a day after former officer Derek Chauvin was found…

Hoeven, Cramer blast reintroduction of Green New Deal

WASHINGTON (KVRR) - North Dakota's U.S. Senators say the Green New Deal would cost taxpayers a fortune and force the nation's economy into bankruptcy. Members of the progressive "Squad" rallied around a new push for the Green New Deal Tuesday…

North Dakota ranks 21st in virus cases in last 2 weeks

BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota health officials are confirming 58 new cases of the coronavirus out of 1,686 tests that were processed since Saturday. Nearly 106,000 people in the state have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the…

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