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Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education for the Grand Forks School District Plans to Leave
(Grand Forks Public Schools image) (KNOX) - Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education for the Grand Forks School District Matthew Bakke plans to leave. Bakke will work the rest of the ye...
Bill Dubensky Mar 03, 2026

North Dakota Rural Health Grant Opportunities Imminent as Feds OK Spending Plan
(Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - The federal government has approved most of North Dakota's nearly $200 million plan implementing the first year of a massiv...
Bill Dubensky Mar 03, 2026

North Dakotans Facing Hardships Can Shape Future of Support Programs
(Adobe Stock via Prairie News Service) (By Mike Moen. Prairie News Service) - North Dakota's poverty-fighting network said in order to have strong support programs, it needs input from communit...
Bill Dubensky Mar 03, 2026

Transition of CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake to Altru Hospital Devils Lake is Complete
(Altru image) (KNOX) - Altru Health System and CommonSpirit Health have officially completed the transaction to transfer ownership of CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake to Altru Health S...
Bill Dubensky Mar 03, 2026

Grand Forks Ranked Number One in The Nation For Project Development For Its Size
(File image) (KNOX) - Grand Forks has been ranked the number one community in the nation for project development per capita in 2025 by Site Selection Magazine for tier 3 metro areas. The rankin...
Bill Dubensky Mar 02, 2026

Judge Orders New Trial For Man in Jail Over 30 Years For The Murder Of a Devils Lake Man
(File image) (KNOX) - A judge has ordered a new trial for a man who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a murder. Werner Kunkel was convicted in 1995 in the 1986 stabbing death of Gilber...
Bill Dubensky Mar 02, 2026

Man Killed in Polk County Snowmobile Crash
(File image) (KNOX) - The Polk County Sheriff's Office said that a 33-year-old man was killed after a snowmobile crash in Gentilly Township over the weekend. Deputies responded to the crash, Co...
Bill Dubensky Mar 02, 2026

UND Campus Expo Emphasizes Holistic Approach to Safety
(Photo by Adam Kurtz/UND Today) (By Joe Banish. UND Today) -Campus and community organizations dedicated to promoting safety and wellness gathered at the Memorial Union for UND's annual Campus ...
Bill Dubensky Mar 02, 2026

Minnesota's Ethnic Media Try to Overcome Resource Gaps
(Photo courtesy 3HBC via Minnesota News Connection) (By Mike Moen. Minnesota News Connection) - Minnesota's population includes nearly 500,000 foreign-born residents. Ethnic broadcast and print...
Bill Dubensky Mar 02, 2026

Supreme Court Ruling Likely to Trigger Litigation For Oil Companies
(Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - A recent North Dakota Supreme Court decision could have ripple effects for thousands of oil wells, the mineral owner...
Bill Dubensky Mar 02, 2026