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Rural North Dakota Counties in Tough Spot When Preparing For Disasters
(Adobe Stock via Prairie News Service) (By Mike Moen. Prairie News Service) - Spring storm season is here, and local officials who prepare for emergency responses after a natural disaster say i...
Bill Dubensky Mar 19, 2026

The University of North Dakota Signs Memo of Understanding to Advance Hypersonics And Other Technologies
(Contributed image via UND Today) (By Adam Kurtz. UND Today) - The University of North Dakota and Auriga Space signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishing a collaboration to advanc...
Bill Dubensky Mar 19, 2026

North Dakota Revenues Face Uncertainty Due to Oil Price Volatility
(Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota state revenues remain on target for now amidst unpredictable oil prices, but budget officials urged caut...
Bill Dubensky Mar 19, 2026

Xcel Natural Gas Rates Going up April 1st in North Dakota
(Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - Natural gas customers of Xcel Energy in North Dakota will see their rates go up more than 10% on April 1. The North Dakota Pu...
Bill Dubensky Mar 19, 2026

North Dakota Needs $20 Million More For Homeowner Tax Credits
(Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota can expect a key property tax relief program to cost about $430 million for the 2025-2027 budget cycle - about...
Bill Dubensky Mar 18, 2026

Immigrants From 44 Countries Become U.S. Citizens in Fargo
(Photo courtesy of Lyn Dockter-Pinnick via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - For Shoaib and Noemi Najam, North Dakota is home - the place where they met, fell in love and are n...
Bill Dubensky Mar 18, 2026

North Dakota Reopens Loan Program For TSA, Border Patrol Agents Affected by Shutdown
(Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota is reopening a low-interest loan program to serve as a financial lifeline for federal employees in the state ...
Bill Dubensky Mar 18, 2026

Minnesota Task Forces on Lowering Healthcare Costs Take Flight
(Adobe Stock via the Minnesota News Connection) (By Mike Moen. Minnesota News Connection) - Amid concerning numbers for Minnesota's uninsured rate, a new statewide research project created by t...
Bill Dubensky Mar 18, 2026

Graduate Student Research Shines at UND GRAD Event
(Photo by Michaela Richards/UND Today) (By Michaela Richards. UND Today) - With topics ranging from species conservation to various uses of Artificial Intelligence, UND's Graduate Resear...
Bill Dubensky Mar 18, 2026

North Dakota Expands Ag Relief Programs to $500 Million
(Photo by Lora Wobbema/For the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota officials are authorizing the Bank of North Dakota to further expand the largest agriculture disaster ...
Bill Dubensky Mar 18, 2026