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Ice is never 100% safe and can change daily
(KNOX) - Ice conditions in Polk County, Minnesota are highly variable, with some lakes still open and ice depths ranging from zero to four inches. The Minnesota DNR recommends the following guidelines...
Jim Johnson Jan 01, 2025 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources logo

Park River man appeals Facebook case to another court
(KNOX) - A new case has been filed in U.S. District court by a Park River man accusing a state lawmaker of evidence tampering and obstruction. Mitchell Sanderson accused Edinburg Republican Yah-nuh Me...
Jim Johnson Jan 01, 2025

Former CNN anchor and Minnesota native Aaron Brown has died
Aaron Brown, a veteran television news anchor whose steady hand helped guide CNN viewers through the unfolding tragedy of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has died. CNN, citing a statement from Brown's fam...
The Associated Press Jan 01, 2025

North Dakota among states asking SCOTUS to uphold 'divest or ban' on Tik Tok
(Samantha Willils -North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota is among states asking the Supreme Court to uphold the "divest or ban law" against Tik Tok. The law means Tik Tok must either sever its ties to ...
Samantha Willis/North Dakota Monitor Dec 31, 2024

Ian Cramer sentenced to 28 years
(KNOX) - The son of North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer has been sentenced for last December's pursuit and crash that caused the death of a sheriff's deputy. Ian Cramer is sentenced to 28 years in priso...
Jim Johnson Dec 31, 2024

Special election called to fill Minnesota House, Senate seats
(KNOX) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has ordered a special election next month that will decide control of the Minnesota Senate. That vote will take place January 28. The announcement comes three days...
Jim Johnson Dec 31, 2024

Sunday fire in East Grand Forks blamed on unattended space heater
(KNOX) - An unattended space heater is being blamed for a trailer home fire in East Grand Forks. The East Grand Forks Fire Department says crews were called to the home around 1 p.m. Sunday. They say ...
Jim Johnson Dec 30, 2024

Grand Forks City Offices Closed New Year's Day
(KNOX) - Most city offices will be closed Wednesday, January 1, 2025 in observance of New Year's Day. Regular City business will not be conducted. However, emergency police, fire and com...
Bill Dubensky Dec 30, 2024

North Dakota Gov. Armstrong Directs State Flags at Half-Staff for President Jimmy Carter
(KNOX) - Gov. Kelly Armstrong released the following statement on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday, Dec. 29, at the age of 100. "President Jimmy Carte...
Bill Dubensky Dec 30, 2024

Musk and Ramaswamy to Confront Congress in Struggle for Control of the Public Purse
Tesla CEO Elon Musk , right, co-chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency, carries his son on his shoulders at the U.S. Capitol following a meeting with businessman Vivek Ramasw...
Jennifer Shutt/North Dakota Monitor Dec 30, 2024