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Beef industry to hold Military Appreciation Day at State Fair
North Dakota beef producers will be saluting active-duty military, reserve and National Guard members and their families at the 20th annual Beef Industry Military Appreciation Day during the North Dakota State Fair in Minot on Tuesday, July 22....

Tigirlily Gold to debut new North Dakota anthem at country festival this week
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s golden-voiced, golden-haired duo, Tigirlily Gold, plans to debut a new anthem for the state, which they’ll perform Thursday, July 10, at the North Dakota Country Fest in New Salem. Hazen-born sisters Kendra and...
Mitchell 18U baseball quieted at North Dakota tournament
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Securing a victory in North Dakota proved elusive for the Mitchell 18-and-under baseball team at the Phil Brown Classic, hosted July 4-6 at Jamestown’s Jack Brown Stadium. In each contest of the weekend’s four-game slate,...

Grants Available to Help Small Town Grocers, Tourism in North Dakota
(Photo contributed via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) – Small communities in North Dakota can soon apply for grant money to support their grocery stores. Lawmakers set aside $1 million for the grant during the 2025 legislative...

How a new Carney-backed pipeline could spoil Trump's plans for Canada's oil
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian Politics Trump has called for a revival of Keystone XL. He may not appreciate Canada instead building a pipeline that offers Alberta's oil to China Hundreds of kilometres of pipes meant for the Keystone XL...
Fargo Nationals Team Ohio rosters, schedules, returning All-Americans
Six Ohio teams will compete in the Freestyle and Greco-Roman National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota. Team Ohio's Greco-Roman team boasts 12 All-Americans from the previous year's national championships. The girls' team aims to build on...

Three northeast North Dakota airports receive funding for rehabilitation and construction projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three small northeast North Dakota airports have received funding for projects from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration. Among seven other North Dakota airports, the Langdon Municipal Airport...

Rural, Working Class Candidates Seen as Next Wave of Political Energy
(Adobe Stock via Prairie News Service) (By Mike Moen-Prairie News Service) – In North Dakota and its neighbors to the west, grassroots groups are recruiting rural residents and other underrepresented people to seek elected office, including on the...
North Dakota school districts get no 'summer break' from budget maneuvering
Click play to listen to this article. It is only early summer but North Dakota school districts are preparing for the fall. As in recent years, some administrators are performing what amounts to a high-wire act in balancing resources and services....

ND Tourism partners with Tigirlily Gold
BISMARCK – North Dakota Tourism has announced a partnership with country music duo Tigirlily Gold that is designed to unite the power of storytelling, music and North Dakota spirit. As part of the collaboration, the Hazen-born sisters have written...

Jayhawks Baseball Lands Transfer Josh Dykhoff
Kansas baseball had a season to remember this year, despite getting upset in the NCAA Tournament by both Creighton and North Dakota State. The Jayhawks won a Big 12-best 20 conference games and finished with the second-most wins in program history...

Lane to close on Third Street bridge
The City of Minot has announced it will close the northbound lane of the Third Street Northeast bridge today between 9 a.m. and noon. An inspection by the North Dakota Department of Transportation’s yearly bridge inspection discovered a critical...

Fireworks cause series of incidents across western North Dakota
NORTH DAKOTA (KFYR) – First responders were busy in the past 24 hours responding to fireworks-related incidents across western North Dakota. A trailer filled with fireworks started on fire last night north of Bismarck at 71st Street and State...

Bankruptcies for North Dakota and western Minnesota published July 5, 2025
North Dakota Cheyenne M. Czech, West Fargo, Chapter 7 Shane Ritter, St. Thomas, Chapter 7 Richard Scott Keith, Bismarck, Chapter 7 Matthew David Monson, Williston, Chapter 7 Rachel A. David, Fargo, Chapter 7 Kevin M. Hoffman, Minot, Chapter 13...

North Dakota steps up clean energy support with 2 new policies or incentives in 2024
North Dakota implemented at least two new clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the...

North Dakota's 2024 Drinking Water Compliance Report
(File image) (KNOX) – Information about North Dakota’s public water systems is available in the newly released 2024 Drinking Water Compliance Report prepared by the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. “The purpose of the annual...

As bridge repairs add up, North Dakota might need to rethink approach, Gov. Kelly Armstrong says
GRAND FORKS — North Dakota has 1,325 bridges identified as needing repairs, according to a national report. And of the 4,255 bridges in North Dakota, 11% — or 467 of them — are structurally deficient, according to data compiled and distributed by...

Think Democrats and Republicans can't work together? On eviction records, they do
When North Dakota state Sen. Ryan Braunberger first introduced a slate of tenant protection bills this year, he knew the odds of passage weren’t in his favor. Braunberger, a Democratic lawmaker in a Republican-controlled legislature who represents...

Is North Dakota a top state for seniors to age at home?
FARGO — A study suggests North Dakota is one of the best states for seniors to age in their homes, but a North Dakota State University researcher said data from the online best and worst list may not tell the whole story. North Dakota ranked...

Grants available to help small-town grocers, tourism in North Dakota
Small communities in North Dakota can soon apply for grant money to support their grocery stores. Lawmakers set aside $1 million for the grant during the 2025 legislative session out of concern for rural North Dakota towns that struggle to attract...