North Dakota News
Thursday, November 5, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of her series of speeches to thank and honor North Dakota’s fallen heroes from the Vietnam War, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp again took to the Senate floor and discussed these servicemembers’ remarkable lives and contributions to North Dakota and the country. “Nearly two hundred North […]
Cooperstown (CSi) Construction on the $3.5 million Griggs County Emergency Operations Center has resumed. It’s been almost a year since a contract dispute led to contractors walking off the job. Construction Engineers, based in Grand Forks, and subcontractors walked off the job last May over payment delays and contract language issues. While […]
Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Veteran Services Officer Scott Crump’s resignation has been accepted by the Barnes County Commission. Crump’s resignation becomes effective on May 29, 2015. The Barnes County Commission has started the process of looking for a replacement. He’ll be moving to Hudson, Wisconsin to be with […]
Kulm (CSi) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, five teens from Kulm were involved in an injury crash occurred roughly two miles east of Kulm at around 3:53 pm Thursday. Sgt. Tom Herzig, says 15 year-old Heather Ukanou was traveling north on a gravel road at approximately 50 miles per […]
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Thursday at City Hall. All members were present. The Cavendish water tank, Requests For Quotes was reviewed. The Council approved entering into an engineering agreement with WSB & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $89,508, for the interior […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has declared a state of emergency over a bird flu outbreak that’s killed millions of birds in the state’s poultry industry. The governor’s order activates an emergency operations plan to support the state response to the epidemic. It also calls for […]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Loretta Lynch has won confirmation to serve as the nation’s attorney general, ending months of delay. The vote was 56-43 in the Senate Thursday. Lynch will replace Eric Holder and become the first black woman in the nation’s top law enforcement post. She currently serves as U.S. […]
Jamestown (CSi) A legislative bill to offer an incentive for CHS to build its proposed $3 billion nitrogen fertilizer plant near Spiritwood is going to the governor. Another is in a conference committee. District 29 Senator, Terry Wanzek, says Senate Bill 2035 grants a sales and purchases tax exemption for […]
Valley City (CSi) The City County Health in Valley City will be moving inside the renovated building at 415 2nd Avenue Northeast. City County Health Director Theresa Will says the office will be closed Friday, April 24, 2015, to move and will open to the public on Monday, April 27th. […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Senate and House negotiators working on the higher education budget are delving into a proposal that would beef up funding to fix crumbling buildings on college campuses. Representative Mark Sanford says a new deferred maintenance schedule that cobbles together money from various sources and […]
