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In-person voting begins Friday in Minnesota and South Dakota
(AP) - Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia will be the first in the United States to begin in-person voting in the 2024 presidential election Friday. While there was a "glitch" in Minnesota's new aut...
Jim Johnson Sep 19, 2024

State argues abortion ban should stay in place until after appeal is heard
(North Dakota Monitor) - The North Dakota Attorney General's Office has asked a judge to keep the state's abortion ban in place until the North Dakota Supreme Court has a chance to weigh in on the law...
Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor Sep 19, 2024

Advocates call for expanding free school meals
(North Dakota Monitor) - Amid persistent child hunger and food insecurity in the United States, lawmakers and advocates on Wednesday stressed the importance of school meal programs during a U.S. Senat...
Shauneen Miranda/North Dakota Monitor Sep 19, 2024

Marshall, Beltrami counties to receive emergency assistance
(KNOX) - Marshall County is among a half-dozen Minnesota counties Governor Tim Walz has authorized emergency assistance for from damage caused by severe weather this summer. Marshall County experience...
Jim Johnson Sep 19, 2024

Grand Forks City Administrator the Police Department is Ready for a New Chief
(KNOX) -The Grand Forks Police Department will get a new chief after Chief Mark Nelson retires Friday. Grand Forks City Administrator Todd Feland said the police department is in a good positio...
Bill Dubensky Sep 19, 2024

State Asks Judge to Pause Ruling That Struck Down North Dakota's Abortion Ban
(AP)- The state of North Dakota is asking a judge to pause his ruling from last week that struck down the state's abortion ban until the state Supreme Court rules on a planned appeal. The state...
Bill Dubensky Sep 19, 2024

Comment sought on new school assistance policy
(KNOX) - State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler is asking North Dakotans to review and comment about a new state process for assisting schools whose students have lagged academically for three ye...
Jim Johnson Sep 19, 2024

An Increase in the North Dakota Attorney General Litigation Funds
North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, right, and Gov. Doug Burgum participate in a meeting of the state's Industrial Commission at the Capitol on Feb. 27, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota ...
North Dakota Monitor Sep 19, 2024

Budget Outlook Positive as North Dakota Lawmakers Prepare for Next Session
Susan Sisk, director of the North Dakota Office of Management and Budget, presents an update to members of the interim Government Finance Committee on Sept. 17, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota ...
North Dakota Monitor Sep 19, 2024

North Dakota Senator's Son to Change Plea in 2023 Crash That Killed a Deputy
FILE - Ian Cramer listens to state District Judge Bobbi Weiler during his court appearance, April 17, 2024, at the McLean County Courthouse in Washburn, N.D. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, file) (AP) - T...
Bill Dubensky Sep 19, 2024