Music lineup for Happy Harry’s Ribfest 2026.FARGO — Happy Harry’s Ribfest is building anticipation for the summer season by announcing their upcoming music lineup. The four day festival will feature musical performances from artists spanning multiple genres and decades of music. The 90s alternative band Spin Doctors, known for songs like ‘Two Princes’ and ‘Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong,’ are…
FARGO, ND – MARCH 30, 2026: Marshall Stewart gives the Òhorns upÓ sign at a press conference after The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education on Monday chose Stewart as the next president of North Dakota State University.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The new presidents of North Dakota State University and Bismarck State College have agreed to contracts…
helicopter owned by Doug Schieffer (Cass County District Court exhibit)EAST GULL LAKE, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Twin Cities man who wants to continue using his helicopter on East Gull Lake in central Minnesota has been ordered to stop landing the helicopter on his property. A Cass County District Court judge has agreed with with the city, ruling Doug Schieffer cannot…
Kurt Snyder, executive director of the Heartview Foundation, shows a display of the different buildings the organization has operated in since 1964 during a tour of its facility in Bismarck on March 20, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers are drafting a policy that would change the system in which some…
State Sen. Grant HauschildST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Minnesota lawmaker who represents the Iron Range is criticizing the Trump Administration for using foreign steel on construction of the White House ballroom project. Democratic Sen. Grant Hauschild of Hermantown called the move a “disgrace.” “We’re seeing foreign steel used in one of the most iconic buildings in the world while…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Farmers have been hit by spiking fertilizer and fuel prices as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran disrupts global trade and supplies, but a North Dakota ag group is trying to work on a long-term solution to fertilizer shortages. The North Dakota Grain Growers Association is urging federal policymakers to change the rules of a…
St. Louis County Commissioner Ashley Grimm poses for a portrait outside the St. Louis County District Courthouse Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 in Duluth, Minnesota. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — After local governments secretly approved data center projects across Minnesota, Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature have rallied behind a bill that would prohibit local government officials from…
ICE agents search the passenger of a truck as they arrest both him and the driver during a traffic stop Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 on Bottineau Blvd. in Robbinsdale. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — On the morning of Feb. 13, a 52-year-old man from Ecuador was in a car with four people when the driver…
Coca-Cola and West Fargo city officials take part in groundbreaking ceremony for new Coca-Cola distribution plant in West Fargo. 4/8/26.WEST FARGO — Coca-Cola High Country held a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of their new facility in West Fargo. In March, the company confirmed plans to move from their longtime location in Moorhead to an industrial area on Third Avenue Northwest…
By:Michael Achterling and Mary Steurer BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Three contested Republican statewide races will appear on the North Dakota primary ballot this June alongside a three-candidate contest for the nonpartisan superintendent of public instruction race. Meanwhile, North Dakota Democrats fielded a candidate for every statewide race with the late addition of Mark Nelson, a retired farmer who lives near…
