Category Archives: Latest News

Honor Your Favorite Teacher With a County Teacher Of The Year Nomination
(File image) (KNOX) - State School Superintendent Levi Bachmeier is inviting North Dakotans to celebrate outstanding teachers by nominating them for County Teacher of the Year. Anyone may sugge...
Bill Dubensky Jan 08, 2026

Lawmaker Working on Free School Meals Bill Ahead of North Dakota Special Session
(Photo by Dan Koeck/For the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota lawmakers could revisit legislation to provide free school meals to North Dakota students during a specia...
Bill Dubensky Jan 08, 2026

Grand Forks Children's Museum Receives $250,000 Grant
(File image) (KNOX) - The Grand Forks Children's Museum was given a $250,000 grant from the Northern Plains Rail Services. The grant money will help the museum's goal of opening a new facility ...
Bill Dubensky Jan 08, 2026

Walz Orders Minnesota National Guard to Prepare For Deployment Following ICE Killing
(Photo by Alyssa Chen/Minnesota Reformer) (Minnesota Reformer) - Gov. Tim Walz issued an order for the Minnesota National Guard to prepare to be deployed if necessary following the killing of a...
Bill Dubensky Jan 08, 2026

Voting Opens For North Dakota 'I Voted' Sticker Contest
(Images courtesy of the Secretary of State's Office via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakotans can help choose the state's next "I Voted" sticker from a group of five...
Bill Dubensky Jan 08, 2026

Grand Forks Man Pleads Guilty
(File image) (KNOX) - A Grand Forks man has pleaded guilty to shooting at an occupied vehicle in 2025. Court records said that Walker Poitra,18, is charged with five counts of Class A felony at...
Bill Dubensky Jan 07, 2026

Grand Forks County State's Attorney Office Says Deputy's Use of Force to Save Hostage Was Justified
(Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office image) (KNOX) - The actions of a Grand Forks County deputy sheriff were justified according to the Grand Forks County State's Attorney Office. The deputy's ...
Bill Dubensky Jan 07, 2026

North Dakota Retirement And Investment Office Welcomes New Chief Retirement Officer
(North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office image) (KNOX) -The North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office (RIO) welcomed Chase Kauffeld as its Chief Retirement Officer (CRO), effective Ja...
Bill Dubensky Jan 07, 2026
Bachmeier Starting The New Year With School Visits in North Dakota
(File image) (KNOX) - State School Superintendent Levi Bachmeier continues his planned visits to the state's schools in earnest on Wednesday, with scheduled trips to seven districts in northwes...
Bill Dubensky Jan 07, 2026

North Dakota Supreme Court's First Female Chief Justice
(Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - The North Dakota Supreme Court passed the gavel to a female chief justice for the first time in state history. Justice Jon...
Bill Dubensky Jan 07, 2026