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Attorney General Wrigley releases 2022 crime report

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — According to North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, certain crimes against persons have increased, while overall crimes against persons are down five percent from 2021. He released last year’s crime stats Tuesday morning at the State Capitol in Bismarck. Reported murders have seen a 76.5% increase, from 13 to 30 cases. Negligent manslaughter and kidnappings have…

Parents of Native American basketball players file federal complaint over racist taunts at game

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The parents of two Native American players on a North Dakota high school basketball team are seeking a federal investigation into racist taunts their sons endured during a game in January. The parents of Andre Austin and Teysean Eaglestaff filed a discrimination complaint earlier this month with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights…

The Lights and Nome Schoolhouse Honored With Tourism Awards

Nome SchoolhouseBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Two regional entities are celebrated during the 2023 Governor’s Travel and Tourism Awards in Bismarck. The Lights in West Fargo was given the Flint Firestarter Award for a tourism development project. The award recognizes a new offering that has opened in a downtown district that has the potential to attract visitors and enhance the Main…

Gov. Burgum signs $500 million tax relief bill

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signs a bill into law providing more than $500 million in savings for state and property taxpayers over the next two years. The bill compresses five income tax brackets down to three. Taxes on the lowest bracket would be eliminated. That includes single filers under $45,000 a year and married couples…

Fargo’s Approval Voting System Lives On After State Senate Fails To Override Veto

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota Senate fails to override Gov. Doug Burgum’s veto of the approval voting ban. Fargo will be able to continue using the voting method in its city elections. Voters passed the voting method through a ballot measure in 2018. The House overrode the governor’s veto last week but the Senate fell four votes short of…

Montana Woman Sentenced In N.D. For Draining In-Laws Life Savings

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A Montana woman is sentenced in North Dakota for draining her in-laws life savings. Fifty-seven-year-old Carol Feist of Whitehall was given over 5 years in federal prison and will have to repay $134,000 for committing bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors say Feist pretended to be her elderly mother-in-law when she called U.S. Bank in…

North Dakota Judge Temporarily Blocks Clean Water Rule in 24 States

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP/KVRR) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways throughout the nation. U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland in Bismarck, North Dakota, halted the regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pending…

Possible Mobilization for Bismarck-based Army National Guard Unit

North Dakota Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford (left) renders remarks during the Bismarck-based Detachment 7, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment, Operational Airlift Support (OSA) open house on August 17, 2018.BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Bismarck-based Detachment 7, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment has been sent an alert for possible mobilization. The North Dakota Army National Guard unit would deploy to…

ND Republicans call for 2024 ballot measure that would eliminate property taxes

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Republicans in the North Dakota legislature are pushing to pass a resolution where people can vote on a ballot measure to eliminate property taxes. The measure would prevent all state and political subdivisions from levying a property tax in 2025. Subdivisions with bond issues would still collect property taxes until the bonds are paid off. Former…