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Higher education board wades into details of tenure policy

State Board of Higher Education members Kevin Black, left, and Casey Ryan. (Photos provided by North Dakota University SystemFARGO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor/ KVRR) — The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is going through a painstaking process of updating its tenure policies, covering such details as the frequency of faculty reviews. “We have to look at modernizing our employment…

$7.8 million needed for replacement of Capitol windows

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor/KVRR) — The North Dakota Legislature may be asked to provide more than $4 million to replace the windows at the Capitol in Bismarck, with the total project costing nearly twice that amount. The Capitol Grounds Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend moving forward with a $7.8 million window replacement project. The 21-story building has…

The Latest: Suspect in United Healthcare CEO’s killing charged with weapons, forgery, other charges

Police arrested a “strong person of interest” Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer who was found with a weapon and writings linking him to the ambush. The 26-year-old man had a gun believed to be the one used in the killing and writings suggesting his anger with corporate America,…

President Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

Hunter Biden (AP)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members. The Democratic president had previously said he would not…

Daniel Jones is signing with the Vikings after his release from the Giants, AP source says

MINNEAPOLIS (AP/KVRR) – Former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is signing with the Minnesota Vikings, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Jones will join Minnesota’s practice squad less than a week after the Giants released the former No. 6 overall draft pick, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of…

Human smuggling trial witness says he was separated from a family hours before they froze to death

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — An Indian national who survived a treacherous trek across the U.S.-Canada border in blizzard conditions testified Wednesday that he got separated from a family of four shortly before they froze to death. Yash Patel took the stand on the third day of the trial of Indian national Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and Steve Shand, 50, of Florida. Prosecutors…

Human Smuggler Testifies in Fergus Falls About Illegal Operation

This combination image shows left to right; undated photo released by the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office shows Harshkumar Patel in Elk River, Minn., and undated photo released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Steve Shand. (AP Photo)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A man convicted of human smuggling testified Tuesday that he shuttled more than 500 Indian migrants across…

Vikings hold the clawless Jaguars to 143 yards in a 12-7 victory and improve to 7-2

Minnesota Vikings celebrate a defensive stop after tackling Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram (17) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota’s stingy defense held Jacksonville to 143 yards — the fewest in coach Doug Pederson’s three seasons — and the Vikings overcame…