Category Archives: Latest News
Two men convicted in human smuggling case
(Michael Vancleave - Michael Goldberg - Minnesota AP) - A jury convicted two men on Friday of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of...
Nov 22, 2024
Trump sentencing for felony convictions indefinitely postponed
(Jacob Fischler - North Dakota Monitor) - A New York state judge officially postponed President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing date Friday for the 34 felonies a jury convicted the former president of...
Nov 22, 2024
National Monument proposed for North Dakota Badlands
(Mary Steurer - North Dakota Monitor) - A group of North Dakota tribal citizens and conservation advocates are calling on President Joe Biden to make roughly 140,000 acres of undeveloped federal land ...
Nov 22, 2024
City of Grand Forks Names New Police Chief
(Photo submitted by the City of Grand Forks) (KNOX) - The City of Grand Forks has named Captain Jason Freedman Police Chief for the City of Grand Forks. Freedman has accepted the positio...
Nov 22, 2024
Northfield farmer picks the turkeys to be pardoned at the White House
(Todd Melby - Tim Evans - MPRnews) - John Zimmerman, chair of the National Turkey Federation, inspects a turkey in contention for a presidential pardon with his son Grant at Zimmerman at the Turkey Fa...
Nov 22, 2024
Trump Gave Burgum One Directive for a Half-Billion Acres of US Land: Drill
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens as North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at a caucus night rally in Las Vegas, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) &nb...
Nov 22, 2024
North Dakota State Wins Over Minnesota-Crookston 67-60
(AP) - Darik Dissette and Masen Miller both scored 16 points as North Dakota State beat Minnesota-Crookston 67-60 on Thursday night. Dissette also contributed seven rebounds for the Biso...
Nov 22, 2024
North Dakota Supreme Court Considers Motion to Reinstate Abortion Ban While Appeal is Pending
The North Dakota Supreme Court hears arguments involving abortion via Zoom on Nov. 21, 2024. (Screenshot Bismarck Tribune via the North Dakota Monitor) (Mary Steurer - North Dakot...
Nov 22, 2024
Report: Minnesota Lottery needs to tighten up how it regulates retailers
(Anika Besst - MPRnews) - The Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) has found that while the Minnesota State Lottery "generally complied with legal requirements," the state agency needs to tighten u...
Nov 21, 2024
Burgum requests major disaster declaration for western wildfires
(KNOX) - Governor Doug Burgum has asked for a presidential major disaster declaration to help the recovery from historic wildfires in northwest North Dakota in early October. Damage is expected to exc...
Nov 21, 2024