Category Archives: Latest News
North Dakota Gov. Armstrong Directs State Flags at Half-Staff for President Jimmy Carter
(KNOX) - Gov. Kelly Armstrong released the following statement on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday, Dec. 29, at the age of 100. "President Jimmy Carte...
Bill Dubensky Dec 30, 2024
Musk and Ramaswamy to Confront Congress in Struggle for Control of the Public Purse
Tesla CEO Elon Musk , right, co-chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency, carries his son on his shoulders at the U.S. Capitol following a meeting with businessman Vivek Ramasw...
Jennifer Shutt/North Dakota Monitor Dec 30, 2024
Work on the South End Interior Flood Protection Master Plan in Grand Forks Set
(KNOX) - Grand Forks City Engineer Al Grasser says work on the South End Interior Flood Protection Master Plan has been set. Grasser says they will submit an application to the State Water Comm...
Bill Dubensky Dec 29, 2024
North Dakota asks SCOTUS to Uphold, Divest or Ban Law Against TikTok
(Photo Illustration by Drew Angerer/Getty Images via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - Following the passage of a federal law earlier this year that calls for the owners of soc...
Bill Dubensky Dec 29, 2024
Junk Food and Drug Use cut Into Life Expectancy Gains for States
(Spencer Platt/Getty Images via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - After large drops during the pandemic, life expectancy in the United States should recover to 2019 levels this...
Bill Dubensky Dec 29, 2024
Congress 'almost' got a bump in pay this year
(Barbara Sprunt - NPR) - Lawmakers on Capitol Hill got close to getting their first salary bump in 15 years in a pre-Christmas bill to keep the government funded through the spring. Tucked in the bill...
Barbara Sprunt/NPR Dec 29, 2024
Fate Uncertain for Wounded Knee Land Bill and Medals Review as Massacre Commemoration Approaches
Plastic flowers and American flags are placed atop graves at the Wounded Knee Memorial and cemetery on June 30, 2024. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight via the North Dakota Monitor) (Mak...
Makenzie Huber/North Dakota Monitor Dec 29, 2024
Republicans gain majority in Minnesota House
(Clay Masters - Minnesota NPR) - Republicans will start the 2025 legislative session with a Minnesota House majority now that a DFL candidate has opted against appealing a court defeat. Last we...
Clay Masters/Minnesota NPR Dec 29, 2024
Bird flu has killed 20 big cats at a U.S. sanctuary
(Rebecca Rosman - NPRnews) - An animal sanctuary in Shelton, Wash., is under quarantine after a bird flu outbreak killed 20 big cats at the facility over the past month. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center...
Rebecca Rosman/NPRnews Dec 27, 2024
As Smart Cities Tools Grow Nationwide, so do Privacy and Ethical Concerns
A LiDAR sensor from technology company Ouster, shown in an intersection in Colorado, uses a laser to create anonymous 3-D models of the people and vehicles at street level. (Photo courtesy of Ouster v...
Paige Gross/North Dakota Monitor Dec 27, 2024