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Northwest Minnesota cities and counties to share in $21 million grant
(KNOX) - Several northwest Minnesota cities will share in $21 million grants from the Small Cities Development Program on the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. The funding w...
Jim Johnson Sep 18, 2024

Paraquat dichloride, a herbicide, may be on the EPA chopping block
(North Dakota Monitor) - Public health advocates and farmworkers called for a federal ban on a toxic herbicide they say led to their Parkinson's disease during a Tuesday briefing for congressional sta...
Ariana Figueroa/North Dakota Monitor Sep 18, 2024

Medication Drop-Off Day in Grand Forks Was a Success
(KNOX) -The medication drop off day in Grand Forks Tuesday was a success. Carma Hanson of Safe Kids Grand Forks said they took in a lot of unwanted medicines. "We were able to collect just shy ...
Bill Dubensky Sep 18, 2024

Grand Forks Police Chief Last Day is This Week
(KNOX) -This Friday is the last day on the job for Grand Forks Police Chief Mark Nelson. Mayor Brandon Bochenski said that Nelson has been with the Grand Forks Police Department f...
Bill Dubensky Sep 18, 2024

Minnesota drivers asked to share the road during harvest
(KNOX) - Motorists traveling on Minnesota roads this fall should be aware of large farm equipment transporting crops to markets, grain elevators and processing plants, according to the Minnesota Depar...
Jim Johnson Sep 18, 2024

John Thune is Striving to be The Next Republican Senate Leader
Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) (AP) - The gol...
Bill Dubensky Sep 18, 2024

North Dakota Election Officials are Encouraging People who Vote by Mail to be Proactive
Stacks of boxes holding mail are seen at a U.S. Postal Service sorting center. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) -Originally published by The 1...
Bill Dubensky Sep 18, 2024

Fire Destroys 105-Year-Old Post Office on Standing Rock Reservation
In this photo provided by Debbie Vollmuth, a fire consumes the post office in Selfridge, N.D., Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Debbie Vollmuth via AP) (AP)-A fire destroyed the 105-year-old post offic...
Bill Dubensky Sep 18, 2024

Grand Forks Selected for Federal Partnership to Address Domestic Violence Involving Firearms
The Quentin Burdick federal courthouse in Fargo, North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) -The U.S. Department of Justice designated Grand Forks as one of 78 initi...
Bill Dubensky Sep 18, 2024

Study recommends shifting state dollars away from the Bank of North Dakota
(North Dakota Monitor) - A cash management study presented to lawmakers Tuesday recommends shifting state money away from the Bank of North Dakota to increase returns for state government. The state k...
Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor Sep 17, 2024