BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A newly passed North Dakota law could give the U.S. Supreme Court an opportunity to revisit restrictions on who can run for federal office, a legal expert says. North Dakotans voted Tuesday to make it illegal for anyone to be elected or appointed to represent the state in Congress if they’d turn 81 before the end…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Tributes are coming in online from friends of Lloyd Omdahl. North Dakota’s last Democrat to serve as Lieutenant Governor has died at the age of 93. He served as lieutenant governor under Gov. George Sinner starting in 1987 after the death of Lt. Governor Ruth Meiers. Sinner and Omdahl won re-election in 1988 and were…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota State University is getting a new agriculture policy research center. Two million dollars for the center was included in the 2024 Agriculture Appropriations Bill which passed the Senate on Friday by a vote of 72 to 22. It previously passed in the House. It will help address farm and agribusiness challenges through in-depth policy…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — — Hunter Biden’s defense attorney is responding to a new nine-count tax indictment filed in California by a special counsel as investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son intensifies. The new charges filed Thursday include three felonies and six misdemeanors. Defense attorney Abbe Lowell argues prosecutors bowed to political pressure in the case,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown was suddenly easing Saturday after the House quickly approved a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open, once Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage. The rushed package would leave behind aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number of GOP…
FILE – Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Dec. 11, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has died. She was 90. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman” and…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – The Becker County Museum welcomed a new exhibit this month. They added a new collection that honors the legacy of longtime Minnesota congressman, Collin Peterson. The collection was a collaboration between Peterson and the county’s museum. Which coincided with their new facility being built in Detroit Lakes, Minn. “When are you ready for his artifacts,…
Scotty Winston at the controls. KFGO Radio, Fargo, ND.WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to keep AM radio in the nation’s cars. A bipartisan group in Congress has introduced the “AM for Every Vehicle Act.” The bill calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require automakers to keep AM radio in new cars at no additional…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor in Bismarck has ordered the Bureau of Land Management to resume quarterly oil and gas lease sales in North Dakota. Attorney General Drew Wrigley says the court’s order directs BLM to comply with federal law and do what Congress commanded it to do. He says the dispute started in 2021 when…
ST. PAUL — A bill advancing in the Minnesota Legislature would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for advanced breast cancer screenings following a mammogram, in a move supporters say will expand access to preventative care that can save lives. The proposal says that if a doctor determines a patient needs additional testing—like an MRI or ultrasound—health insurance plans must cover the services…
