BELCOURT, N.D. (KVRR) — Native American activist Leonard Peltier is out of prison after nearly 50 years and has just returned to North Dakota. Peltier arrived in Belcourt around 6 p.m. Tuesday to begin serving his home confinement after being given clemency under President Joe Biden. KVRR’s Alex Bertsch is there and filed this report. See his continuing coverage on…
AITKIN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Activist Winona LaDuke has had two counts of criminal trespass dismissed by a judge for “lack of probable cause”. LaDuke was arrested while protesting the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline project in December 2020 in Aitkin County, Minnesota. She testified during a court hearing that law enforcement had posted “no trespassing” signs during an Indigenous religious…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commissioners vote to continue pursuing an ordinance that would make hate crimes Class B misdemeanors. In a three to two vote Fargo city commissioners vote to move forward with a receiving and filing ordinance that would make anti-bias hate crimes punishable by up to $1,500 and could include a 30 day jail sentence. “It’s…
FARGO, N.D.-(KVRR) People made it their mission to dismiss hate and racism in the city of Fargo with a counter protest to a “White Live Matter” rally that was planned for this weekend. KVRR’s Clare Allen was there with the activists downtown and gives us a closer look. “No hate no KKK no racist USA” “Treat everybody equal.” Community activists…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – People are speaking out against an improvement project at Lindenwood Park. “It’s a road improvement project so what it entails is essentially creating a new road loop for Roger Maris Drive,” Fargo Parks District Parks Director Dave Bietz said. The loop is in major need of improvements says Bietz. “The existing road as it is right…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Enough is enough. That’s the message a group of gun control advocates in Moorhead is rallying behind in the wake of two mass shootings claiming the lives of over 30 people. It all started with an idea. “Wondering what we could do besides feeling bad and my husband Chad said why don’t we meet up in front…
HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. — Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman says he doesn’t have enough evidence to charge anyone in the fatal officer-involved shooting of Justine Damond. That’s what he told an activist group on Wednesday night. The group recorded the conversation and posted it on Facebook. In the video, Freeman blames investigators for not doing their jobs. In July,…
Concordia students say it’s a holiday that should be recognized on more than just one day of the year. The impact of Dr. King is something that students will take with them forever. “One of his quotes is ‘it’s a day on not a day off’. And that’s really important to me,” said Kaila Juntunene, who is Co-Chair of the…
Well-known Fargo activist Lewis Lubka has passed away at age 90 after fighting Alzheimer’s disease. Advocating equality for African Americans and Native Americans is something that he frequently spoke on. As an active member of the Red River Freethinkers, he was also involved in the battle against the City of Fargo over the Ten Commandments monument outside of city hall. “He…
