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Minnesota suing USDA for suspending SNAP benefits during shutdown

Keith EllisonST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota is among 22 states that have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture, claiming the agency is unlawfully suspending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “It is hard to be shocked by the cruelty and illegality of the Trump administration anymore, yet I am shocked that Donald Trump is deliberately allowing 440,000…

Bank of North Dakota planning debt refinancing program to help ag producers

Farm workers load beans into a grain truck Sept. 28, 2025, in Wells County, N.D. (Photo by Lora Wobbema/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The Bank of North Dakota is developing a disaster relief program to help agricultural producers in the state survive the current crisis in the industry. The program will work with local banks…

Environmental group challenging permit for 25,000-cow North Dakota dairy

Riverview’s Campbell Dairy in Wilkin County, Minnesota, on July 10, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)HILLSBORO, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A North Dakota environmental group has filed a lawsuit over a giant dairy under construction in Traill County. The Dakota Resource Council filed the suit against the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and Riverview ND LLP in…

Fargo City Commission votes 3-2 to relocate Downtown Engagement Center

2001 1st Avenue North, FargoFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commissioners vote 3-2 to relocate the Downtown Engagement Center to 2001 1st Avenue North near Brewhalla. Commissioners Piepkorn and Turnberg voting against the move with Piepkorn stating the taxpayers will be on the hook. The city will pay $350,000 per year for base rent for two years for the over…

Senator Klobuchar hosts virtual meeting on breast cancer

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is capping off National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by talking about the bipartisan Early Act. Klobuchar and Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz are spreading the word about the law which took effect in 2010. It helps women learn about whether their family has a history of breast cancer along with other risk factors. There is currently a…

MSUM hosts first ever AI Summit for business leaders, teachers, and students

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — As part of MSUM’s AI with Purpose initiative, the university is diving deep into learning about the technology with an AI Summit. “It is a developing technology, but it is also creating a major impact in not only business and education, but also in society. And we fear that which we do not understand. So it’s…