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Cirrus Aircraft Looks to Expand Operations in Grand Forks
(Cirrus Aircraft image) (KNOX) - Cirrus Aircraft is looking to expand its operations in Grand Forks. Steve Thomas of Cirrus Aircraft says the production means more jobs will be on the way. "App...
Bill Dubensky Jan 22, 2025

Grand Forks State Lawmaker Proposes Initiative to Protect Migrating Birds
Sandhill cranes migrate across North Dakota. (Photo provided by ND Game and Fish Department via the North Dakota Monitor) (Grace Fiori - North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota lawmakers will cons...
Grace Fiori/North Dakota Monitor Jan 22, 2025

Bills on Gender Debated by North Dakota Lawmakers
Rep. Lori VanWinkle, R-Minot, speaks in favor of a bill to legalize conversion therapy at a House Human Services Committee meeting . (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor) (Mary Steurer - N...
Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor Jan 22, 2025

Affordable Housing Plan in North Dakota Draws Support
Dion Schilling speaks during a committee hearing on homelessness on Jan. 21, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (Jeff Beach - North Dakota Monitor) - Advocates for low-income housi...
Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor Jan 22, 2025

January 6 charges dismissed against former officer for North Dakota Young Republicans
(Jeff Beach - North Dakota Monitor) - Charges against a former North Dakota man who was at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6., 2021, riot have been dismissed. Damian Johnston agreed to plead guilty l...
Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor Jan 21, 2025

Disorder continues in Minnesota House and Senate
(Clay Masters - MPRNews) - Disorder in the Minnesota Legislature will continue into March. The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday about whether the Republican-led sessions in the Hou...
Clay Masters/Minnesota NPR Jan 21, 2025

Trump Issues Pardons for 1,500 Defendants Charged in Jan. 6 Attack on US Capitol
(Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images via the North Dakota Monitor) (Ashley Murray - North Dakota Monitor) - President Donald Trump on Monday night issued sweeping pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 ...
Ashley Murray/North Dakota Monitor Jan 21, 2025

North Dakota Bill Sparks Debate Over Displaying the Ten Commandments in Schools
The Ten Commandments are displayed on a monument near the Civic Center in Fargo. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) (Ann Estvold - North Dakota Newspaper Association) - North Dakota's school boa...
Ann Estvold/North Dakota Newspaper Association Jan 21, 2025

North Dakota Lawmakers Discuss Adding Computer Generated Images to Definition of Child Pornography
Claire Ness, deputy attorney general, speaks during a committee hearing. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (Michael Achterling - North Dakota Monitor) - Possessing a computer-generated ...
Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor Jan 21, 2025

Grand Forks City Council Will Look at a Greenway Project
(KNOX) - Grand Forks City Council will look at professional services for the first phase of a downtown Greenway project. Grand Forks Water Works Director Melanie Parvey says the area is ...
Bill Dubensky Jan 21, 2025