BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – The North Dakota House has passed a measure that would lower the penalties for underage drinkers and minors who buy or possess alcohol. Fargo Representative Shannon Roers-Jones says the bill would reclassify underage alcohol offenses from a misdemeanor to an infraction. It also lowers the maximum penalty from a $1,500 fine and 30 days in jail…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A committee in the North Dakota House has approved a bill that would remove the requirement to wear a seatbelt for anyone over 18. State Rep. Karla Rose Hanson of Fargo says House Bill 1257 received a “do-pass” recommendation on a vote of 8-6 in the House Transportation Committee. Hanson voted against the bill. Hanson said…
NEW ORLEANS, LA — Former longtime Mandan Republican state Rep. Rae Ann Kelsch has suddenly died in New Orleans. Alex Kelsch says his mother died this morning at a hospital from a bacterial infection caused by eating raw oysters at a restaurant. She was just 58. Kelsch was first elected to the North Dakota House in 1990 and served 22 years,…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — A former KVRR news anchor has been given the green light by his party to run for a North Dakota House seat. Members of West Fargo’s District 13 Republican Party have endorsed Austen Schauer for the seat being vacated by Rep. Christopher Olson. Olson, who is the district’s chairman, decided not to seek re-election due to…
