Category Archives: Latest News
Trial monitors plan to observe North Dakota jury trial in Greenpeace, Energy Transfer case
(Mary Steurer - North Dakota Monitor) - A group of attorneys, activists and academics will be monitoring an upcoming trial between the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline and Greenpeace to evaluat...
Feb 14, 2025 CANNON BALL, ND - NOVEMBER 30: Snow covers Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation on November 30, 2016 outside Cannon Ball, North Dakota. Native Americans and activists from around the country have been gathering at the camp for several months trying to halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The proposed 1,172 mile long pipeline would transport oil from the North Dakota Bakken region through South Dakota, Iowa and into Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Takes Part in U.S. Congressional Roundtable on Wildfires and Insurance
(Image provided) KNOX) - Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread participated in a roundtable discussion this week on wildfires and their impacts on the U.S. insurance market hosted by the U.S. Hou...
Feb 14, 2025
Work Will be Done on Storm Sewers in Grand Forks
(File image) (KNOX) - Assistant City Engineer Christian Danielson says you can expect storm sewer work on a Grand Forks street this construction season. "This project is up in the Highway 81 ar...
Feb 14, 2025
North Dakota House Advances 1 of 3 Education Savings Account Bills
Rep. Pat Heinert, R-Bismarck. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (Jeff Beach and Michael Achterling - North Dakota Monitor) - A bill that earmarks state money for tuition at private scho...
Feb 14, 2025
North Dakota is a leader in limiting land purchases by China, and sees no reason to stop
(Jack Dura - Associated Press) - It's been three years since a Chinese company's plan to develop a swath of farmland near a North Dakota Air Force base prompted local security concerns and led to a ru...
Feb 13, 2025
Bill supporting religion in North Dakota public schools could test First Amendment
(Mary Steurer -North Dakota Monitor) - A group of public school-related bills in the North Dakota statehouse could test the limits of the First Amendment's Establishment Clause - the part of the U.S. ...
Feb 13, 2025
Grand Forks 'Request For Bids"
(KNOX) - Stormwater Ditch Cleaning Department Finance, Water Works Division Category Sealed Bids RFP Number 8957 Start Date 02/13/2025 Close Date 03/06/2025 4:00 PM RFP Post Status Open Bid Specificat...
Feb 13, 2025
Senate bill to support Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa casino in Grand Forks faces crucial Friday vote
(KNOX) - A Senate bill that to support the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa's proposed casino and resort in Grand Forks came out of committee with a 4-2 "Do Not Pass" recommendation. State Senator Sco...
Feb 13, 2025
Brooke Rollins is the new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
(States Newsroom staff) - Brooke Rollins was easily confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Senators backed her nomination 72-28. Rollins,...
Feb 13, 2025
UND ascends to RI status
(University of North Dakota) - On Thursday, the Carnegie Foundation - the organization that regularly classifies universities into tiers of research activity - informed UND officials that the Universi...
Feb 13, 2025