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North Dakota Lottery Adds Another $10 Million to State
(North Dakota Monitor) -North Dakotans aren't big lottery ticket spenders compared to other states, but ticket sales did generate nearly $10 million in revenue for the state for the fiscal year that e...
Jul 25, 2024
Commission on Judicial Selection Opens Application Process for Vacancies
(KNOX) - The Commission on Judicial Selection announced two vacancies in Minnesota's First Judicial District. The vacancies will occur upon the retirement of the Honorable Janet L. Barke Cain and the ...
Jul 25, 2024
Smoke gets in our eyes from western wildfires
(AP) - The smoke and haze drifting over our region come from 31 large active fires in Oregon and Alberta, Canada. Air quality warnings drift as far south as Denver and as far east as Chicago. Parts of...
Jul 24, 2024 This Sept. 4, 2017, photo provided by Inciweb shows a wildfire burning in the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland, Ore. A lengthy stretch of highway Interstate 84 remains closed Tuesday, Sept. 5, as crews battle the growing wildfire that has also caused evacuations and sparked blazes across the Columbia River in Washington state. (Inciweb via AP)
North Dakota Republican Candidates for Federal Office Have Cash Advantage
(North Dakota Monitor) -Republican candidates for federal office in North Dakota hold cash-on-hand advantages over Democratic-NPL challengers with 104 days to go before Election Day. That's according ...
Jul 24, 2024
UND lands 98 athletes on Summit League list of academics
(KNOX) - For a second year in a row, the University of North Dakota student-athletes set a new record with 98 selections on the 2023-24 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence. In add...
Jul 24, 2024
MN DOT, State Patrol remind WE Fest attendees of parking restrictions, road construction on Highway 59
(KNOX) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Minnesota State Patrol, wants to remind WE Fest attendees that no parking is allowed along Highway 59 in Detroit Lakes prio...
Jul 24, 2024
Warmer weather means more pedestrians and cyclists
(KNOX) - As the height of summer approaches, the North Dakota Department of Transportation reminds motorists to be mindful of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists on North Dakota roadways. Pedest...
Jul 24, 2024
North Dakota Democratic Delegates Unanimously Endorse Harris to be Presidential Nominee
(KNOX) -North Dakota delegates to the Democratic National Convention unanimously endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris during a virtual meeting on Tuesday. The North Dakota Monitor reports that...
Jul 24, 2024
State Election directors Fear Postal Service Can't Handle Crush of Mail-in ballots
(AP) - State election directors from across the country voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Postal Service official that the system won't be able to handle an expected crush of mail-in ballot...
Jul 24, 2024
North Dakota Judge Will Decide Whether to Throw Out Challenge to the State's Abortion Ban
(AP) - Attorneys argued Tuesday over whether a North Dakota judge should toss a lawsuit challenging the state's abortion ban, with the state saying the plaintiffs' case rests on hypotheticals, and the...
Jul 24, 2024 Roe v Wade news headline with gavel on a copy of the United States Constitution