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Hoeven, Cramer recommend Fargo judge be nominated U.S. attorney

January 21, 2025

Jim Monk,

WASHINGTON (KVRR) – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are recommending that President Donald Trump nominate East Central District Court Judge Nick Chase to serve as U.S. Attorney for North Dakota. Mac Schneider currently serves in the position. Schneider was appointed by former President Biden in 2022, and said recently he expects to be replaced by a Republican after Trump…

TikTok Back Online After Brief Shutdown

The future of the app is still unclear, but reports indicate that President-Elect Trump plans to sign an executive order delaying the ban for 90 days.

January 19, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) – Nobody knew for certain what TikTok would look like come January 19th – the day its supposed ban went into effect. But it ended up being the 18th that saw all the drama. First, a warning. Then, a full shutdown. Followed by a quick restoration that gave credit to President Trump – the day before his inauguration….

U.S. House passes bill to avoid rail strike, Senate will vote next

November 30, 2022

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The U.S. House passed a resolution forcing unions to accept a tentative agreement reached earlier this year between railroad managers and their workers making a strike illegal. The House also passed a second bill providing seven days of paid sick leave to railroad workers. The two bills are heading to the Senate, which has until December…

World War II veteran awarded U.S. Capitol flag

August 26, 2022

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Senator Kevin Cramer delivered an American flag that once flew at the U.S. Capitol to 96-year-old World War II veteran Vern Otterson in South Fargo. “What can I say? I just can’t hardly believe it that all of a sudden I’m being honored. I wouldn’t have had to have gone in because I was living on…

Senator Cramer says finger is “healing nicely” after backyard accident

The republican lost the tip of one of his fingers in June

July 11, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Senator Kevin Cramer says his finger is “healing nicely” after a backyard accident three weeks ago. The republican said on Twitter, he crushed two fingers between two rocks and lost the tip of one. Cramer thanked his great surgeons and said he went through four hours of HBOT treatments. He plans to return to DC this…

Fargo Moorhead Diversion Project gets $437 million

The final domino has fallen Sens. John Hoeven and Amy Klobuchar helped secure the final four hundred and thirty seven million dollars in federal funds for the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project.

January 21, 2022

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR)- This is a huge impact, I mean this is first in the nation project, P3 major public works partnership that’s really going to be a model for the country,” said North Dakota Senator John Hoeven. “A new way of doing business right, with the public private partnership, “this is going to be the first “This is huge…

Hoeven concerned with Biden’s removal of troops from Afghanistan

August 20, 2021

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Senator John Hoeven says he believes the Biden administration’s handling of pulling troops out of Afghanistan has been poor. Hoeven, Senator Kevin Cramer and 14 other Republican senators have sent a letter to the administration saying they need to get Americans and Afghans who have helped America get out of Taliban controlled territory. Hoeven…

Sen. Kevin Cramer recalls scene as Capitol was under siege

January 7, 2021

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WASHINGTON — North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer recalls his experience as the U.S. Capitol was under siege. Vice President Mike Pence was first hurried out of the Senate chamber followed by Cramer and other senators who were escorted to a safe room. Cramer says he was astonished at the lack of action taken by Capitol police. Although some have accused…

Fargo National Cemetery hosts virtual Memorial Day ceremony

The cemetery honored fallen soldiers on the holiday with the help from North Dakota and Minnesota politicians

May 25, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — This Memorial Day is the first since the Fargo National Cemetery opened it’s gates in September of last year. It is the first and only national veterans cemetery in North Dakota. The cemetery had big plans to hold it’s inaugural Memorial Day celebration this year, but things were forced to change amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Still, they…

U.S. Senators Join Forces To Call For Meat Price Fixing Investigation

North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and ten other state attorneys general earlier called for an investigation

May 12, 2020

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Dakota leaders are continuing to push for an investigation into price fixing in the cattle industry. Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska and 18 Senate colleagues, including North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer, are working together. They wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice requesting they investigate potential anti-competitive activities in the beef…