BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Ethics Commission has unanimously selected Pam Sharp as its new chairperson amid a year of turnover. Sharp, former director of the state Office of Management and Budget, was first appointed to the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Most immigrants arrested in Operation Metro Surge were sent to Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, after being detained at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minnesota. Nearly half of them were…
BLACKDUCK, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) — Blackduck in Beltrami County is the latest Minnesota city to shut down its Police Department, ending more than a century of local law enforcement. The Blackduck City Council made the decision citing ongoing staffing challenges and…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Minnesota Lieutenant Governor and Democrat endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate Peggy Flanagan says the state needs to move up it’s primary election. The primary election is August 11th, Flanagan says the turnaround to the November election can…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — The U.S. Department of Justice charged 15 Minnesota anti-ICE protesters with conspiracy to impede or injure a federal agent, shortly after prosecutors dropped multiple similar cases for lack of evidence and prosecutorial misconduct. Four of the defendants are facing additional…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) -- Fellow leaders are paying respects to former Rep. Merle Boucher. The Democrat died last Thursday at Sanford Health in Bismarck according to Elick Funeral Home in Rolla, North Dakota. Boucher represented District 9 in the North…
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — These days, Blanca Lara feels like crying most of the time. She struggles to sleep without her husband beside her. Her sons, 4 and 2, spend most of the day in front of the TV…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Around two-thirds of the 1,000 North Dakotans responding to a survey from the Ethics Commission said they do not have confidence state government officials act ethically. The wide-ranging survey was completed by North Dakotans who identified…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction is weighing new rules for four-day-a-week K-12 schools, but some educators say the proposed changes would unfairly burden rural schools. Under the four-day-a-week model, districts still must…
BANGKOK (AP) — Share prices soared Monday in Asia after a deal was announced on ending the Iran war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul gained more than 5% early Monday. Oil prices fell more than $3 a barrel. The…
