MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – The meat raffle is a time-honored institution, an easy way to raise money for charitable causes and hand out some fine culinary prizes. But while the price of those prizes has skyrocketed due to inflation and supply chain issues, in the state of Minnesota, the price limit is still capped at 70 dollars – and it’s…
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Everyone embroiled in the issue of fraud in the state of Minnesota has a different perspective – maybe even a different specific incident that caught their eye. State Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead remembers his. “There had been an employee of DHS who issued grants – sizeable grants – to a nonprofit, and then, three days…
ST. PAUL, MN (KVRR) – “Ghost guns” are so named because they lack a serial number – something that’s bypassed when the firearm is either created with the use of a 3-D printer or a kit purchased online – pieces of which are surprisingly easy to obtain. That lack of a serial number is an extra-big problem in Minnesota, as…
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Katrina Ball, a co-lead for the Distraction Free Schools Policy Project in Minnesota, initially focused on a cell phone ban for her local school district in Battle Lake. Quickly, though, she came to find that a tedious and ineffective method for policy change. “If we wait for all 330+ school districts to come to the same…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota’s interstate highway speed limit has officially been increased to 80-MPH – and the North Dakota Highway Patrol wants to make sure drivers stay safe at those higher speeds. Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed the increased speed limit bill on May 5th The bill increases the current 75 MPH speed limit to 80 MPH. It also…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – It’s been a common refrain from educators and even parents frustrated at their child’s amount of screen time. Electronics are making it exceedingly difficult for kids to focus, especially in school. Thanks to HB 1160 – those distractions should be eliminated, starting on August 27 for the 2025-26 Fargo Public school year. “It’s also going to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer is one of the main creators of a defense spending bill that he helped present to the media today. The proposed legislation is called the GOLDEN DOME Act. It’s modeled after Israel’s “Iron Dome,” and is a defense strategy that President Trump asked to be implemented at the beginning of his term….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum wants all public schools and elected governing bodies in North Dakota to have the opportunity to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. It has become an issue after Fargo’s school board voted last week to reverse course and discontinue reciting the pledge before its meetings. Board member Seth Holden said he doesn’t believe it…
FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven introduced legislation that aims to fund a government purchase of oil to help boost the industry that has been hit hard by reduced demand. The bipartisan bill asks for $3 billion in funding to purchase crude oil produced in the U.S. for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. This move comes after Congress declined…
BISMARCK, N.D.–North Dakota legislative leaders say they will fix laws that require criminal investigations into some audit findings that may be the result of an unintentional mistake. Republican Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner calls it an “issue that needs to be resolved.” Wardner says the solution could be as easy as amending language within existing laws to allow for more…
