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Update on Condition of Rep. Kasper

Kasper has been a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives since 2001.

FARGO, N.D. – We have an update on the condition of Representative Jim Kasper. As we reported, Kasper suffered a brain bleed on the morning of April 23rd. He was able to call an ambulance and was transported to CHI St. Alexius. While it was initially thought that Representative Kasper suffered a stroke, his medical team determined that no stroke…

With Three Weeks To Go, ND Legislature Takes Action on Mandate Resolution And Interstate Speeds

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota lawmakers are heading into the final three weeks of the 80-day session which is scheduled to end on May 9. Among the latest action by lawmakers, the senate has voted down a resolution that related to mandated reporting requirements for public officials. It was a proposal prompted by the sex crime conviction of former…

One driver dead after going wrong way on I-94 in Barnes County

BARNES COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A 44-yearo-old Mandan man is dead after driving the wrong way down I-94 and crashing head-on into another vehicle. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the other driver, a 74-year-old man from Bismarck, has serious nonlife-threatening injuries. He was taken to a hospital in Valley City before being moved to Sanford in Fargo. The crash happened…

National Weather Service Presents Spring and Summer Outlook

(KVRR) — National Weather Service in Grand Forks presented its spring and summer outlook with concerns about drought conditions persisting through the next several months. The concerns come up after the cold winter months failed to produce much moisture in the form of snow. With the temperatures also being above normal in previous years, drought has increased throughout the state….

North Dakota Legislative Committee Hosts Second Reading On Mandatory Learning of The Holocaust

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A North Dakota senate committee hosted a second reading on requiring mandatory learning of the Holocaust in public schools. Schools in North Dakota currently leave it up to a teacher’s discretion whether the Holocaust will be taught. The bill requires the superintendent of public instruction to submit an annual report to the governor and legislative management…

Senate Committee Recommends ‘Do Not Pass’ To Renters Bill on Set Temperatures

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Senate Industry and Business Committee has given a do-not-pass recommendation for a bill that would require landlords to have set temperatures in apartments. It comes a month after a “do pass” recommendation from the House. The bill would have required landlords to have temperatures no less than sixty-eight degrees between October 1st and April…

Resolution to Undo Same-Sex Marriage Fails in North Dakota Senate on “Blind” Vote

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/AP) — North Dakota Senate has defeated a resolution to tell the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its decade-old ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The vote was taken without recording how senators voted and the final tally was 16 in favor and 31 against. Republican Sen. Diane Larson of Bismarck says the hotly debated resolution came out…

Free School Lunches Proposed for North Dakotans

The bill would use money from the Legacy fund to ensure kids were properly fed every day at school.

BISMARCK, N.D. – Free school meals could be coming to North Dakota public schools. A House bill with bipartisan support would appropriate $140 million from the Legacy Fund to cover school lunches for two years. Other supporters of the bill include student council members, a spokesperson from the American Heart Association, and the president of North Dakota AFL-CIO. They say…