(Learfield) – A federal judge is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with ending deportation protections for nearly 1,100 Somalis living in the U.S. Judge Allison Burroughs lifted a temporary stay blocking the termination of Temporary Protected Status. About 400 people in Minnesota could be affected. The administration argues conditions in Somalia have improved enough to end the protections, while immigrant advocates say the country remains in a humanitarian crisis. The legal challenge is continuing.
Fergus Falls man charged with criminal vehicular homicide in fatal crash
(KNOX/Valley News Live) -A 25-year-old Fergus Falls man has been charged in connection with a fatal head-on crash on Highway 59 that killed a Pelican Rapids woman. The crash happened in Erhard and a witness described seeing his vehicle weaving before...
Sep 11, 2026
ND Supreme Court hears oral arguments in overturned Werner Kunkel case
(KFYR) - Justices on the North Dakota Supreme Court are hearing oral arguments on Thursday in the case of Werner Kunkel. Kunkel spent more than 30 years behind bars for the 1986 death of Gilbert Fassett. But earlier this year, a judge threw out his m...
Sep 11, 2026
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Proclaims Today Is Patriot Day In Honor Of 9/11 Victims
(KNOX) -Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has proclaimed that it is Patriot Day, and he has ordered all United States and Minnesota flags to fly at half-staff at all state buildings. The flags will be lowered from sunrise to sundown to honor the victims wh...
Sep 11, 2026
North Dakota Emergency Commission to consider nearly $6M in disaster funding
(Valley News Live) - The North Dakota Emergency Commission is set to consider a request for nearly $6 million in disaster-related funding at its meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 23, according to the commission's agenda. The North Dakota Office of the Adju...
Sep 11, 2026
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