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MN Board of Pharmacy filing lawsuit against Moorhead & Bemidji edibles retailers

December 5, 2022

KVRR Staff,

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy files a civil lawsuit against two Moorhead-based THC edibles manufacturers and retailers. The lawsuit filed in Clay County District Court alleges that the edibles manufacturers and retailers violated Minnesota’s edible cannabinoid laws. Court documents show the defendants as Northland Vapor Moorhead, Northland Vapor Bemidji and Moorhead-based Wonky Confections. The lawsuit…

Judge strikes down Biden loan-forgiveness plan

November 10, 2022

KVRR Staff,

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A U.S. judge in Texas has blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness. The program was already on hold while a federal appeals court in St. Louis considers a separate lawsuit by a half-dozen states challenging it. District Court Judge Mark Pittman said…

Man claims he couldn’t walk for two years after assault by Moorhead police officer

TODD BOGGIS IS SUING THE CITY AND SEVEN POLICE OFFICERS IN FEDERAL COURT

October 17, 2022

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A Moorhead man who says he couldn’t walk for nearly two years after his leg was broken by a Moorhead police officer is suing the city and seven officers. The civil rights lawsuit, filed in federal court in Minneapolis says it happened in Nov., 2019, after Moorhead police responded to a fight at an apartment complex….

Sysco accuses 4 largest beef processors of price fixing

July 8, 2022

Jim Monk,

OMAHA, Neb. – The nation’s largest food distributor has joined other businesses accusing the four largest meat processors of working together to inflate beef prices. Sysco recently filed a federal lawsuit in Texas accusing Tyson Foods, JBS, Cargill and National Beef of price fixing. The lawsuit said those companies have conspired to suppress the number of cattle slaughtered to help…

Lawsuit seeks to reinstate UND women’s hockey program

June 17, 2022

Jim Monk,

UND women’s hockey teamFARGO (KVRR) – Four women who recently graduated from North Dakota high schools have filed a class action lawsuit that seeks to reinstate the University of North Dakota women’s hockey program. The complaint was filed in federal court. It comes three years after a judge dismissed a similar complaint by former UND Fighting Hawks players. The women…

Rapid City hotel owners sued by relative over media post

June 13, 2022

Jim Monk,

In addition to blaming the mayor, police chief, sheriff, candidate for sheriff and the court system, a local hotel bans all Native Americans for a shooting a few days ago on hotel property. Neither the shooting or Grand Gateway’s response to it reflect our community values. pic.twitter.com/vA9oXND0qi — Steve Allender (@Mayor_Allender) March 21, 2022 RAPID CITY, S.D. – The…

North Dakota, federal officials sue over 2016 oil spill

May 4, 2022

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – The state of North Dakota and the federal government have filed a lawsuit over a large oil spill that contaminated the Little Missouri River and a tributary in 2016. The federal lawsuit filed this week against Belle Fourche Pipeline seeks civil penalties and nearly $100,000 in reimbursement for the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality’s efforts in…

Minnesota man among three Muslim Americans suing over religious questioning

March 24, 2022

KVRR Staff,

LOS ANGELES – Three Muslim Americans have filed a lawsuit alleging that U.S. border officers questioned them about their religious beliefs in violation of their constitutional rights when they returned from international travel. The three men from Minnesota, Texas and Arizona sued Department of Homeland Security officials in federal court in Los Angeles. The suit was filed in California because…

Lawyers for Tribes on Suit Against North Dakota Over Political Boundaries

March 20, 2022

KVRR Staff,

By: Jeannie Kopstein WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Two Native American tribes are suing North Dakota over newly drawn political boundaries they argue illegally dilute votes from indigenous communities. North Dakota’s Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake tribes filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court last month. It alleges that the map does not comply with section two of the Voting Rights…

Judge dismisses wrongful death lawsuit over road washout

March 17, 2022

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe stemming from a road washout nearly three years ago that killed two people. Heavy rain in July 2019 washed away a section of roadway on the Standing Rock reservation. In the early morning before sunrise, two motorists…