North Dakota oil industry likes Trump's policies, but can state production go up?

For some North Dakota oil producers, the key to eliminating the wasteful practice of flaring gas at an oil well could be as simple as letting the air out -- or at least one component of it: oxygen.  "One of the common reasons that the gas from an oil …

Dearth of women in top higher ed leadership in North Dakota causes concern

BISMARCK — Former university leaders are raising concern about the lack of women in top leadership positions at North Dakota’s 11 public higher education institutions. Currently only one has a woman president or CEO. This comes at a time when the State …

Doug Leier: Game and Fish Department director looks at the state of North Dakota’s outdoors

WEST FARGO – Hunting, fishing, trapping and conservation issues can change quickly with a nasty winter, disease and other influences that challenge the animals on the landscape and the people who pursue them. Then again, sometimes the stars align and both …

Lawmakers discuss adding computer-generated images to definition of child pornography (Michael Achterling/North Dakota ...

BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor) – Possessing a computer-generated image of child pornography would be punishable as a felony in North Dakota under a bill discussed Monday by state lawmakers. House Bill 1386 adds images created by artificial intelligence to …

6 finalists named for North Dakota Board of Higher Education

Six people have been named finalists for two seats on North Dakota's Board of Higher Education. A nominating committee headed by State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler endorsed Levi Bachmeier, Russel Crary and Rich Wardner as finalists for the …

'Right to repair' case seen as tip of iceberg for North Dakota farmer fairness

Click play to listen to this article. Farmers in North Dakota and the rest of the country are monitoring an evolving legal case against a giant equipment manufacturer and they said repair restrictions are not the only service headaches farmers encounter. …

Biden commutes Peltier’s sentence Native American activist to return to North Dakota

WASHINGTON — Leonard Peltier is going home. In the final moments of his administration on Monday, President Joe Biden commuted Peltier’s life sentence for killing two FBI special agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on June 26, 1975. × Javascript is …

Through four years of sanctioned girls wrestling in North Dakota, athletes, coaches look back on sport's rise

GRAND FORKS — 2025 marks year four of sanctioned girls wrestling in North Dakota, meaning freshmen on varsity in year one are now seniors going for glory one more time. Grand Forks' program has grown alongside the sport's popularity, now with a …

People in North Dakota also feeling concerns over Trump's tariff threat

Hearings Begin On Bill To Protect Renters Rights In North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — If you’re a renter in North Dakota, a new bill about moving in and moving out might be changing. The Industry, Labor and Business committee heard testimony about the bill offered up by West Fargo Representative Jared Hendrix. The …