WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — A cooperative agreement has been reached between UND’s Energy & Environment Research Center and the Department of Energy. It will deliver $25 million over five years to support the center’s research projects, including the Crack the Code 2.0 initiative. The agreement supports EERC’s efforts across a wide range of cutting-edge research projects, like the work it’s…
Fargo residents listen as Cass County Finance Director Sarah Heinle demonstrates the state’s DS200 voting machines. 5/21/26FARGO (KVRR) — People in Fargo get a chance to see how the state’s voting machines work, and the security behind them, in a public demonstration. Those in attendance got to see the DS200 vote tabulators in action, learn how they are tested for…
Harold Hamm, right, founder of Continental Resources, speaks to Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, during the 2026 Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A leading North Dakota oil producer plans to resume drilling in the state after taking a pause from…
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks during the 2026 Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum praised artificial intelligence, energy dominance and oil industry innovation in a winding speech to the oil and gas industry in Bismarck on Thursday. While Burgum’s speech focused…
Courtesy: CNNDENVER, C.O. (KVRR) — The Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded North Dakota with grant money to fund projects aimed at reducing PFAS in drinking water. PFAS, sometimes referred to as ‘forever chemicals’ describes a group of chemicals used in several products which have been found found in water, food, and even people around the globe. The money comes from…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/FOX9) — U.S. Department of Justice announced a major fraud indictment in Minnesota, with charges being handed up against 15 people for fraud targeting $90 million in taxpayer funds. Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said a grand jury handed up an indictment charging 15 people for fraud that targeted over $90 million in taxpayer dollars. The fraud targeted seven…
Diana E. Murphy federal courthouse is shown in Minneapolis Friday, May 17, 2024.ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Aimee Bock, convicted for leading a $242 million pandemic relief fraud scheme known as Feeding Our Future, has been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison. “This was a vortex of fraud, and you were at the epicenter,” said U.S. District…
Mark Fox, chairman of the MHA Nation, speaks during the 2026 Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation is charting its energy future to focus on natural gas and data centers, with a long-term goal of eliminating dependence on the…
Rep. Liz Conmy, from left, candidate Anastassiya Andrianova and Sen. Tim Mathern pose for a photo in February 2026 after being endorsed by the Democratic-NPL Party in District 11. (Photo courtesy of the Dem-NPL Party)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — The Democratic-NPL Party holds all three seats in a south Fargo legislative district but may only have two candidates on the…
Lake Oahe just outside of Fort Yates on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Reservation is pictured on October 9, 2024. The Dakota Access Pipeline crosses underneath the reservoir just north of the reservation. (Photo Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A federal agency officially granted the Dakota Access Pipeline a permit to cross under the Missouri River’s…
