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Postal Service shows improvement on North Dakota mail-in ballots

Cass County election coordinator Maurice Dullea takes an absentee ballot that was accepted by the Canvassing Board on Nov. 18, 2024, in Fargo. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe on Monday called the general election performance of a key partner — the U.S. Postal Service — “very much improved” over…

Gunshots reported in south Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police in Moorhead Police are investigating reports of gunshots on Monday night. Police were called to the 2700-block of 14th St. South at around 9:45 p.m. where they found casings in the street. No one was hurt. Witnesses say a dark SUV may have been involved. Police are asking residents in the neighborhood to check video…

Informational Meetings Planned Before Merger Vote Between West Central Ag Services and CHS

FARGO, ND. (KVRR) — Informational meetings will be held this week as West Central Ag Services moves forward on a merger with CHS. West Central is a northwestern Minnesota cooperative while CHS is a diversified global agribusiness co-op owned by farmers and member cooperatives across the country. A vote on a revised proposal from CHS worth $225 million will take…

North Dakota Legislature seeks to fill about 80 temporary positions for upcoming session

The Legislative Management Committee meets Nov. 13, 2024, in the House chamber. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — About 80 temporary jobs are available for North Dakota’s upcoming legislative session in January. Sergeants-at-arms, legislative pages and two categories of committee clerks are important for lawmakers to complete the business set out during the session, said Renae Doan,…