Category Archives: Latest News

Measles Cases on The Rise in North Dakota
(iStock / Getty Images Plus via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - Measles symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose and eye irritation, followed by a widespread rash. Pe...
Bill Dubensky Mar 02, 2026

Grand Forks Police Department Taking Part in Enforcement Campaign Throughout March
(Grand Forks Police Department image) (KNOX) - In an effort to keep the roadways safe, The Grand Forks Police Department is taking part in a "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" Enforcement Campaig...
Bill Dubensky Mar 01, 2026

State Lawmakers Seek to Smooth Rift Between Some Infrastructure Developers And Landowners
(Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota lawmakers are looking for ways to reduce the friction between landowners and developers of infrastructure pro...
Bill Dubensky Mar 01, 2026

Presidential Searches at 3 North Dakota Colleges Narrowing
(Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - Two North Dakotans are semifinalists for the Bismarck State College president's job as North Dakota State University narrows i...
Bill Dubensky Mar 01, 2026

University of North Dakota Welcomes New Research Innovators
(UND archival photo) (By Adam Kurtz. UND Today) - The University of North Dakota is proud to introduce the 2026 cohort of the Early Career Scholars Program, a group of emerging faculty research...
Bill Dubensky Mar 01, 2026

Judge Finalizes Order For Greenpeace to Pay $345 Million in North Dakota Oil Pipeline Case
(Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - A North Dakota judge officially ordered Greenpeace to pay $345 million to the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline following a n...
Bill Dubensky Mar 01, 2026

Doctor to Appeal Decision Upholding North Dakota Ban on Transgender Care For Minors
(Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - A North Dakota doctor is appealing a district court judge's ruling last fall that upheld the state's ban on gender-affirming care fo...
Bill Dubensky Feb 27, 2026

Emergency Commission Approves Funding to Expand GPS Monitoring to All North Dakota Transitional Facility Residents
(File image) (KNOX) - The North Dakota Emergency Commission, chaired by Gov. Kelly Armstrong, unanimously approved funding to expand the use of GPS monitoring bracelets to all residents of tran...
Bill Dubensky Feb 27, 2026

UND Research Administrator Elected to National Council Leadership
(UND Today photo) (By Joe Banish. UND Today) - A UND executive has been elected to serve as vice-president/president-elect of the National Council of University Administrators (NCURA) - a body ...
Bill Dubensky Feb 27, 2026

North Dakota Enacts Tenure Policy Requiring a Master's Degree
(Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education enacted a tenure policy requiring a master's or other advanced degre...
Bill Dubensky Feb 27, 2026