DENVER (UND ATHLETICS)– No. 17 North Dakota showed its swagger on Saturday night at Magness Arena, taking down No. 6 Denver, 3-1, to earn a series split. UND (15-12-2, 10-7-1), who was missing over 30 percent of its scoring entering the night due to injury and illness, rallied to down DU (21-8-1, 10-7-1 NCHC) and move back into fourth place…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND ATHLETICS)– The University of North Dakota women’s basketball team secured a 65-60 victory over North Dakota State on Saturday night at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Fighting Hawks improved to 9-16 overall and 4-8 in Summit League play. The first quarter was a back-and-forth battle where the lead was traded three times. Fatima Ibrahimpaced the…
FARGO, N.D. (NDSU ATHLETICS)– The North Dakota State men’s basketball team won its second straight overtime game on Saturday afternoon, beating Denver 89-84 inside the Scheels Center. NDSU improved to 19-9 overall and 8-5 in Summit League play. Senior forward Jacksen Moni led the Bison with 27 points, seven assists and six rebounds. Jacari White added 23 points, five rebounds…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Williston, North Dakota man was arrested after authorities say he impersonated an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and walked an inmate out of a county jail. The local sheriff said the episode on Tuesday resulted from complacency and human error and won’t happen again. Shane Al Randall is charged with impersonating officials, a misdemeanor. Court…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – North Dakota Department of Commerce Tourism and Marketing Division is asking for help choosing a new state icon. The division partnered with Bismarck-based design studio The Good Kids to create two options. The icons are meant to compliment North Dakota’s Be Legendary brand and will be used on t-shirts, stickers, flags, and other merchandise. Online voting…
Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, speaks on the House floor on Jan. 24, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A bill that earmarks state money for tuition at private schools passed the North Dakota House on Thursday, while two other similar bills failed. House Bill 1540, sponsored by Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, would use money…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two North Dakota nonprofits have settled their lawsuit against a white nationalist hate group that alleged it intimidated immigrant business owners, though the details are unclear. A court docket entry last week gave notice of the settlement following a conference in Fargo, and attorneys have not provided details. In 2023, the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition,…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting him in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country. Nearly all Republicans fell in line behind Trump despite hesitancy over Kennedy views on vaccines, voting…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/AP) — U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Thursday that she won’t seek reelection, dealing a blow to her fellow Democrats’ hopes of retaking the Senate in 2026. Smith made the announcement on a video posted to social media. The 66-year-old said she wants to spend more time with her family after 20 years of work…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Pembina agents responded to an illegal crossing at the border and made arrests on Saturday, February 8. The U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks Sector says a Small Unmanned Aerial System from Operation Stonegarden partners allowed agents to quickly locate and apprehend the illegal aliens and seize $16,000 of cash found on one of them. The…
