The Prairie Island Nuclear Plant is near Red Wing, Minnesota. (Photo courtesy of Xcel Energy)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Nuclear energy is at least a decade away from coming to North Dakota, but the lawmakers studying its feasibility are already researching potential storage options for radioactive waste. While North Dakota has no nuclear power plants, the U.S. Air Force…
David Krebsbach, deputy commissioner and chief financial officer for the North Dakota University System, speaks March 24, 2026, to a legislative committee about shared financial services. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota State University and Minot State University are helping two smaller colleges balance their books as the state University System looks to…
NDSU presidential candidate Bernie Savarese speaks at a forum event. 3/24/26.FARGO — The second of three finalists is on campus to make his case to be the next president of North Dakota State University. Dr. Bernie Savarese is currently vice president for academic affairs, research and student success at University of Tennessee. He says he is excited at the chance…
A masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent knocks on a car window in Minnesota on Jan. 12, 2026. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota officials filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing the Trump administration of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers, including the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The lawsuit claims…
PHOTO/GOPHERS ATHLETICS MINNEAPOLIS (U OF M ATHLETICS) – Larson comes to Minnesota from St. Could State where he served as head coach for the past eight years University of Minnesota Thomas O. Moe Director of Athletics Mark Coyle announced today that Brett Larson has been named head men’s hockey coach. The University and Larson have agreed to a five-year term, pending the completion of…
Faith leaders and community organizers meet at the Bismarck United Church of Christ on Feb. 24, 2026, to discuss the upcoming Palm Sunday Path protest march. Pictured clockwise from front are Ross Keys, Rev. Gretchen Deeg, Rev. John Muhorana, Rev. Sylvia Bull and Bill Patrie. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A pastor at a…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– A former staff member at Valley Middle School in Grand Forks is now facing federal charges related to a child sexual exploitation case. 31-year-old Malaun Nelson is charged with seven counts including four counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a child. He is also accused of the transfer of obscene materials to minors under 16. Nelson…
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump’s nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of Kristi…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Senate has passed a bill extending out of state testing of lower-potency hemp edibles and hemp-derived consumer products. The original deadline for in-state only testing was January 1 of this year, and senators say it has resulted in a testing backlog, especially for products for medicinal use. The deadline was extended until March 31, so…
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A civil jury in California found Monday that Bill Cosby was liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972 and awarded her $19.25 million. After a nearly two-week trial in Santa Monica, jurors found the 88-year-old Cosby liable for the sexual battery and assault of Donna Motsinger. Cosby’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean,…
