Minot AFB Cancels Saturday Open House

Minot Air Force Base has cancelled its open house event scheduled for today, citing global events and heightened safety protocols. In a statement, base officials stressed that there is no specific threat to the base or the Minot area. However, due to force protection considerations, the decision was made to cancel the event out of […]
by K.L. Collom
June 14, 2025
The Band Day parade on May 10, 2025, in Williston, N.D., was among the sites of reported measles exposure in North Dakota. The state has 34 confirmed cases, with 16 reported in the Williston area. (Photo by Roger Riveland/For the North Dakota Monitor)

Measles cases are in 34 states with North Dakota now the focus

By: Tim Henderson (ND Monitor) As super-contagious measles continues to spread and nears a six-year U.S. record, cases in its original epicenter of West Texas may be subsiding as hesitant residents become more concerned and willing to vaccinate, while North Dakota is a new focus with the highest rate of any state. The reality of […]
by The Dakotan
June 13, 2025
Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed a bill Wednesday aimed at CO2 pipelines and eminent domain. She’s pictured at her 2025 Condition of the State Address Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Iowa governor vetoes bill restricting private pipelines’ use of eminent domain

By: Cami Koons Gov. Kim Reynolds Wednesday vetoed a controversial bill pertaining to eminent domain and carbon sequestration pipelines in Iowa. House Republican leaders initiated an effort to reconvene the Legislature to override the veto, but Senate GOP leaders indicated that was unlikely. House File 639 would have increased insurance requirements for hazardous liquid pipelines, limited […]
by The Dakotan
June 12, 2025
Judy Estenson, from left, Shane Goettle and Matthew Simon are candidates for chair of the North Dakota Republican Party. (Estenson photo provided by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Other photos provided by the candidates.)

With North Dakota Republican Party at a ‘crossroads,’ 3 candidates seek to be chair

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) A North Dakota Republican Party fixture and two relative newcomers are seeking to lead the state party during a time of division between establishment and populist factions. Shane Goettle, a lobbyist who served in U.S. Sen. John Hoeven’s administration, is among the candidates to succeed Sandi Sanford as chair of […]
by The Dakotan
June 12, 2025
Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Chief Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness talk to reporters June 11, 2025, about an opinion related to Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s veto. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota governor’s veto ‘clear and unambiguous,’ attorney general says

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) North Dakota’s attorney general said Wednesday Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s veto was “sound,” dismissing a differing conclusion by legislative staff that his intent was unclear and the Legislature should hold a special session to fix the error. The opinion by Attorney General Drew Wrigley means $35 million for housing programs Armstrong’s […]
by The Dakotan
June 12, 2025

Cyberattack on Major Food Distributor Beginning to Spark Shortages Across North Dakota

A cyberattack targeting United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) has disrupted grocery supply chains across the upper midwest, particularly impacting rural and small-town stores in North Dakota. UNFI, a major food distributor supplying around 60 of the state’s 138 grocery stores, disclosed in a regulatory filing that it had shut down parts of its IT network […]
by K.L. Collom
June 11, 2025

Trump’s tariffs to stay in place while legal fight goes on, appeals court orders

By: Ashley Murray WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs can go forward while the administration fights to overturn a lower court’s trade decision that ruled the global import taxes unlawful, according to a U.S. appeals court order late Tuesday. The two cases filed by a handful of private businesses and a dozen Democratic state […]
by The Dakotan
June 11, 2025
The Quentin Burdick federal courthouse in Fargo, North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

Catholic employers can’t be forced to provide gender-affirming care, federal judge in ND rules

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) A North Dakota federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cannot force a group of Catholic employers to administer or pay for gender-affirming medical care. The case concerns two rules published by the federal agencies. The Department of […]
by The Dakotan
June 11, 2025
Chris Ryan, right, president and chief operating officer of renewable fuels company Gevo, speaks June 10, 2025, in West Fargo, N.D., at the Midwest Ag Summit. At left is Greg Lardy, vice president for agriculture at North Dakota State University. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

Low-carbon jet fuel company foresees huge investment in western North Dakota

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) WEST FARGO, N.D. — The demand for jet fuel is going up. The demand for gasoline is going down.  That’s the simple explanation from Chris Ryan, the president and chief operating officer of Gevo, on why the company plans to add a sustainable aviation fuel plant to the corn-based ethanol […]
by The Dakotan
June 11, 2025

Drug maker sues over new North Dakota pharmaceutical law

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) North Dakota is being sued over a new law that requires drug manufacturers to sell more of their medications at a discount. House Bill 1473, signed by Gov. Kelly Armstrong in April, primarily affects drug companies participating in a federal program called 340B. A drug manufacturer has filed suit over […]
by The Dakotan
June 10, 2025

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