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Nationwide Bus Tour to Support Judge Brett Kavanaugh Stops in Fargo

Concerned Women for America has been making stops in states with senators that can decide the vote

August 17, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — A nationwide bus tour to support confirming Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh makes a stop in Fargo. Members of the Concerned Women for America have been traveling around the country to meet with people in states with senators that could play a role in determining if Kavanaugh is confirmed. They came to North Dakota to encourage women to…

Miss America Cara Mund: Leadership bullied, silenced me

August 17, 2018

KVRR Staff,

Courtesy: Tessie Jones PhotographyATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (KFGO) – The reigning Miss America says she has been bullied, manipulated and silenced by the pageant’s current leadership, including Gretchen Carlson. In a letter sent Friday to former Miss Americas, Cara Mund says she decided to speak out despite the risk of punishment. Her letter is reminiscent of the movie “Mean Girls,” in…

North Dakotans go to Washington to ask Sen. Heitkamp and Sen. Hoeven to Protect Obamacare

August 16, 2018

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON – North Dakota families travel to Washington, D.C. to urge Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp to protect the Affordable Care Act. Melissa Schroeder maxes out on her health insurance every year. Her son Tyler has a form of congenital heart disease and caring for his needs costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. “This is all just maintaining his health…

Medical Marijuana Coming To Fargo And Bismarck First

State voters approved medical marijuana in November 2016

August 16, 2018

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. — Medical marijuana should be available by the end of the year in Fargo and Bismarck. That is the goal of the North Dakota Health Department. Medical Marijuana Division Director Jason Wahl says dispensaries in Fargo and Bismarck potentially could be operating by the end of the year. But it isn’t known yet how soon the manufacturing facilities…

Human Case of West Nile Reported In Grand Forks County

North Dakota Has 38 Human Cases in 2018

August 16, 2018

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. — A human West Nile case has been reported in Grand Forks County. The North Dakota Department of Health could not release any details about the person who was infected. It is the first report of human West Nile in the county this year. There have been 38 human West Nile cases and no deaths reported…

Commerce Secretary To Visit Fargo Next Week

Wilbur Ross Will talk about the president's trade policies

August 15, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Another one of President Trump’s cabinet members is coming to North Dakota. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is scheduled to visit Fargo next Thursday to talk about the president’s trade policies that have led to tariffs on steel, aluminum and soybeans. Rep. Kevin Cramer will host Ross and says he will meet with farmers and business leaders. Cramer…

911 Outage Caused By Human Error

CenturyLink says that an employee of West Safety Services made a mistake

August 15, 2018

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The more than hour long 911 outage two weeks ago in Minnesota, North Dakota, and North Carolina was the result of human error. CenturyLink says that an employee of West Safety Services made a mistake while making a network configuration change. The error prevented 911 calls from being accepted in Minnesota, North Dakota and North Carolina….

CEO Behind Dakota Access Pipeline Already Wants An Expansion

The CEO of Energy Transfer Partners met with Energy Secretary Rick Perry

August 14, 2018

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. — The head of the company that developed the Dakota Access Pipeline is already ready for an expansion of the project. The CEO of Energy Transfer Partners met with Energy Secretary Rick Perry and other energy industry leaders this week in Bismarck. He said he hopes to announce a pipeline expansion to increase the volume of crude oil…

UND DB Harris Itching to Play His First Game Back From Injury

Deion Harris missed all of 2017 with an Achilles injury

August 13, 2018

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Deion Harris’s love of football was rekindled during his time on the sidelines. Harris missed the entire 2017 season with an injury to his Achilles tendon. In 2016, this year’s preseason second-team All-American picked off five passes and returned three for touchdowns. Now he wants to get back to making big plays for the University of…

Energy Secretary Tours North Dakota’s Falkirk Coal Mine

Rick Perry praised the highly skilled workers at the mine

August 13, 2018

TJ Nelson,

UNDERWOOD, N.D. — Energy Secretary Rick Perry praised the highly skilled workers at North Dakota’s Falkirk coal mine, one of the largest surface coal mines in the country. Perry posted this picture to his Facebook page of his tour of Falkirk with Governor Doug Burgum, Senator John Hoeven and Representative Kevin Cramer. Hoeven invited the secretary to the state to…