Candy and sugary drinks are displayed at a gas station in Bismarck on Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a webinar series to help food retailers comply with upcoming restrictions on purchases made with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dollars. North Dakota…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — Measles continues to travel around the state of North Dakota, with Cass County now reporting its first confirmed case of the season. North Dakota Health and Human Services says the individual likely acquired the infection within the state. They have not recently travelled out of state or internationally. North Dakota has had a total of…
LISBON, N.D. (KFGO) – The owner of a child care center in Lisbon, North Dakota, is accused of slapping a child. The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services issued a correction order to Buzy Beez Childcare LLC at 1018 Main Street on April 2. An investigation was conducted by Child Protective Services and law enforcement. They reviewed camera footage that…
Lawmakers on the Joint Appropriations Committee study legislation during a January special session convened to budget the first two years of the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program funding. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The federal government has approved most of North Dakota’s nearly $200 million plan implementing the first year of a massive rural…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Cases of measles in North Dakota nearly doubled this week to 21, including four people who needed to be hospitalized, according to the Department of Health and Human Services measles dashboard. The 10 new measles cases this week were reported in Pembina County, which increased its case total to 19 since early February. One…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota had six confirmed measles cases Monday and a growing list of potential exposure sites in the eastern portion of the state, the Department of Health and Human Services said. Pembina County reported five measles cases; three are adults, one is a child under age 5 and one is between 5 and 19…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is reporting one confirmed case of measles in Pembina County. It is the second measles case reported in North Dakota in 2026 and the first from Pembina County. The person was unvaccinated and likely acquired the infection within the state. They reported no recent out-of-state or…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The first case of measles for 2026 in North Dakota is reported. North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services says the confirmed case is in Williams County, located in the northwest part of the state. HHS says the person was unvaccinated and contracted the measles out-of-state. People who may have been exposed have been notified….
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., discusses the $199 million awarded to North Dakota from the federal government as part of the Rural Health Transformation Program. At left is Gov. Kelly Armstrong and at right is Interim Health and Human Services Commissioner Pat Traynor. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota U.S. Sen. John Hoeven and…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services is reducing some of its child care subsidies for working families as the program faces an unexpected $35.5 million funding deficit. The state set aside $124.7 million for the program for the 2025-2027 budget cycle. Due to increased enrollment, however, the department now anticipates needing…
