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How North Dakota Dads Prefer To Celebrate Father's Day
I think most of us agree on this; North Dakota dads are incredibly hard to shop for. Our dads seem to have it all. They already have boats, they already have all the fishing gear they could need. They have grills, and tools, and gadgets out the...

North Dakota Outdoors: Survey shows status of bighorn sheep
Without fail, when I think about bighorn sheep in North Dakota, big game biologist Brett Weidmann pops into my head. For good reason. Brett is the Game and Fish Department’s bighorn guru and has forgotten more about bighorn sheep than I’ll ever...
Home insurance on the rise, North Dakota in top 10
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - According to a yearly study by LendingTree, an online lending marketplace, home insurance rates are climbing across the country, with North Dakotans seeing an increase of more than 18%, the fifth highest nationwide....

What Dog Owners Should Know About Plants In North Dakota
Summer is here and we love to get outside and have some fun in the sun as much as possible. We want to get out, hit the hiking trails, visit local parks, and see all the things nature has to offer. While you're out and about, you might want to...

ABB to deploy novel power infrastructure at Applied Digital's North Dakota data center
Applied Digital has partnered with ABB, a Swedish-Swiss electrical engineering corporation, to deploy medium voltage power infrastructure at its 400MW data center campus in Dickey County, North Dakota. As part of the agreement, ABB will supply...
Lemon basil burger offers fresh take on wild turkey in this 'North Dakota Outdoors' webcast

Uncovering North Dakota's Best Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurant-2025
Do you have a favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurant in North Dakota? We have a lot of good ones, that's for sure. I love my small-town cafes and restaurants that often serve up breakfast all day long. I love my eggs, bacon, and hashbrowns any time...
Measles cases are in 34 states with North Dakota now the focus
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...

21% of Rural North Dakota Hospitals Have Labor and Delivery Departments
(Photo by John Moore/Getty Images via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) – Nine months after Monroe County Hospital in rural South Alabama closed its labor and delivery department in October 2023, Grove Hill Memorial Hospital in...

Waterhemp continues to spread westward in North Dakota
Farmers are turning to post-emergent herbicides, but concerns about certain weeds, such as waterhemp, last until harvest. Waterhemp continues to be a major weed problem for soybeans in North Dakota, with confirmed resistance to glyphosate, group 2...

North Dakota couple sentenced for illegal harvest of a trophy mule deer in southeast Montana
MILES CITY, Mont. (Valley News Live) - A North Dakota couple has been sentenced for charges related to the illegal harvest of a trophy mule deer buck in southeast Montana. On Sept. 5, 2022, game wardens received a report of a potential bait site...

North Dakota couple charged with child neglect after children test positive for drugs
June 12, 2025 GRAND FORKS – (KFGO/KNOX) – A North Dakota couple has been charged with child neglect after their one-year-old tested positive for cocaine and marijuana. According to court records, Erik and Samantha Graham received a home visit from...
North Dakota Couple Fined, Loses Hunting Privileges for Illegal Deer Harvest in Montana
MILES CITY, Mont. — A North Dakota couple pleaded guilty to illegally harvesting a trophy mule deer buck in southeast Montana. Justin and Robin Wiseman admitted to using bait and a trail camera near Plevna to attract game, and to tagging a deer...

North Dakota Broadens Licensing Law to Include Alternative Financing
North Dakota recently enacted legislation that amends the state’s main non-mortgage lender licensing law, the North Dakota Money Brokers Act (the “Act”), to define a “loan” to include any “alternative financing product” that is identified by the...

North Dakota Attorney General Says Governor’s Veto Clear and Unambiguous
Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Chief Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s attorney general said that Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s veto was “sound,” dismissing a differing...

Noble Research Institute Expands Regenerative Land and Business Management Courses to Florida, North Dakota and Oregon in 2025
ARDMORE, Okla. (May 6, 2025) — Noble Research Institute (Noble), a trusted resource for farmers and ranchers since 1945, has announced plans to bring its regenerative ranching and land management programs to three additional states in 2025. The...

EPIC Companies under investigation by North Dakota Securities Department
BISMARCK, N.D. (KMOT) – EPIC Companies has been the focus of an active investigation by state investment regulators for more than a year. The North Dakota Securities Department has been investigating the now-bankrupt company, along with its former...

Volt Lithium to commission mobile DLE unit in North Dakota’s Bakken region
Volt Lithium has announced the final assembly and imminent deployment of its proprietary mobile direct lithium extraction (DLE) unit in North Dakota’s Bakken region. The company is currently in the process of rebranding to LibertyStream...

Video: North Dakota St Alum Watson Looks Good in Knee Rehab
North Dakota State Bison alum and current Packers wide receiver Christian Watson is in a contract year. He is also currently rehabbing from a tough knee injury suffered in the regular season finale against the Chicago Bears. There are all sorts of...

Man dies in Benson County, North Dakota, crash
GRAND FORKS — A man died in a crash in western Benson County, North Dakota, on Thursday, June 12. The incident occurred at 7:42 a.m. on Highway 2, approximately 7 miles east of Leeds, according to a release from the North Dakota Highway Patrol....