FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With Election Day less than a month away, Independent Cara Mund and Republican Congressman Kelly Armstrong are fighting for your vote in North Dakota’s only Congressional seat. Former Miss America Cara Mund seeks to become the first woman to represent North Dakota in the House while Representative Kelly Armstrong looks to extend his stay in the…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – COVID-19 numbers in this region are slowly going down but the Biden Administration is looking for more funding for future emergencies. The administration is working with Congress to fund $22.5 billion as resources and supplies get thinner. If funding is cut short, things like vaccines for the uninsured, at-home COVID tests and researching new variants will be…
People in creative costumes gathered at Sunset Lanes in Moorhead to participate in a ‘Bowling for Veterans Spooky Bowling Tournament’ and to raise money for a good cause. The funds raised at the tournament go directly to helping send area veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit monuments raised in their honor. The tournament had open bowl and team bowling; $1…
The people behind the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota/Minnesota hope they can start taking veterans to Washington, D.C. once again early next year. They don’t have a date set yet, but the hope is to start flights again in the spring of 2022. There hasn’t been a local honor flight since October, 2019. They’re waiting to see how…
WASHINGTON (KVRR) — Some prescription prices will be lower with a new bill President Biden has signed into law. The Ensuring Innovation Act will help prevent pharmaceutical manufacturers from making small adjustments to raise drug prices. The bill was led by Democratic Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota and Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana. They say they want to help…
WASHINGTON – Days after the attack on the U.S. capitol federal agencies have made dozens of arrests. “As I was watching the attack unfold, as a former federal prosecutor I was thinking to myself the variety of tools in the federal prosecutor tool box to hold people accountable,” Former U.S. Attorney for North Dakota Tim Purdon said. Those tools include…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks Police Department is selling replicas of the same squad car driven by Officer Cody Holte. The mini cars come in 8, 5 and 3 inch sizes in a keepsake box. The money raised goes towards sending officers to Washington D.C. during the 2021 National Police Week, to support Officer Holte’s family, and to honor…
MOORHEAD, MINN. –“It’s tough to have to sit here and not do anything you know; it’s just not having any income coming in,” Triangle Coach Service Owner Dave Helms said. Minnesota motorcoach companies are demanding action from Washington as business continues to be at a standstill since March. In Congress, the CERTS Act is being debated that would give out…
Veterans Honor Flights are full of people with amazing stories of courage and sacrifice for our freedom. On this Veterans Day, we’re highlighting one of those stories. On last month’s Honor Flight I had the privilege to meet a veteran full of life and full or personality. He truly made of the most of his Honor Flight experience, but…
The Veterans honor flight of North Dakota and Minnesota brings back vivid memories for the veterans who visit our nation’s capital. Sometimes the worst memories of their lives. I found out on the latest honor flight that those memories gives our veterans comfort that we won’t forget what they did for our country. To serve is to sacrifice. These…
