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UPDATE: Jury acquits former Fargo school employee accused of exchanging nude pics with student

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Peterson cried after receiving the verdict of not guilty. After a week-long jury trial, Peterson was accused of exchanging nude pictures with at the time a 16-year-old male student from Davies High School. “You can’t have this both ways it’s either this giant conspiracy that has somehow managed to loop her best friend into or Ashley’s…

North Dakota Senate passes charitable gambling eligibility changes

An electronic pull tab machine, right, sits next to a prototype voucher redemption machine in the training center of the gaming division, part of the Office of the North Dakota Attorney General on Feb. 27, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Senate voted 27-20 Thursday to pass a bill changing which organizations can…

Resolution proposes to change constitutional ballot measure vote threshold to 60%

A voter fills out a ballot at the Hillside Aquatic Complex in Bismarck on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Ballot measures to amend the North Dakota Constitution could have a steeper climb in the future. Members of the House Government and Veteran Affairs Committee held a public hearing on House Concurrent Resolution 3003 Thursday that…

LIVE: Better Testing Coverage for Breast Cancer Patients

BISMARCK — The American Cancer Society is asking North Dakota State lawmakers to pass legislation that would require insurance companies to cover diagnostic testing for people who need it when doctors find something they suspect is breast cancer on their mammograms. The region’s ACS representatives, including health care providers, made their pitch to state lawmakers at a lobbying session in…