WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Work is underway in Congress and Bismarck to advance a second North Dakota Veterans Home. The only one currently is in the southeast in Lisbon. Sen. John Hoeven is working with the VA and Gov. Kelly Armstrong for an assessment and study for a second veterans’ home in the northwest part of the state. “We are…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Chamber hosts another debate for local political candidates, this time focusing on West Fargo City Commission. Four candidates are competing for two seats on the commission in the June election. They are David Withee, Patti Stedman, Tyler Erickson and John Severson. Commissioners Roben Anderson and Brad Olson are not seeking re-election. Each candidate shared…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Former Moorhead Mayor Del Rae Williams is jumping back into politics and running for city council in Ward 1. She was elected mayor in 2013 and became the first woman to hold the role. Williams served one term and decided not to seek reelection in 2018, saying she loved her community but wanted to be active…
HARWOOD, ND – MAY 06, 2026: Construction workers working at the Applied Digital Data Center site in Harwood, N.D.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Tech corporations are coming to North Dakota farm fields to build massive, resource-intensive computer warehouses that feed artificial intelligence. But with minimal public oversight, residents and local governments are struggling to manage the rapid infrastructure sprawl….
Credit North Dakota TourismSTERLING, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — An agricultural tourism site has been awarded $1.5 million for a planned expansion, part of $4 million in tourism grants announced by the North Dakota Department of Commerce. The $1.5 million is for the Black Leg Market and Eatery at Sterling, east of Bismarck, which will be part of Black Leg…
Monica Klein teaches a kindergarten class at Lakewood Elementary in Mandan on Jan. 30, 2024. (Photo Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota ranked 41st in the country for teacher salaries over the 2024-2025 school year, according to a new report — one rank lower than the year prior. The National Education Foundation found that North Dakota…
The Energy and Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota. (Photo by Kari Suedel/Energy & Environmental Research Center)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The Energy and Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota has been forced to cut staff because of funding delays. The EERC is cutting 27 positions, UND Assistant Vice President of Communications David Dodds said…
Brad Hubbard, an attorney representing Dakota Access Pipeline developer Energy Transfer, asks the North Dakota Supreme Court to halt an overseas lawsuit brought against it by Greenpeace International. (Photo by Kyle Martin/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Supreme Court has instructed a district court judge to stop an overseas free speech lawsuit against the developer…
Sen. Susan Pha, DFL-Brooklyn Park, and Sen. Eric Lucero, R-Saint Michael, present their bill aimed at reining in HOAs at a meeting of the Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention committee on March 12, 2025. Photo by Madison McVan/Minnesota Reformer.ST. PAUL (Minnesota Reformer) — A bipartisan bill limiting homeowners’ association fees, implementing new transparency and conflict-of-interest rules and establishing a path…
Joe Morrissette, director of the Office of Management and Budget, presents a budget forecast to state agencies at the Capitol on April 8, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s state workforce will shrink by 101 employees after a round of buyouts is completed, though some of the jobs will be refilled. The state…
