Author Archives: Madison Quinn
House rescinds ratification of Equal Rights Amendment
BISMARK, N.D. - The North Dakota House has voted to rescind the state's ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, declaring that it expired in 1979. The state Democratic-NPL Party blasted the action...
Mar 20, 2021
South Dakota Governor pushes changes to transgender sports ban
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has suggested language changes in a bill to ban transgender girls and women from participation in girls' or women's sports leagues in order to l...
Mar 20, 2021 Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD)
Minneapolis police review force used in homeless camp clash
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis police department is reviewing the use of force by its officers after their attempt to clear out a homeless encampment led to a violent clash between officers and civilia...
Mar 19, 2021 MNUprising (Twitter)
"ASK A TROOPER" Speed
Question: I'm concerned about the high speeds of drivers I'm seeing these days, both in my city and on the Interstate. What can I do about it? Answer: The Minnesota State Patrol is extremely concerned...
Mar 19, 2021
South Dakota to hire someone to investigate missing & murdered Indigenous cases
PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Attorney General's Office plans to hire a full-time employee dedicated to missing and murdered Indigenous person cases. Rep. Peri Pourier, a member of the Oglala Sioux ...
Mar 19, 2021 Rep. Peri Pourier (South Dakota)
Judge OKs some evidence from 2019 Floyd arrest and refuses to delay Chauvin trial
MINNEAPOLIS - The judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer accused in the death of George Floyd says he'll allow the jury to hear some evidence about a prior arrest in which F...
Mar 19, 2021 Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill
Car crashes into a south Fargo family's living room
FARGO (KFGO) - An unusual collision in Fargo Tues. afternoon. A family was sitting in their house when a car crashed into their living room Tues. afternoon in south Fargo. A neighbor said she heard a ...
Mar 17, 2021 Fargo Fire Department cleans up debris from crash
Former IHS doctor sentenced for sex abuse loses pension
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Indian Health Services officials said Tuesday that a former pediatrician sentenced for sexually abusing boys on two reservations has lost his estimated $100,000-a-year pension. Sta...
Mar 17, 2021 Stanley Weber
2 jurors dropped from Chauvin trial after $27M settlement
MINNEAPOLIS - A judge has dismissed two jurors who had been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd's death. Judge Peter Cahill acted Wednesday after recalling seve...
Mar 17, 2021 Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill
Teens fueling increase in COVID-19 cases in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS - Health officials say teenagers are behind a slight increase in coronavirus activity in Minnesota. The state Department of Health reported 6,818 additional COVID-19 cases in the week endi...
Mar 17, 2021
