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North Dakota Supreme Court orders judge to halt Dutch suit against Dakota Access Pipeline developer

Brad Hubbard, an attorney representing Dakota Access Pipeline developer Energy Transfer, asks the North Dakota Supreme Court to halt an overseas lawsuit brought against it by Greenpeace International. (Photo by Kyle Martin/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Supreme Court has instructed a district court judge to stop an overseas free speech lawsuit against the developer…

Tammy Miller to receive Honorary Doctorate from Minnesota State Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s former lieutenant governor is about to receive an Honorary Doctorate. Minnesota State Moorhead will honor Tammy Miller with an honorary Doctor of Business at its 2 p.m. commencement ceremony on Friday. Miller served as Lieutenant Governor with then Gov. Doug Burgum from January 2023 through 2024. She was formerly the CEO and Board Chair…

DUI charge dropped against man involved in UTV crash in Ransom County, ND

LISBON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Ransom County State’s Attorney has dismissed a DUI charge against a man accused of being intoxicated after a UTV crash last month. State’s Attorney Fallon Kelly says the charge against 36-year-old Zachary Muralt of Lisbon should be dismissed because State Lab testing showed no indication of alcohol in his system. Muralt was driving the UTV on…

Xcel Energy ordered to refund $40 million to Minnesota electric customers for power plant outage in 2023

The Prairie Island Nuclear Plant is near Red Wing, Minnesota. (Photo courtesy of Xcel Energy)ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Xcel Energy has been ordered to refund Minnesota customers over $40 million. The Public Utilities Commission sided with the attorney general’s office in its ruling. Xcel will refund customers for all replacement power costs that the company incurred resulting from a power…

Pet Connection: Meet Luke Skywhisker

FARGO — He may not have quite as famous a life story as his namesake, but Luke Skywhisker of Cat’s Cradle shelter in the metro has a similar mystery about who his original pet parent is. He fetched up by way of the West Fargo pound about a month ago, but little else besides his approximate age of about 8…

Update: Attic fire damages home in south Moorhead

Eric Bolin, KVRR Local NewsUPDATE: MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire in south Moorhead Thursday morning. The fire at 2415 13th St. S. was reported by people working on the home at around 11:15 a.m. According to the Moorhead Fire Department, HVAC contractors were working in the attic at the time the fire started….

Senate passes bill reining in homeowners’ associations

Sen. Susan Pha, DFL-Brooklyn Park, and Sen. Eric Lucero, R-Saint Michael, present their bill aimed at reining in HOAs at a meeting of the Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention committee on March 12, 2025. Photo by Madison McVan/Minnesota Reformer.ST. PAUL (Minnesota Reformer) — A bipartisan bill limiting homeowners’ association fees, implementing new transparency and conflict-of-interest rules and establishing a path…

101 state employees take buyouts in North Dakota

Joe Morrissette, director of the Office of Management and Budget, presents a budget forecast to state agencies at the Capitol on April 8, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s state workforce will shrink by 101 employees after a round of buyouts is completed, though some of the jobs will be refilled. The state…