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Bus driver injured in rollover near Churchs Ferry

CHURCHS FERRY, N.D. - A man who was delivering a new bus to a school in Canada suffered a minor injury after the bus rolled over several times on a highway in northeastern North Dakota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol…

Record number of gun permits issued in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS - A record number of permits to carry handguns in Minnesota were issued in 2020, a surge attributed to a rise in violent crime in the Twin Cities and the riots that followed the death of George Floyd. A…

Legislative leaders move to expel North Dakota House member

BISMARCK, N.D. - Republican and Democratic legislative leaders are finalizing a resolution to expel a North Dakota House member accused of threatening and sexually harassing women at the state Capitol. House Majority Leader Chet Pollert says a resolution to expel…

Study says Alzheimer's cases are on the rise

NORTH DAKOTA (KVRR) -- New research for the state of North Dakota shows that the number of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's has climbed during the pandemic. "For a long time the Alzheimer's Association has known…

Top North Dakota Democrats ask Biden to nominate Schneider

FARGO (KVRR) - North Dakota's highest ranking Democrats have formally requested President Biden to nominate Fargo attorney Mac Schneider as the state's next chief federal prosecutor. State House Minority Leader Josh Boschee of Fargo and Senate Minority Leader Joan Heckaman…

North Dakota PUC to discuss sudden surge in natural gas prices

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) - An investigation into the recent jump in natural gas prices is getting underway in North Dakota. Xcel Energy and Montana-Dakota Utilities say they had little choice but to pass the sudden price increase onto residential, business…

Mayor says Fargo mask mandate will likely not be extended

FARGO (KVRR) - Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney says a city mandate requiring face coverings in indoor public places will likely be allowed to expire later this month. In a statement on social media, Mahoney said that there are three elements…

Minnesota waiting on more than 45,000 doses of J&J vaccine

ST. PAUL, Minn. - State health officials say more than 45,000 doses of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine should arrive in Minnesota this week. Minnesota Department of Health spokesman John Schadl says the order for the first…

About $500k in criminal assets forfeited in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. - The state of North Dakota seized about $500,000 in forfeited assets from criminal activity in nearly one year. In the first report compiling statewide data on civil asset forfeitures, nearly $522,000 in cash was seized statewide from…

Fargo-Moorhead law enforcement prepares for Chauvin verdict

FARGO (KVRR) - Fargo-Moorhead area law enforcement agencies are getting ready for a verdict in the upcoming trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death if George Floyd. Thousands of demonstrators gathered May 30 for a peaceful…

Twin Cities gets ready for Derek Chauvin trial

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) - The FBI is "leveraging significant resources" to ensure public safety during the upcoming trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin, who's charged in the death of George Floyd, is set to go on trial next…