North Dakota State FFA Convention makes some big moves

FARGO, N.D. — For 50 years, the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse at North Dakota State University was the place where a sea of blue corduroy jackets would gather during the general sessions of the North Dakota FFA convention. But the North Dakota State FFA …

Dokken: Here’s how to get the free trial of onX Fish Midwest with your North Dakota fishing license

If you’ve already purchased a North Dakota fishing license and just heard that onX Fish has expanded into the state with a free, three-month trial subscription through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department (NDGF), fear not. You can still get the three- …

Outdoors Notebook: National Wildlife Federation honors North Dakota’s John Bradley

RESTON, Va. – John Bradley of the North Dakota Wildlife Federation (NDWF) and Garrit Voggesser of the National Wildlife Federation are recipients of the Federation’s annual Charlie Shaw Conservation Partnership Award. In a news release, the Federation said …

North Dakota families influenced by deadliest fire in Norway's history, 203 years ago

GRAND FORKS — Whether they know it or not, everyone who has ever walked through any outward-opening egress door has already benefited from the fire of 1822. The worst fire in Norway's history took place 203 years ago on Pentecost Sunday, May 26, 1822, …

$7 billion data center deal in southeast North Dakota is 'worth the growing pains,' residents say

ELLENDALE, N.D. — The foundations for a massive data center operation have been laid in Ellendale, and the town’s 1,100 residents are set to have a new neighbor after an artificial intelligence company signed on as one of the first tenants to occupy the …

North squad prevails 28-21 over South team in Shrine Bowl 67

KEARNEY, Neb — The North team won the 67th annual Nebraska Shrine Bowl football game 28-21 on Saturday at Ron and Carol Cope Stadium. The North lead 8-7 heading into the break thanks to and 11-yard touchdown pass from Omaha Burke’s Nate Collins to Omaha …

North Dakota Legislative Council recommends special session to fix veto mistake

BISMARCK, N.D. (KMOT) – The North Dakota Legislative Council is recommending Gov. Kelly Armstrong call a special session to rectify a line-item veto by the governor that mistakenly vetoed millions in housing funding. Last month, Armstrong said he issued a …

South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decade

Some Democratic-led states have worked to close prisons and enact changes to lower inmate populations, but that's a tough sell in Republican-majority states such as South Dakota that believe in a tough-on-crime approach, even if that leads to more …

North Dakota Democrats see opportunity in the political landscape

Marathon Grant Expands Health Sciences Curriculum at North Dakota School

Marathon Petroleum Corp. recently provided a $25,000 grant to help advance career preparation for students in the health sciences at Dickinson State University (DSU). The school recently opened a lab with its first anatomy visualization table, which …