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Homeowners, renters have until September 27 to apply for federal assistance
(KNOX) - Governor Tim Walz is encouraging Minnesotans impacted by this summer's severe flooding to apply for federal assistance. Homeowners and renters in 19 counties affected by this summer's severe ...
Jim Johnson Sep 17, 2024

North 32nd Street in Grand Forks to close Thursday
(KNOX) - Crews will be closing 27th Avenue North from North Washington Street to North 32nd Street, starting on Thursday, September 19. Crews will begin installing the sanitary sewer along 27th Avenue...
Jim Johnson Sep 17, 2024

NDDOT will discuss the intersection of Highway 2 and Airport Road
(KNOX) - The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) will host a public engagement meeting Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 5-7 p.m. CDT to discuss proposed improvements to U.S. Highway 2 and Airport...
Jim Johnson Sep 17, 2024

'Cans for Corn' will be from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday
(KNOX) - Every year, Paul Sprole grows sweet corn. Sprole hosts "Cans for Corn," where people donate canned goods to the Salvation Army in exchange for the sweet corn that he grows. There's a shortage...
Jim Johnson Sep 17, 2024

North Dakota, Other Attorneys General Challenge California Regulation on Big Trucks
Trucks drive down the New Jersey Turnpike in Elizabeth, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - Nebraska and 23 other Republican-led...
North Dakota Monitor Sep 17, 2024

Grand Forks City Council Approves a $299,000 Budget
(KNOX) -Grand Forks City Council approved a final budget of $299,000 Monday evening. Mayor Brandon Bochenski said he was grateful to the council members for their work on the spending plan. "Ju...
Bill Dubensky Sep 17, 2024

'And, that I take this obligation freely...'
(KNOX) - Forty-nine people from 27 different nations, including several from the Philippines and a few from Canada, recited the Oath of Citizenship Tuesday to become U.S. citizens. The Oath was admini...
Jim Johnson Sep 17, 2024

Attorneys Differ on Interpretation of Common Carrier Law in Summit Case
Public Service Commission Chair Randy Christmann, right, asks questions April 22, 2024, during a public hearing on the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. At left is Commissioner Sheri Haugen-Hoffart. (...
North Dakota Monitor Sep 17, 2024

North Dakota Drug Overdose Deaths Down in 2023, but Fentanyl Deaths are Up
Kodi Pinks, director of Non-Infectious Disease Surveillance and Data Management for the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, presents data on unintentional overdose deaths to l...
North Dakota Monitor Sep 17, 2024

Hoeven eulogizes Edward D. Johnston of Hurdsfield
(KNOX) - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the service of Navy Fireman 1st Class Edward D. Johnson, a Hurdsfi...
Jim Johnson Sep 16, 2024