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North Dakota House Approves Bill to Exempt State From Daylight Saving Time
(Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (Amy Dalrymple - North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakotans would no longer need to change their clocks for daylight saving time under a bill approved by H...
Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor Jan 29, 2025

Grand Forks State Lawmaker Sponsors Legislation That Would Create Charter Schools
Rep. Eric Murphy, R-Grand Forks. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (Michael Achterling - North Dakota Monitor) - Members of the House Education Committee held a public hearing on House ...
Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor Jan 29, 2025

Study Pegs Potential $9 Billion Tax Impact for CO2 in North Dakota Oil Wells
(Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor) (Jeff Beach - North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota could see another $9 billion in oil tax revenue over 10 years if oil companies begin injecting carb...
Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor Jan 29, 2025

Transgender Teen Urges Judge to Legalize Gender Affirming Care for Minors in North Dakota
Brittany Stewart, right, delivers the opening statement for the plaintiffs at the beginning of a trial over North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Jess Braverman, another attorney for...
Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor Jan 29, 2025

Noem labels illegal immigrants as 'dirt bags'
(Ariana Figueroa - North Dakota Monitor) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Tuesday addressed some of her staff, promising to provide resources and support as the agency fulf...
Ariana Figueroa/North Dakota Monitor Jan 28, 2025

Trump Administration memo announces abrupt freeze on swath of federal payments
(Jennifer Shutt - North Dakota Monitor) - The Trump administration will temporarily stop payments on multiple federal programs Tuesday evening, cutting off Americans who rely on what could be trillion...
Jennifer Shutt/North Dakota Monitor Jan 28, 2025

50 frosty finalists names for Minnesota Snowplows
(Matt Mikus - Minnesota News) - After receiving more than 7,300 creative names, MnDOT released their 50 finalist names to begin the voting round. Find the previous winnersName a Snowplow contest: MnDO...
Matt Mikus/Minnesota NPR News Jan 28, 2025

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Wants to Build a Casino Resort
(KNOX) - The Grand Forks Committee of the Whole approved a letter of intent for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa to build a casino. The casino resort is slated to be built on propert...
Bill Dubensky Jan 28, 2025

New Grand Forks Police Chief to be Sworn In Friday
(KNOX) - Chief Jason Freedman will be sworn in as the 24th Grand Forks Police Department Chief of Police on Friday, January 31st. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at 10am in the City Counc...
Bill Dubensky Jan 28, 2025

Grand Forks City Council Member Heard Good Things From U.S. Senators About the City When he was In Washington, DC
(KNOX) - Grand Forks City Council Member Mike Fridolfs says that he recently spent some time in the nation's capital. "I met with a bunch of senators and a bunch from other states, and so if yo...
Bill Dubensky Jan 28, 2025