Sen. John Hoeven announces new military, aerospace company collaborations for counter-UAS work in Grand Forks

EMERADO, N.D. — Two new counter-UAS collaborations show two sides of the same coin in terms of developing the “finest UAS ecosystem anywhere in the country,” U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said Monday evening at the GrandSky aviation park west of Grand...

Education Leaders Assure Stability For North Dakota Students

The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction said Friday that education services in the state remain unaffected despite recent federal staffing reductions tied to the ongoing government shutdown. The department issued the statement following...

The Snarling Surprise Waiting in a North Dakota Garage

So let me ask you this: have you ever encountered a snarling wild coyote up close before? Well, you're not alone; most people haven't. It's not at all like you would imagine, either; it's actually more horrific than you would even think. Catching...

Port: Wyoming is gonna drink North Dakota's milkshake

MINOT — Carbon capture and storage is central to North Dakota's prosperity going forward. Unfortunately, the blinkered, horseshoe-shaped politics of opposition to carbon capture and carbon pipelines could end up taking the state in a different...

Some Great News Concerning Underage Drinking In North Dakota

North Dakota has quite a reputation for drinking. Let's face it, drinking is often times is glorified and something people obsess over in this state. According to health officials, this sort of behavior by adults is observed by their children, and...

North Dakota's Oil Sector Faces Job Losses Amid Price Declines

The oil and gas industry is one of the backbones of North Dakota. Next to farming and ranching, the exploration of oil, gas, and coal is one of the biggest parts of the North Dakota economy. Unfortunately, petroleum workers across the nation...

Bank of North Dakota partners Fiserv for Roughrider stablecoin

Blockchain for Banking • News North Dakota will introduce a dollar backed stablecoin called Roughrider through a collaboration between the state owned Bank of North Dakota and payments technology provider Fiserv. The digital currency takes its...

International commission to review North Dakota dairy projects 

An international organization that seeks to protect water quality in the Red River will conduct a review of two large dairy projects underway in North Dakota. The provincial government of Manitoba announced in a news release that the International...

North Dakota Dental Insurance Overhaul: Stop “deny-and-no-bill” and Simplify Claims

Ever felt like your dental insurance was more confusing than helpful? You’re not alone. But big things are happening in North Dakota. In 2025, a wave of new laws went into effect, changing how dental insurance works in our state. These reforms are...

Iowa joins coalition backing Tennessee law to protect children from social media

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa joins a coalition of 34 states and the District of Columbia in support of a Tennessee law that aims to protect children from social media harm. The law alleges that social media companies use addictive and destructive...

After perceived decline in trust, North Dakota librarians ask for ‘stories of joy’ about libraries

GRAND FORKS — A North Dakota state librarian said library workers nationwide are leaving the profession amid what she believes is a decrease in public trust. Mary Soucie said policies nationwide that aim to put restrictions on books have caused...

North Dakota HHS Behavioral Health & Children and Family Services Conference set for Oct. 20-23

Registration remains open for the fifth annual North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) Behavioral Health & Children and Family Services Conference, which will take place from October 20 to 23 at the Bismarck Event Center. The event will also...

North Dakota HHS announces details for upcoming behavioral health & children services conference

Registration remains open for the fifth annual North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) Behavioral Health & Children and Family Services Conference, which will take place from October 20 to 23 at the Bismarck Event Center. The event will also...

Port: Wrigley says he's not yet certain about legality of Trump's National Guard deployments to states

MINOT — On a recent episode of the Plain Talk podcast, my guest co-host Zach Raknerud posed an interesting hypothetical to me about President Donald Trump commandeering the National Guard for law enforcement purposes. "I don't know if it'll be...

Ticker – Judge upholds North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for kids

About half of U.S. states, nearly all of which have fully Republican-led governments, have banned gender-affirming care for minors. North Dakota’s law makes it a misdemeanor for a health care provider to prescribe or give hormone treatments or...

North Dakota ranchers, first responders recovered from '24 wildfires, but challenges loom

MCKENZIE COUNTY -- A few weeks ago, the ground was too wet to drive around the land that Pete Best ranches cattle on south of Watford City. It could've been a good problem to have the year prior when a series of historic wildfires swept through...

North Dakota Launches State’s First Stablecoin

On October 8, the payment processor and North Dakota’s only state-owned bank announced the “Roughrider Coin,” the state’s first stablecoin. The initiative will make Roughrider Coin available to North Dakota banks and credit unions in 2026 as part...

North Dakota judge protects children from irreversible transgender procedures, upholds state ban

North Dakota judge protects children from irreversible transgender procedures, upholds state ban A North Dakota judge has upheld the state's ban on transgender medical procedures for minors, ruling the law is constitutional. The judge found that...

Port: We must rely on data, not perception, to address crime in North Dakota

MINOT — The most important thing our government does is count things. You might be thinking that’s wrong; that it’s really law enforcement, or the military, but you’re wrong. It’s counting. Governing means making policy — criminal justice policy,...

Upcoming North Dakota presentations put public lands in the spotlight

Those who are rich enough, reserve for themselves the choicest natural scenes. Unless government acts, all places favorable in scenery to the recreation of the mind and body, will be closed against the mass of the people.” – Frederick Law...