Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney (center) given 2025 Leadership Excellence Award by the North Dakota League of Cities BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney has been given the 2025 Leadership Excellence Award by the North Dakota League of Cities. The award was presented during the leagues annual conference in Bismarck. They say Mahoney was selected for his compassion…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead just landed a major grant to help remove lead pipes. Mayor Shelly Carlson says the city got a nearly $467,000 federal grant from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and MN Public Facilities Authority Drinking Water State Revolving Fund. The funding will allow Moorhead Public Service to replace thirty lead service lines in the city. The lead…
Emily Thompson, director of the legal division for Legislative Council, speaks during a committee meeting on Sept. 23, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers approved draft legislation Tuesday that aims to clarify how legislators respond when a governor vetoes bills after a legislative session concludes. The move comes after confusion involving…
Interim Chancellor Brent Sanford presents to the State Board of Higher Education during a meeting at Minot State University on Sept. 23, 2025. Board members voted to appoint Sanford to the position permanently, changing the title to commissioner. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)MINOT, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s State Board of Higher Education voted Tuesday to make…
Matt Peyerl, associate director for tax administration with the North Dakota Tax Department, speaks to the Legislature’s interim Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee on Sept. 23, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Tax Department estimates the state’s income tax collections will take a sizable hit as a result of federal…
Attendees speak with social service providers at a resource fair at the Dream Center in Bismarck for homeless and those at risk of experiencing homelessness. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Nonprofits serving North Dakota’s homeless were recently awarded an unprecedented $5 million from the state — a move advocates welcomed, though some cautioned that…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Tensions ran high during discussions about the preliminary budget and the hiring of additional firefighters at Moorhead City Council. After two hours of back and forth, the council voted 6-2 for what they are calling budget proposal levy scenario 3. It would cap a raise of Moorhead property taxes by 5.58% while council members and city…
Cass County Commission hears testimony by Applied Digital requesting approval for expanding county roads near the proposed data center.FARGO — A spokesperson for Applied Digital spoke at a special Cass County Commission meeting to get approval for proposed changes to expand some county roads near the site for the proposed datacenter. With the approved expansion, there will be the addition…
President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington, as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz listen. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday used the platform of the presidency to promote unproven…
People listen during a worship song before the start of a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher)GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump and prominent members of his “Make America Great Again” movement were paying tribute Sunday to Charlie Kirk, praising the slain political conservative activist as a singular…
