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Ethics commissioners say bill would impose an arbitrary cutoff for investigations

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Commissioners Murray Sagsveen, left, and Ronald Goodman, right, members of the North Dakota Ethics Commission, listen to a House committee hearing on March 18, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The Ethics Commission fears changes approved by North Dakota lawmakers earlier this week could allow alleged ethical violations by public officials to go unaddressed. “We’re going…

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Man reported missing from Moorhead care facility found safe

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MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – A man who was reported missing from a Moorhead care facility has been found safe. An alert was sent to residents around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after 60-year-old Kevin Linn Johnson walked away from Eventide on 8th earlier in the evening. Johnson has dementia-like symptoms. A Moorhead Police sergeant says Johnson was found in Fargo about a half…

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AmeriCorps Members Who Respond to Disasters and Help Nonprofits Cut By DOGE

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FILE – As President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton mark the 20th anniversary of the AmeriCorps national service program, hundreds of new volunteers are sworn in for duty at a ceremony, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP/KVRR) — Young volunteers who respond…

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Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in contempt

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Judge James BoasbergWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court for violating his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg said he the administration must try to “purge” itself of a contempt finding or he…

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North Dakota lawmakers consider bill that could lead to state employees paying for health premiums

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Nick Archuleta, president of North Dakota United, speaks during a committee hearing on Jan. 21, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A committee of lawmakers on Tuesday endorsed a bill that would allow the state to shift health insurance premium costs onto employees. Senate Bill 2160, sponsored by Rep. Kyle Davison, R-Fargo, would change the state…

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North Dakota Senate defeats bill that aimed to divest Legacy Fund from China

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Sen. Jerry Klein, R-Fessenden, testifies against a bill that sought to authorize the State Investment Board to divest the Legacy Fund from Chinese investments. (Jeff Beach / North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Senate on Tuesday sank a bill that would have authorized the State Investment Board to divest from Legacy Fund holdings in companies…

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Fargo Man Charged After Threatening To Burn Down His Apartment Building

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FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man is charged with attempted arson and terrorizing after threatening to burn down his apartment building. Police say 62-year-old Richard Wareham poured gasoline in the hallways and told residents he was going to burn down the building. Neighbors called police around 8 a.m. Sunday after smelling gasoline and seeing Wareham walking around with a handgun….

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Enderlin Woman Accused of Attacking Boyfriend With Scissors And Knife While He Was Sleeping

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ENDERLIN, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — An Enderlin, North Dakota woman is charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend multiple times. Police say 47-year-old Amelia Garces then barricaded herself inside the home on Saturday morning. The victim, a 48-year-old man, was able to escape. He had several stab wounds to his head and shoulder and said Garces had been drinking…

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North Dakota lawmaker defends absence as she’s urged to go without pay for vacation

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Rep. Lori VanWinkle, R-Minot, speaks on the House floor on April 14, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s House majority leader urged a state lawmaker Monday to forgo her legislative pay for a week of the session she missed while taking a family vacation. Rep. Lori VanWinkle, R-Minot, returned Monday after missing five days…

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Library content bill narrowly passes North Dakota House

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Rep. Bernie Satrom, R-Jamestown, speaks on the House floor on April 14, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill requiring school and public libraries to relocate content deemed “sexually explicit” passed the House on a 49-45 vote Monday after nearly 90 minutes of debate. Senate Bill 2307, sponsored by Sen. Keith Boehm, R-Mandan, would allow…

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