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Former University of North Dakota Professor Pleads Not Guilty This Week
(File image) (KNOX) - A former University of North Dakota professor pleaded not guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution this week. Court records said that Qianli Chu, 50, has been charged...
Bill Dubensky Oct 08, 2025

U.S. Senate Confirms Baesler to Education Post, Chase as US Attorney For North Dakota
Kirsten Baesler, left, and Nicholas Chase. (Submitted photos via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota is about to lose its superintendent but gain a U.S. attorney aft...
Bill Dubensky Oct 08, 2025

Clean and Drinking Water Loans Support North Dakota Communities
(File image) (KNOX) - The State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs, jointly administered by the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and the North Dakota Public Finance Authority, awarde...
Bill Dubensky Oct 07, 2025

Government Shutdown Could Stall Disaster Aid for North Dakota
(North Dakota Monitor photo) (North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota won't get federal disaster relief for communities affected by the June 20-21 storms until after the government shutdown ends, ...
Bill Dubensky Oct 07, 2025

Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Using $70M Bank of North Dakota Line of Credit
(Photo courtesy of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation has tapped into $53 ...
Bill Dubensky Oct 07, 2025

National Weather Service Upgrades Enderlin Tornado to EF5
(File image) (North Dakota Monitor) - The National Weather Service said that a tornado that touched down in Enderlin on June 20 had been upgraded to an EF5, the most severe category of tornado....
Bill Dubensky Oct 07, 2025

Grand Forks Man Sentenced
(File image) (KNOX) - A Grand Forks man was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison, first serving 20 years, for the rape of a 12-year-old girl. Jayden Perales,18, pleaded guilty in Ju...
Bill Dubensky Oct 07, 2025

Xcel's Coal Exit an Issue in North Dakota Electric Rate Case
(Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - Xcel Energy customers in North Dakota are facing an unusually large increase in their electric bill, which a North Dak...
Bill Dubensky Oct 06, 2025

National Park Leader to Join Conservation Talks in Grand Forks
(Photo by rruntsch/Getty Images Plus via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - Public lands advocate Walt Dabney will participate in film screenings and discussions in Grand Forks ...
Bill Dubensky Oct 06, 2025

U.S. Senate Poised to Confirm North Dakota Superintendent Baesler to Department of Education
(Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - The U.S. Senate is poised to confirm North Dakota State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler as the n...
Bill Dubensky Oct 06, 2025