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Local News, North Dakota News, Politics / Elections

House committee recommends removing new Ethics Commission position, adding deadline

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Rebecca Binstock, executive director of the North Dakota Ethics Commission, speaks during a House committee hearing on March 18, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A House committee on Monday recommended several sweeping changes to the North Dakota Ethics Commission’s budget, including cutting a new full-time staff member and adding a new six-month deadline for processing…

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Loss of $20 million in FEMA infrastructure grants ‘devastating’ to North Dakota communities

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WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency canceled more than $20 million in grants that were headed to North Dakota for various infrastructure projects. The funding comes from the agency’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, designed to help state and local governments with projects that reduce risks to hazards. Some projects impacted in North Dakota…

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Trump signs executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source

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President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order during an event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Washington, as Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum watch. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a series of executive orders aimed at boosting the struggling coal industry, a…

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Agriculture, Business, Local News, North Dakota News

Grand Forks City Leaders Toured Agristo in Belgium, Company Plans $450 Million Potato Processing Plant

TJ Nelson, KVRR Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A development timeline for a $450 million potato processing plant in Grand Forks is expected in June or July. Grand Forks City Administrator Todd Feland says that will happen once Agristo works out details with BNSF Railway and secures a land purchase. City leaders recently toured the Agristo headquarters in Belgium. Feland said construction on…

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Standing Rock leaders raise concerns about federal funding in meeting with ND, SD governors

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North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong, South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden and Standing Rock Chairwoman Janet Alkire converse during a meeting April 7, 2025, in Fort Yates. (Provided by North Dakota Governor’s Office)FORT YATES, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Leaders of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe asked governors of North Dakota and South Dakota for help Monday as they face uncertainties…

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Student cellphone bills pass North Dakota Legislature; bell-to-bell ban comes back

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Gov. Kelly Armstrong speaks during a press conference on banning student cellphone use in North Dakota on March 26, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers passed bills Monday that would prohibit student cellphone use during the school day, reviving one bill that had been defeated last week. Senate Bill 2354 and House Bill 1160 differ on…

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MN BCA Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Rural Polk County

TJ Nelson, KVRR Staff,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesota BCA is investigating an officer involved shooting following a pursuit this morning south of Crookston. It involved a man wanted for illegally crossing the US-Canadian border. The border patrol has not released any information on where the pursuit began. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the chase ended around 10 a.m. on County Road 9, west…

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Bill requiring Legacy Fund disclosure website sees support in North Dakota Legislature

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Rep. Bernie Satrom, R-Jamestown, speaks on the House floor on March 25, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The state may soon start development on a new website detailing its Legacy Fund holdings after the North Dakota Senate last week unanimously passed an investment transparency bill. The Legacy Fund, worth more than $12 billion as of…

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North Dakota House defeats ‘truth-in-sentencing’ bill promoted by attorney general

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Attorney General Drew Wrigley, center, listens March 24, 2025, to testimony on a bill he supports related to criminal sentences. Law enforcement attended the hearing in support of the bill. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A divisive prison sentencing bill introduced by Attorney General Drew Wrigley’s office failed in the House Thursday after more…

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