Category Archives: Latest News

Tree Hitting Power Lines Started Wildfire That Killed 2 in North Dakota
Trees lie on the ground at the site where a fatal wildfire began on Oct. 5 northwest of Ray, North Dakota. Trees hitting power lines started the fire, the State Fire Marshal determined. (Photo courtes...
Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor Jan 07, 2025

Walz addresses special election, bird flu, Minnesota cannabis industry
(KNOX) - Minnesota Repubicans are seeking an opinion from the Minnesota Supreme Court over whether Governor Tim Walz didn't wait long enough to call for a special election. The reason, of course, is t...
Jim Johnson Jan 06, 2025

North Dakota Plans Homeless Point-in-Time Count for Jan. 22
(North Dakota Housing Finance Agency image) (KNOX) - The North Dakota Continuum of Care (ND CoC) will conduct a Point-in-Time (PIT) Count of the people in the state who are experiencing homeles...
Bill Dubensky Jan 06, 2025

Fargo Insurance Agent Fined for Violating State Rebating Laws
(North Dakota Insurance Department image) (KNOX) - A Fargo insurance agent has been fined $136,500, and their license to sell insurance in North Dakota has been placed on probation for four yea...
Bill Dubensky Jan 06, 2025

Voters Created an Ethics Commission in North Dakota. Then the Legislature Limited its Power
(Photo illustration by ProPublica. Photos by Kyle Martin for the North Dakota Monitor, Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (Jacob Orledge - North Dakota Monitor) - Fed-up North Dako...
Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor Jan 06, 2025

North Dakota Lawmakers Probably Won't Pass a 'Christmas Tree' Bill This Year
House Majority Leader Mike Lefor, R-Dickinson, center, participates in the special session of the Legislature on Oct. 23, 2023, which was required after a ruling from the state Supreme Court. (Kyle Ma...
Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor Jan 06, 2025

Grand Forks Police Arrest One for Attempted Murder
(KNOX) - Friday night at approximately 10:50 the Grand Forks Police Department was dispatched to a weapons violation in the area of the Ramada, 1250 N 43rd St. Initial investigation of the inci...
Bill Dubensky Jan 05, 2025

North Dakota State Representative from Grand Forks says Public's Needs Will be Addressed in the Upcoming Session
(North Dakota State Legislature image) (KNOX) - North Dakota State Representative Zac Ista of Grand Forks (D-43) says that the public's needs will be addressed in the upcoming session. "We're h...
Bill Dubensky Jan 05, 2025

North Dakota Legislative Session is Set to Begin
State Rep. Glenn Bosch, R-Bismarck, speaks during a meeting of the Legislative Management Committee on Nov. 13, 2024. The legislative session begins Jan. 7, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Moni...
Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor Jan 05, 2025

Interim leader appointed to head North Dakota Legacy Fund
(Mary Steurer - North Dakota Monitor) - The North Dakota State Investment Board on Friday named former Land Commissioner Jodi Smith as interim executive director of the Retirement and Investment Offic...
Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor Jan 05, 2025