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Real-life Greenland ‘Odyssey’ celebrated in forthcoming documentary
When North Dakota emergency physician Dr. Jon Solberg agreed to be the first to cross Greenland’s ice sheet by vehicle with six other adventurers in 2018, all the lessons he’d learned through life came to bear.
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Armstrong to make State of the State address to special session of Legislature Sept. 2
BISMARCK, N.D. (AUG. 28, 2026) – Gov. Kelly Armstrong will deliver a State of the State address to a special session of the 69th Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in the House of Representatives chamber of the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck.
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Recap of Aug. 17 meeting of Devils Lake City Commission
DEVILS LAKE – The Devils Lake City Commission held their regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 17, at 5:30 p.m. in City Hall. Mayor Jim Moe, and City Commissioners Rob Hach, Joe Knowski, Jason Pierce and Lisa Uhlenkamp were in attendance.
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No pause on data centers but ND special session to debate nondisclosure deals
(Aug. 17, 2026) – North Dakota lawmakers will consider a temporary ban on nondisclosure agreements for data centers and other industrial developments during a September special session.
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Heisler accepts plea deal for months-old auto collision
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. –Denton Heisler, the current director of Lake Region District Health (LRDH), has accepted a plea deal regarding his criminal charges in connection with an auto collision in November of last year.
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Armstrong directs flags at half-staff in remembrance of country music icon Dolly Parton
BISMARCK, N.D. – On Tuesday, Aug. 25, Gov. Kelly Armstrong has directed all U.S. and North Dakota flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset Tuesday, Sept. 1, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, as a mark of respect for the memory of…
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School districts struggle to pass bond measures
For school principals in ever older buildings across North Dakota, each semester brings a whack-a-mole of decision making.
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Attendees of Aug. 15 Medora Musical ‘READ’ all about it
On Saturday, Aug. 15 the North Dakota Newspaper Association (NDNA) teamed up with the organizers of the Medora Musical, who were featuring a skit on newspapers, to place 2,000 newspapers beneath the seats of audience members in attendance. Before the show, after receiving a little information about NDNA’s READ Local…
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Bills for kratom regulation, synthetic ban advance to North Dakota special session
(Aug. 17, 2026) – North Dakota lawmakers on Monday advanced two complementary proposals to regulate kratom and ban synthetic substances.
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Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets is halted in federal court
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP, July 28, 2026) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets just days before it was to take effect, the latest clash between President Donald Trump’s administration and states over who regulates operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket.