Category Archives: Latest News

Les Schwab Tires For Purpose
(KNOX) - Les Schwab Tires opened its first Grand Forks store just last year, and it has been committed to investing in its communities from the very start. One of the ways it has done that is with "Le...
Jim Johnson Feb 18, 2025

Bill Would Help Rural Grocery Stores in North Dakota
Cody Saiger runs the Chuck Stop in Crystal. (Allison Olimb/Walsh County Press) (Ann Estvold - North Dakota Newspaper Association ) -Many North Dakotans live in "food deserts," and Senate Bill 2...
Ann Estvold/North Dakota Newspaper Association Feb 18, 2025

North Dakota Governor Signs First Bill of 2025 Legislative Session
Gov. Kelly Armstrong. (File image) (KNOX) - Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed his first bill of the 2025 legislative session, expanding eligibility for the state's $500 property tax credit on ...
Bill Dubensky Feb 18, 2025

Bill Seeks to Strengthen Tribal Consultation on North Dakota Legislation
North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission Executive Director Brad Hawk. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor) (Mary Steurer - North Dakota Monitor) - A group of state lawmakers says that Nort...
Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor Feb 18, 2025

Study Done on Grand Valley Area of Grand Forks
(File image) (KNOX) - A look at pedestrian safety and mobility in the Grand Valley area was done by the City of Grand Forks. Assistant city Engineer Dave Kuharenko says the study was done becau...
Bill Dubensky Feb 18, 2025

North Dakota House Approves State DOGE Task Force
(Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor) (Amy Dalrymple - North Dakota Monitor) - A proposal to establish a North Dakota version of the federal Department of Government Efficiency adva...
Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor Feb 18, 2025

State House Votes to Defund North Dakota Public Broadcasting
(Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) (Jeff Beach - North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota members of the state House onvoted to defund Prairie Public Broadcasting. The House Appropriations Co...
Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor Feb 18, 2025

Fourth of July fireworks returning to Mount Rushmore
(Seth Tupper - South Dakota Searchlight) - Mount Rushmore will host an Independence Day-themed fireworks display next year, bringing worldwide attention to the national memorial and South Dakota, but ...
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight/North Dakota Monitor Feb 17, 2025

Billions of dollars at stake for farmers hit by Trump funding freeze
(Allison Winter - States Newsroom) - Farmers across the United States are finding themselves in precarious economic positions, as they attempt to navigate a strained farm economy and a barrage of exec...
Allison Winter/States Newsroom/North Dakota Monitor Feb 17, 2025

Senator Hoeven welcomes USAF Vice Chief of Staff
(KNOX) - Senator John Hoeven outlined to Gen. James Slife, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, opportunities to leverage the Grand Forks region's expertise in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to enhance natio...
Jim Johnson Feb 17, 2025