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Ethanol company plans to double production in North Dakota

The former Red Trail Energy ethanol plant at Richardton, North Dakota, is now owned by Gevo. It produces low-carbon fuel. (Photo courtesy of Red Trail Energy)RICHARDTON, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Gevo, the company that purchased the former Red Trail Energy ethanol plant in Richardton, North Dakota, announced this week it will double production capacity at the site. Gevo will…

ICE in Minnesota: Data shows majority arrested had no record

Teyana Gibson Brown, standing in her doorway, wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting her husband, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — More than 3,700 immigrants were arrested by ICE in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. That’s according to agency data obtained by the…

Group holds meetings across state to educate voters on ballot measures regarding term limits, constitutional initiatives

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — Three ballot measures will be presented to North Dakota voters this year, but one group is organizing a campaign to tell residents to vote no. The first two would require citizen-initiated ballot measures to have a super majority to pass as well as restricting constitutional initiatives to a single subject. The third measure would alter the…

Judge orders Trump to halt White House ballroom construction until Congress approves

(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend its construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House, barring construction work from proceeding without congressional approval. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington granted a preservationist group’s request for a preliminary injunction that temporarily…

More than 3,700 immigrants arrested during Operation Metro Surge, per new data

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) — More than 3,700 immigrants were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge, according to newly-released agency…

Police: Rep. Walter Hudson was armed, intoxicated with Engen during DUI stop

Rep. Walter Hudson listens to testimony at a public safety hearing at the Minnesota State Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) —When Rep. Elliott Engen, R-White Bear Township, was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired early Friday, one passenger in his care was Rep. Walter Hudson, who was also impaired and in…