FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Jason Benson of West Fargo has been chosen to become the next executive director of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority. He was selected by the board out of a pool of three finalists for the job. Benson is the county engineer for the Cass County Highway Department, a role he has held since 2011. He has…
Voters check-in and cast ballots during Burleigh County’s first day of early voting for the 2024 election at the Bismarck Event Center on Oct. 24, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Michael Achterling – North Dakota Monitor) Burleigh County kicked off early in-person voting Thursday with a line of voters snaking out of the Bismarck Event Center. Auditor-Treasurer Mark Splonskowski…
Sen. Scott Meyer, R-Grand Forks, talks to a colleague during a legislative committee meeting Oct. 23, 2023. To his right is Sen. Terry Wanzek, R-Jamestown. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor) The challenger in a state Senate race in Grand Forks filed a complaint with the police after receiving what he said…
Members and staff of the North Dakota Ethics Commission meet during an Oct. 23, 2024, meeting at the North Dakota Capitol. Pictured clockwise from left are member Murray Sagsveen, Chair Dave Anderson, attorney Logan Carpenter and operations administrator Alisha Maier. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Ethics Commission is considering proposing a…
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (KFGO) – Former North Dakota Deputy Attorney General Troy Seibel died of excessive alcohol abuse in Indiana. KFGO News, through an open records request, obtained a report from South Bend Police on the Sept. 3 death of Seibel, who served as the top deputy of late Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. Stenehjem died in January 2022. Seibel resigned…
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrive at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)WASHINGTON (AP) — Groups in Russia created and helped spread viral disinformation targeting Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday. The content, which includes baseless accusations about…
North Dakota Native Vote encourages civic engagement among North Dakota’s Native communities. It will receive $139,000 in grant money as one of two winners of the 2024 Bush Prize. (Photo provided by Bush Foundation)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota Native Vote will receive $139,000 after being named one of two nonprofit winners of the 2024 North…
Clockwise from bottom left, Sen. Michelle Axtman, R-Bismarck, Superintendent Kirsten Baesler, Rep. Pat Heinert, R-Bismarck, and Shane Goettle participate in a work group during a meeting of the North Dakota Educational Opportunities Task Force on Sept. 26, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) The state should not fund school choice programs at the expense…
From left, state Reps. Bernie Satrom and Mitch Ostlie and state Sen. Cole Conley, all Republicans of Jamestown. (Photos provided by the Legislative Assembly)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) Three Republican lawmakers from District 12 plan to bring legislation during the 2025 legislation session to require the state to publish all investments of Legacy Fund money online. The…
Andrea Pfennig, government affairs director for Greater North Dakota Chamber of Commerce, speaks during an event announcing the formation of Keep It Local, a coalition opposing a ballot initiative that would eliminate property taxes in North Dakota, at Jaycee Centennial Park in Bismarck on June 20, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor) — Rick…
