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Hogan, Ista will lead North Dakota Dems in legislative session

House Minority Leader Zac Ista, left, and Senate Minority Leader Kathy Hogan. (Photos provided by North Dakota Legislative Assembly)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Democrats Sen. Kathy Hogan of Fargo and Rep. Zac Ista of Grand Forks will be minority leaders for the upcoming session, the party announced late Wednesday. Hogan also was minority leader in the 2023 session. Ista…

Summit carbon pipeline decision coming Friday from North Dakota PSC

A truck delivers corn to the Tharaldson Ethanol plant near Casselton, North Dakota, on May 15, 2024. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Public Service Commission will meet Friday to vote on the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project that aims to permanently store carbon emissions underground west of Bismarck. The commission will meet at…

South Dakota U.S. Sen. John Thune elected as next majority leader for Republicans

U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota,. arrives for the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 13, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Thune was elected to be the majority leader in the next session of Congress. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) — Republicans on Wednesday elected their leadership teams for the next Congress, opting for…

Belcourt woman sentenced for child abuse, assault

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A woman from the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in northern North Dakota will spend just over four years in federal prison for child abuse, assault with a dangerous weapon, and malicious mischief. The US Justice Department says 42-year-old Rhawnie Marcellais of Belcourt injured her daughter by throwing an empty beer bottle at the girl and hitting her…

Lindsey Vonn ends retirement at age 40 to make a skiing comeback

FILE – Bronze medalist Lindsey Vonn of the United States hold the Stars and Stripes during the flower ceremony for the Women’s super-G at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Feb. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, File)PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending…

Republican John Thune of South Dakota elected Senate majority leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Sen. Mitch McConnell into a key position as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work…

Three suspects arrested for identity theft at Fargo Gate City Bank

Alisha Jagar, Aerige Majhi, Joel Rodriguez (Photo: Cass County Jail)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo police officers responded to a report of suspicious activity around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Gate City Bank in the 3900 block of 13th Avenue South. Officers determined that multiple individuals attempted to illegally use another person’s identifying information. The investigation resulted in the arrest of three people…

Republicans keep Lefor, Hogue as leaders for 2025 legislative session

Republicans Rep. Mike Lefor, left, and Sen. David Hogue have been reelected as majority leaders for the 2025 legislative session. (Photos provided by North Dakota Legislative Assembly)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) House Majority Leader Mike Lefor and Senate Majority Leader David Hogue will maintain their leadership roles for the upcoming North Dakota legislative session. Lefor, of Dickinson, and Hogue, of…