Rep. Jonathan Warrey, R-Casselton, chair of the interim Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee, speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on June 25, 2026. At right are former North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott and Sen. Mike Wobbema, R-Valley City. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Amy Dalrymple and Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) —…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Months after the initial arrest of a suspect related to the fatal shooting in downtown Fargo in August, police have taken into custody another suspect. “We were able to identify Jayvon Allen as a new suspect. After consultation with the state’s attorney’s office, a decision was made in April to move forward with charges for Mr….
Members of the North Dakota House of Representatives participate in a special session of the Legislature on Jan. 22, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Amy Dalrymple – North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Supreme Court on Thursday found a term limits ballot measure advanced by state lawmakers to be unconstitutional and directed the secretary of state…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people the product could cause cancer. The case came before the justices after a tidal wave of litigation that included some multibillion-dollar verdicts against the global agrochemical manufacturer Bayer, a Germany-based company…
FARGO — Chester’s orange just like his namesake snack, Cheetos, but his personality is definitely on the sweeter side. The two-or-three-year-old ginger longhair came to Far North Felines from a family in the Fergus Falls area who couldn’t keep him anymore, where their nine-year-old granddaughter would carry him around in her arms like a baby. Chester’s very much still down…
Hennepin County detectives Jason Wong and Nick Peterson punched, tased and arrested Allanzo Johnson after stopping him for broken taillights in north Minneapolis on March 27, 2025. Misdemeanor charges against Johnson were dismissed after prosecutors obtained the officers’ body camera footage. (Screenshot from bystander video)MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Max Nesterak – Minnesota Reformer) Allanzo Johnson had just left a corner store in…
Burleigh County Sheriff Kelly Leben, pictured during a July 2024 interview at his office, is eligible to serve on the North Dakota Ethics Commission, according to selection committee members and the commission’s executive director. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) — Despite questions and some objections, state leaders say local officials are eligible…
Thomas Larson, election coordinator for Burleigh County, holds absentee ballots while speaking to the county canvassing board on June 22, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota election officials who implemented a new deadline for mail-in ballots for the June primary reported no major issues, which many attributed to robust…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) — Three Republican Governor Candidates have stated they would like to ban abortions in the state of Minnesota. And on Wednesday, Minnesota DFL Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy and reproductive freedom advocates met to discuss the candidates and share the importance of abortions. “The event today was just to remind voters of how important and how imperative that…
The Public Service Commission issued a decision on the JETx transmission line’s route permit on June 24, 2026. Pictured are commissioners Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, from left, Randy Christmann and Jill Kringstad. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Jacob Orledge – North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota utility regulators agreed Wednesday to issue a route permit for a controversial high-voltage electrical…
