Category Archives: Latest News
Work on the South End Interior Flood Protection Master Plan in Grand Forks Set
(KNOX) - Grand Forks City Engineer Al Grasser says work on the South End Interior Flood Protection Master Plan has been set. Grasser says they will submit an application to the State Water Comm...
Dec 29, 2024
North Dakota asks SCOTUS to Uphold, Divest or Ban Law Against TikTok
(Photo Illustration by Drew Angerer/Getty Images via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - Following the passage of a federal law earlier this year that calls for the owners of soc...
Dec 29, 2024
Junk Food and Drug Use cut Into Life Expectancy Gains for States
(Spencer Platt/Getty Images via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - After large drops during the pandemic, life expectancy in the United States should recover to 2019 levels this...
Dec 29, 2024
Congress 'almost' got a bump in pay this year
(Barbara Sprunt - NPR) - Lawmakers on Capitol Hill got close to getting their first salary bump in 15 years in a pre-Christmas bill to keep the government funded through the spring. Tucked in the bill...
Dec 29, 2024
Fate Uncertain for Wounded Knee Land Bill and Medals Review as Massacre Commemoration Approaches
Plastic flowers and American flags are placed atop graves at the Wounded Knee Memorial and cemetery on June 30, 2024. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight via the North Dakota Monitor) (Mak...
Dec 29, 2024
Republicans gain majority in Minnesota House
(Clay Masters - Minnesota NPR) - Republicans will start the 2025 legislative session with a Minnesota House majority now that a DFL candidate has opted against appealing a court defeat. Last we...
Dec 29, 2024
Bird flu has killed 20 big cats at a U.S. sanctuary
(Rebecca Rosman - NPRnews) - An animal sanctuary in Shelton, Wash., is under quarantine after a bird flu outbreak killed 20 big cats at the facility over the past month. The Wild Felid Advocacy Center...
Dec 27, 2024
As Smart Cities Tools Grow Nationwide, so do Privacy and Ethical Concerns
A LiDAR sensor from technology company Ouster, shown in an intersection in Colorado, uses a laser to create anonymous 3-D models of the people and vehicles at street level. (Photo courtesy of Ouster v...
Dec 27, 2024
Federal government bans mining in the Black Hills for 20 years
(Seth Tupper - South Dakota Searchlight) - The federal government approved a 20-year ban Thursday on new mining-related activity in a portion of South Dakota's Black Hills. The ban covers 32 square mi...
Dec 26, 2024
Cat dies from eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu
(The Associated Press) - An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide. ...
Dec 26, 2024