Category Archives: Latest News

New Book on The Bakken Brings Home Burden of Oil Booms
(UND Today photo) (UND Today) - The Bakken oil boom may well be a fading memory to the national media, but it continues to impact residents of western North Dakota. Sebastian Felix Braun's new ...
Bill Dubensky Mar 05, 2026

State Representative Zac Ista of Grand Forks Will Not Seek Re-election
(File image) (KNOX) - North Dakota House Minority Leader Zac Ista of Grand Forks said that he will not seek re-election this fall. Ista was first appointed to the seat in 2020 to fill out Rep. ...
Bill Dubensky Mar 04, 2026

Governor Praises Bank of North Dakota Employee Bonus Program
(Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - State officials have approved new staff performance bonuses to improve retention at the Bank of North Dakota, with t...
Bill Dubensky Mar 04, 2026

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Pick is a Political Outsider
(Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer) (Minnesota Reformer) - The executive running for the Republican nomination for Minnesota governor said that Brian Nicholson will be his running m...
Bill Dubensky Mar 04, 2026

North Dakota PSC Schedules Public Hearings
(North Dakota Public Service Commission image) (KNOX) - The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold two public hearings regarding a proposal to construct two transmission lines t...
Bill Dubensky Mar 04, 2026

Flying Unmanned Aircraft Statewide
(Photo by Adam Kurtz/UND Today (By Adam Kurtz. UND Today) - With the press of a button inside UND's Robin Hall, an important Federal Aviation Administration radar data feed went live - marking ...
Bill Dubensky Mar 04, 2026

State Mandated Abortion Law Training Now Available For North Dakota Doctors
(Photo courtesy of University of North Dakota via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - A new training commissioned by the North Dakota Legislature to address confusion about the s...
Bill Dubensky Mar 04, 2026

Housing Finance Agency Named to 2026 Best Mortgage Companies to Work For
(North Dakota Housing Finance Agency image) (KNOX) - North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) has been ranked as one of the Best Mortgage Companies to Work for by National Mortgage News for ...
Bill Dubensky Mar 04, 2026

Chair of North Dakota Ethics Commission to Step Down to Take a Job Out of State
(North Dakota Ethics Commission photo) (KNOX) - The chair of the North Dakota Ethics Commission will step down to take an employment opportunity out of state. Dr. Cynthia Lindquist has served a...
Bill Dubensky Mar 03, 2026

Minnesota State Senator Wants Cursive to Make a Comeback
(Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer) (Minnesota Reformer) - It makes documents poetic. It strengthens hand-eye coordination. And, hundreds of years ago, "it was a mark of an educated...
Bill Dubensky Mar 03, 2026