BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Former Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary will serve as the next chair of the North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System board, the third person to hold the post since last fall. Gov. Doug Burgum appointed Seminary to fill an unexpired term on the board through June 2025, said Mike Nowatzki, spokesperson for Burgum’s office. Nowatzki…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County’s election wait time dashboard is up and running as people vote early in the June 11 primary. You can find it on the county’s website casscountynd.gov/pollinglocations. The dashboard shows the approximate time a voter will have to wait in line before receiving their ballot at each polling location. There are 6 of them: Cass…
Voters in at least three rural South Dakota counties are set to decide Tuesday whether to return to counting ballots by hand, the latest communities around the country to consider ditching machine tabulators based on unfounded conspiracy theories stemming from the 2020 presidential election. The three counties, each with fewer than 6,000 residents, would be among the first in the…
Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND)/Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller (R-ND)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The GOP candidates for governor of North Dakota face off once again during a debate hosted by The Chamber at Avalon Events Center in Fargo. Rep. Kelly Armstrong and Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller began the debate by voicing their continued support for Donald Trump after his convictions. The candidates…
Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York.NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said…
Fmr. Gov. Jesse Ventura (MN-I)/YouTubeMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura is coming to Moorhead to push his THC and CBD products. Ventura will stop by Unwind Minnesota in Moorhead from 2-3 p.m. this Saturday. He’ll be promoting Jesse Ventura Farms which has teamed up with the store with a focus on giving back to the community and…
Former President Donald Trump sits in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York.NEW YORK (AP) — The first day of jury deliberations in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial concluded after the panel sent their first two notes to the judge Wednesday afternoon, just a few hours after beginning deliberations. They requested to rehear jury instructions, as well as rehear testimony from…
Rep. Kelly Armstrong/Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller Courtesy: Prairie PublicFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The Republican candidates for governor of North Dakota will take part in a debate hosted by The Chamber. Rep. Kelly Armstrong and Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller will face off again on Thursday night at 7 at Avalon Events Center. In a recent North Dakota News Cooperative poll, Armstrong…
FARGO (KVRR) – A poll by the North Dakota News Cooperative shows that Rep. Kelly Armstrong has overwhelming support in his bid for North Dakota governor in the June 11 primary. Armstrong leads Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller, with 57% of the 500 people polled. Miller had the support of 19%, while 24% say they are still undecided. However, even if…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s Legacy Fund is now worth more than $10 billion.It was valued at approximately $10.55 billion as of the end of March, according to a Wednesday announcement from the Retirement and Investment Office, which administers the fund. The Legacy Fund was created through a constitutional amendment approved by North Dakota voters in 2010….
