Category Archives: Latest News

Grand Forks Committee of the Whole Approves Extension for the Letter of Intent for a Project
(KNOX) - An extension for the letter of intent for a plan was granted by the Grand Forks Committee of the Whole. "Northern Plains Nitrogen, which is a project that we've wo...
Bill Dubensky Dec 12, 2024

U.S. Capitol Police Chief details 700 threats in one month against members of Congress
(Jennifer Shutt - North Dakota Monitor) - U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger testified Wednesday that more than 700 threats against members of Congress were made during the last month alone, with...
Jennifer Shutt/North Dakota Monitor Dec 12, 2024

Burgum Regrets not Curbing Local Spending, in Final Days as Governor
Gov. Doug Burgum swears in new state senators in the Senate chamber during the organizational session at the Capitol on Dec. 2, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (Michael Achterli...
Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor Dec 12, 2024

Buena Vista Ski Area "Honor Our Troop Days" This Weekend
(Buena Vista Ski Area photo) (KNOX) -Buena Vista Ski Area in Bemidji, MN. is hosting "Honor Our Troop Days" offering special discounts on skiing for military veterans this Saturday and Sunday, ...
Bill Dubensky Dec 12, 2024

Red Trail Energy shareholders approve sale to Gevo
(Jeff Beach - North Dakota Monitor) - Shareholders of North Dakota's Red Trail Energy have approved the sale of its ethanol plant and carbon capture and storage to Colorado-based Gevo, which has plans...
Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor Dec 11, 2024

Cannabis agency drops plans to fast-track licenses
(Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Brian Bakst - MPRnews) - Minnesota's nascent marijuana market is likely to take longer to launch - both getting plants into the ground and products into approved stores - as ...
Estelle Timar-Wilcox and Brian Bakst/MPRnews Dec 11, 2024

Armstrong Appoints Interim Health and Human Services Director
Dirk Wilke, interim director of the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. (Contributed/HHS via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - Gov.-elect Kelly Armstrong on W...
Bill Dubensky Dec 11, 2024

Grand Forks Committee of the Whole Approves Project from 11th Ave. South to South 20th St. to Columbia Road
(KNOX) - The Grand Forks Committee of the Whole approved a project that stretches from 11th Avenue South to South 20th Street to North Columbia Road. "We are also installing two waste water valves, ou...
Bill Dubensky Dec 11, 2024

North Dakota's 'Name-A-Plow' contest winners are...
(KNOX) - The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) has selected the winners for the fourth annual Name-A-Plow contest, in which North Dakota citizens submitted snowplow name ideas. North D...
Jim Johnson Dec 11, 2024

Pay raises for wildland firefighters could vanish in days
(Jacob Fischler - North Dakota Monitor) - The $20,000 salary increase for wildland firefighters in the 2021 infrastructure law could be coming to an end next week if Congress doesn't act. The infrastr...
Jacob Fischler/North Dakota Monitor Dec 11, 2024