ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — More than 180 local households will see significantly lower energy bills after the solar array atop Abbott Northwestern Hospital’s new parking ramp powers up later this year. Abbott Northwestern — Twin Cities’ largest private hospital — will enjoy similar savings while hosting Minneapolis nonprofit Cooperative Energy Futures’ newest community solar garden for at least…
Rep. Nathan Toman, R-Mandan, chair of the Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency, speaks during a subcommittee hearing of the Budget Section on June 25, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s version of DOGE is poised to begin work this week, but members say it won’t be just like the federal government version that…
A drone flies over a farm field as part of a Grand Farm project to use drones to scout for weeds. A North Dakota Department of Agriculture grant will help continue the work. (Courtesy of Grand Farm)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A state-funded program will use drones and artificial intelligence to scout for noxious weeds in five North Dakota…
Energy Transfer attorney Trey Cox, center, and other attorneys for the Dakota Access Pipeline developer speak to media March 19, 2025, outside the Morton County Courthouse. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline has asked a North Dakota judge to stop Greenpeace from counter-suing it in the Netherlands. Energy Transfer says…
Jamie Azure, chair of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, speaks July 10, 2025, in Belcourt during a visit from North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong. (Photo provided by Office of the Governor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to prolong a temporary freeze on North Dakota’s legislative district map — hinting that the justices may be…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the nomination of Nicholas Chase to serve as United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota. Senators Hoeven and Cramer recommended Chase for the position and have been working to secure his confirmation. Chase’s nomination now moves to the full Senate for consideration. He is a judge for…
A school bus rolls down a street in West Fargo. School leaders across the state are preparing for the new school year with uncertain federal funding. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — About $6.5 million in federal education dollars have been released for North Dakota after-school programs, but nearly $19 million remains frozen as educators plan for…
A court case brought by the Corner Post truck stop near Watford City, N.D., over debit card processing fees could have national implications. (Photo by Nicole Morton/For the North Dakota Monitor)WATFORD CITY, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota truck stop wants a federal judge to find that the Federal Reserve Board violated the law by neglecting to crack…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — As the deadline to file for candidacy passed Tuesday afternoon, three Democrats and one Republican sought the mantle of representing the district long served by the late Rep. Melissa Hortman. Gov. Tim Walz called a special election following the death of Hortman and her husband, Mark, last month in what has been termed a political…
Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell looks to her attorney Dane DeKrey during her trial on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Becker County District Court in Detroit Lakes, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury, Minnesota will be sentenced on September 10 after being found guilty in Detroit Lakes. A jury convicted Mitchell on two counts of burglary and…
